Community workers

The ILS third graders had a special visit from a police officer! It was awesome to hear about the job of a policeman in our community. Each student was able to see the uniform and squad car equipment up close. We learned about what it takes to become a police officer and that once you become an officer, you still have to go to school to keep learning!

Tomorrow, we travel to the Crystal Lake Fire Station to see and hear about the life of a fire fighter! We can't wait!

Busy Week 4

Wow! This week we began taking MAP tests! We also had guest chefs - Pastor Erik and Ben Neider make homemade waffles with their favorite family recipe.

Tomorrow, Jeff Risner, Gabe's dad, is coming to talk with us about being a policeman. In Social Studies we are learning about communities and service providers. Students have been taking pictures of places in their community and will be making books later this week.

Today we read about what happens to a hamburger - after we eat it! Our unit on the digestive system begins. It is so amazing how God made our bodies! It is also "cool" and "gross" at the same time - according to the 3rd graders!

Can't wait to see the police squad car tomorrow!

Weeks 2 & 3

The first 2 weeks of school flew by. A lot of time was spent learning new routines and what happens each day at school. The third graders learned about communities and are busy at home taking pictures of their community. They also learned about microscopes and are beginning to learn about cells - membranes, cytoplasm, and nucleus are terms that were defined and labelled. Everyone is getting so smart!!

In math the 3rd graders are learning about place value. They are also practicing their basic addition facts to improve speed and accuracy as they move into higher level math!

In English, nouns - proper and common are being used and found! The class is beginning to become more and more independent in literacy as the Daily 5 literacy program is beginning in the ILS 3rd grade!

So much more happens each day in 3rd grade! PE, library, Spanish, Art, Spelling, Handwriting, Music are all a part of each week. Everyone should be tired when they get home from school!! Lots of learning and growing!

Freckle Juice

FRECKLE JUICE

The ILS 3rd graders have been reading the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. It is a great story! In the story, Andrew wants to have freckles, so he buys a recipe for Freckle Juice! Mrs. Tieman made the recipe in class. She drank a sip and the next day had some freckles! The freckle juice tasted awful!!! Mrs. Tieman did not drink much. I guess that is why the freckles were gone the next day.