I was brought to tears in front of my sweet babies today which is a rare circumstance because I feel it is my duty to always be strong for them...so if any of my kids come home and tell you their teacher cried today...it wasn't full blown crying but definitely tears as I explained to them how significant it was for Shanna Peeples to overcome her tough childhood and be standing where she is today. If you didn't get to watch it here is a link.  https://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Get ready for chills and tears...I couldn't be more proud and am so excited that our district made it possible for all of us to share this moment with her and to impress upon our students how important it is and how possible it is for anyone to succeed and overcome no matter where you come from. Thank you Ms. Peeples for inspiring me and my students and for strengthening our bonds just by allowing us to witness your special moment!

I found this at Barnes and Noble yesterday in the clearance section for 75% off!!!! I grabbed it like a maniac and all but hid it under my imaginary coat. I couldn't wait to show it to my kids! To my utter joy, a certain girl, initials, K.J. beat the tar out of my by spelling "texted" using a triple letter and a triple word bonus!!! She won with a total of 110 points when we had to stop for time. I love when my students beat me! Way to go K.J.!

Navajo Code Talkers

Each student rolled two dice to determine how many cookies they drew from the pile. If it was an odd number, they rolled again. Then they rolled one die to decide how many plates they would divide the cookies onto. Then they decided how many cookies would be on each plate and wrote their matching division problem. They had a lot of fun and we finished by eating real cookies. :) 

 

Students worked in partners or groups of three to sort their words containing the a sound like in cake. Then using the Doceri app to mirror their sort, the groups went to the smart board and explained their sort, identifying the letters used to make the long a sound as in cake. Several groups quickly saw after other groups explained that they had rushed a little bit and others saw they had too many or too few columns and quickly resorted. Each group successfully resorted their words correctly and ended up with six columns. These pictures were their first attempt. Keep up the hard work almost third graders! :)

Learning about igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Measuring length, weighing, comparing texture, color, shape, size...it is fun seeing them enjoy rocks as much as I do! :) Such hard workers!