Library Field Trip

 

This past Monday we went to the Lewiston Public Library for a third grade field trip. All the third grades in the district make a yearly trip to the library to learn about how to find books in the library, how books are organized, and the summer reading program held there. We went with Mrs. Munsey's class this year. We had a scavenger hunt, played library Jeopardy, borrowed books, and were read to by one of the children's librarians. It was a very educational field trip and many of the students left excited about the new books that we had borrowed. Such smart third graders!!!

iPads and Math

Lately our students have been using the iPad a lot more in our day to day learning. Fardowsa is using the iPad to practice math skills on IXL here. We use the IXL website to practice math drills that are grouped by category. Lately we've been working in IXL fractions, geometry, and measurement.

Montello Studies Countries

 

Earlier this year teachers made a plan to study countries all around the world at the end of the school year. Each teacher chose their country in advance and my third graders will be studying Sweden! I am part Swedish and wanted to learn more about the country and am coming to find that has some things in common with Maine which makes it interesting to study with the class. For example the weather is similar, Swedish people eat a lot of potatoes while Maine has a lot of potatoes, and both Maine and Sweden think the moose is a pretty big deal. Other countries in our pod are China, France, and the Native Americans of America!! Keep looking back to find out what other interesting things we learn about the amazing northern European country!!

Writing our Pen Pal

Abdi continues to write to my sister Sammi about the Roald Dahl books she got for us this Christmas. We have read many of them during our read alouds each afternoon. We have covered Matilda, The Twits, The BFG, The Witches, and now George's Marvelous Medicine. In reading groups we have read James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We love Roald Dahl! Abdi just wanted to make sure that Sammi loved reading as much as we did and see if she reads as fast as we do. What a thoughtful third grader!!