Research, Research, Research!

     Hello students and parents!  We have had an exciting two weeks! We have been researching and finding out all kinds of neat information about our topics.  Students in my morning class chose an animal to research, while the students in my afternoon class chose a state in the United States.  This week we are working on completing our research booklets, creating a Wordle, and presenting our information on a poster. 

                *** Parents, please ask your child what their topic is and have your child explain a little about what he/she has learned.  I am sure he/she would love to share with you!

                ***Students please post a comment below.....Here is your topic:

                                     Students, post 2 interesting facts about your research topic.

I look forward to reading all of your posts!  Happy researching!!!!

                                                                             Joyfully,

                                                                                  Mrs. Boehme

 

 

Dear Students and Families, 

     Wow! It has been a long time since I have posted! Things are finally starting to slow down, with all of the excitement of a newborn and all :)  My husband and I have finally got the hang of parenthood and love our new little boy more than words can say!  Thank you all for your support while I was out and the warm welcomes when I returned.  I hope that you all have had a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving break, I know that I have!  When we return to school on Monday, we will be working hard to get as much learning in before yet another holiday break.  We will be reading stories, writing stories/poems/journal entries/etc., visiting the library, and more! We will still be focusing on nonfiction (things that are real or actually happened).  Take a look around at how much nonfiction you read or watch on TV everyday!  Many stories or articles in magazines, newspapers, and some television shows such as the news are nonfiction.  We also will be doing many fun holiday activities which I will be posting more information on as the days pass.  I look forward to a wonderful December! Please feel free to post a comment about what you and your family did over the Thanksgiving holiday! I'd love to read them!

                                                                                                    Joyfully, 

                                                                                                            Mrs. Boehme

 

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

 

Hi students and parents! Thank you for visiting our classroom blog! We will be using this blog to discuss the stories that we read in class, take surveys, play educational games, and much more!  I hope you take some time to explore the blog.  You can also visit Mrs. Flores' blog from this website.  If you look over to the left side of the page you will see her name.  If you click on it you will be taken to her blog where there is lots to check out dealing with math, science, and social studies.  We are so excited to meet you all and we know that we are going to have a wonderful year!  3rd grade is so much fun and you will learn so much!  We hope to see you all at Meet the Teacher Night which is Thursday evening from 6-7pm in our classrooms.  I am in room 35 and Mrs. Flores is right next door in room 36.  Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend!

 

Welcome SUMMER!!!

Hi students! I hope that you all have a FANTASTIC summer!  You all have done a wonderful job this year and have learned so much!  Take this time to relax, sleep in, go swimming, play, and HAVE FUN!  If you do anything fun or go anywhere cool please let me know by posting on this blog. I'd LOVE to hear about your summer adventures! ENJOY!

TAKS Letter

Hi parents!  Here is where you can send your child a letter of encoragment that they will read before they take the TAKS test next week.  They have been doing a WONDERFUL job preparing and I know they are more than ready to tackle that TAKS!  To post your letter please click at the bottom of this post where it says Comments. Then Post a Comment to your child. When you are finished, click Comment As. From the menu, select Name/URL and type your name. Click Post Comment and type in the spam word. Click Post Comment again until you see the message that reads: Your comment is awaiting aproval.  You are now finished!

Thank you so much for your support!  Please make sure the nights before the tests that your child goes to bed early, eats a good breakfast in the mornings, and is in good spirits for the tests!  I know they will be nervous, but please reassure them that they are ready to pass! 

Easter Party

Hi parents and students!  Our Easter party will be Thursday, April 21st at 1 pm.  We will be having an Easter egg hunt and then we will come back to the classroom for refreshments.  If you would like to help hide the eggs please come around 12:45 pm.  Also, please don't forget to send 6 plastic eggs filled with candy that will not melt and a bag or basket with your child's name on it by next Wednesday.  Don't forget to send the food item with your child that he or she volunteered to bring on Thursday!  Thanks for all of your help and support!

One Riddle, One Answer

Hey students!  This week we are reading the fairy tale One Riddle, One Answer.  The afternoon class did a great job coming up with some riddles that they shared with the class.  My task for you...... Come up with a riddle and post it for us.  We will look at the riddles in class and try to guess the answers.  Have fun! :)

Wilbur's Boast

Hello and welcome back!  This week we are reading the story Wilbur's Boast.  Here is my question to you:

Which character do you like the best (Wilbur or Charlotte) and WHY? 

Be sure to write your response in complete sentences.  I can't wait to hear your responses! 

Spring Break 2011

Hi students!  I hope that you are all having a wonderful Spring Break!  I know that I am! I have had a lot of much needed time to rest and relax!  (Now it's time to do housework...yuck!! haha).  I am excited to get back to school to do our final preparations for the TAKS tests that will be taken at the end of April.  We will be working hard each day to make sure that all students are ready to pass!  I know that you ALL can do it if you always do your best and give it your all.  After the TAKS we will have many fun activities in May, such as "Fun Day," Field Day, Pool Day, etc. We must get through the tests first and then we can have some fun!  So enjoy the rest of your break and I will see you bright and early Monday Morning :) 

Ramona and Her Father

Hi students!  This week we are reading Ramona and Her Father.  In this story Ramona's father loses his job and the family tries to think of solutions to this problem.  Ramona & Beezus thought of baby-sitting, opening a lemonade stand, or making perfume.   Mrs. Quimby got a full time job at a doctor's office.  Ramona also thought about staring in her own commercial to make money.  If you were going to try to make some extra money what would you do?

Be sure to write in COMPLETE sentences with capitalization and punctuation!  I'm looking forward to reading your ideas!  

Trickster Tales

Hi students!  I hope that you have been staying warm with all of this cold weather! This week we have been doing rotations and reading "trickster tales."  We have read Puss and Boots, Turtle and Deer, Androcles and the Lion, Borreguita and the Coyote, and several Three Little Pig books. 

My question for you............

Which "trickster tale" was your favorite and WHY?

Stone Soup

Picture from Google images

Hi students!  This week we are going to begin learning about procedural text (or following directions/recipes) to get something done.  The story we are going to read is a fictional story called Stone Soup.  In this story people follow a soup recipe to create a nice pot of soup.  Throughout the following weeks we will be looking at lots of recipes and other directions to make sure we are following them carefully.  I know many of you have some experience following recipes and we ALL have experience following some kind of directions. 

Here's my question........

What is a food that you have followed a recipe to make OR what is something you have followed directions to put together/build/create?

Go West!

Hi students!  This week we have been reading an expository (nonfiction) text called Go West.  In this we learned a lot about how and why railroads were built across the United States and why people decided to start traveling West.  Here's my question for the week:

If you were given a train ticket to anywhere in the United States, where would you like to go and WHY?

I look forward to reading your responses :) 

Penguin Chick

    
      Hi students!  I really enjoyed reading all of your comments about your Christmas break!  Let's be sure to practice those grammar skills that we learned as we write comments (write in complete sentences, capatilize the first letter of a sentence, and use a punctuation mark at the end of your sentence).  Please always be sure to answer in complete sentences. :) 
     This past week we read a wonderful narrative nonfiction (expository) story this week called Penguin Chick.  This story taught us many new things about penguins even though many of you knew a lot from watching movies such as Happy Feet or from watching Animal Planet (one of my favorite channels). 

Here is the question I'd like you to answer:

** What was the fact that YOU found the most interesting/fun from the story Penguin Chick?

Welcome Back!

Hi students!  Welcome back to school! I hope that you all had a wonderful break!  I know that I did.  Now that we are in January, we will be studying hard to get prepared for the TAKS tests that we will take at the end of April.  You will take a math test and a reading test just like you do when we "benchmark test."  I know that if you try your best the focus these next few months, you will do an Owlstanding job on the TAKS!  Before we get to that, I'd like to know what your favorite part of your time off from school was....I'll get us started....I did many things over the holiday break from school like read, watch tv, shop, and clean house.  My two favorite parts of the break were getting to sleep late in the morning and spend so much time at home with my family. Please comment about what your favorite part of the break was. I'm looking forward to reading your responses!