Anoleville is Born
When we started our day, little did we know that we would receive our class anoles!! Check out the video, which describes our day a bit… Here’s Mrs. Brooks, holding Vicky, our smaller male anole 🙂
A Little Down Time
You will notice that our homework this week is a little different. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, and students in Room 204 will get a chance to enjoy the change of pace. Homework is an important part of school, but…
We Flip for Fridays!
I thought I would share your clever children… On Fridays, I’ve let them start manipulating their names on the SMARTBoard. Not only are they rotating, but they are now resizing, as well. Fridays are too, too fun, hee hee!!
Speaking for the Pond
Well, today was the day! Students in Room 204 donned their gloves, grabbed their trash bags, and headed to the pond. In about 25 minutes, we filled four garbage bags! I had everyone give themselves a pat on the back,…
Widgets and Avatars
As part of our EduBlogs Challenge, we were asked to explore the use of Avatars and Widgets. While our blog does not support dynamic widgets, we do have a couple of buttons in our sidebar that we like. Our favorite…
Set Up for Success!
Last week I wrote about all of the strategies we are using at school to help us prepare for the upcoming MCAS. This week, I’m giving you some suggestions for what can be done at home to set your child…
EduBlogs Student Blogging Challenge!
Wow, 3 posts in about 15 hours – we’re on a roll! Students in Room 204 are very excited about the Edublogs Student Blogging Challenge! We’re anxious to get started today… If you are stopping by to check out our…
We are in the Know!
Boy – the buzzword in third grade is MCAS. To ease anxiety and to help prepare Room 309 students, we have been doing a number of things. During Morning Meeting, we now allow 3 questions from students about MCAS (sometimes…
Read Across America Day
We were very fortunate in that Officer Harris came to read to us on Read Across America Day. He chose his favorite Dr. Seuss book – And To Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street. I don’t know who…