Wabasha Field Trip

Third grade enjoyed a trip to Wabasha, Minnesota, today.  We made a stop at Lark Toys to checkout their old fashioned carousel and have a yummy treat of ice cream.  Then we enjoyed an indoor picnic (it was a bit windy and chilly) at the National Eagle Center.  We enjoyed a great presentation about eagles from the staff and some time to explore the exhibits.  A big thank you to all the parent chaperones who came along.  Check out some snapshots from our day below....

Mini Band Concert

Today we were treated to a mini band concert by the 5th& 6th grade bands plus the high school band.  It was great to see and hear the bands.  3rd graders will have the opportunity to join the band when they are in 5th grade.  I hope to get to watch them in a few years!

Iowa Dairy Story Field Trip

Today we enjoyed a field trip to NICC 's Dairy Center.  We learned a lot about dairy cows, good nutrition, and agriculture.  Making our own ice cream was also a big hit!  Enjoy a few moments from our day......

"I Wonder....." Project- How does the heart work?

One of our classmate's presented their "I Wonder" project this morning.  He had researched about the human heart.  Mr Knobloch, our school GAT teacher, joined his presentation and brought in an actual
cow heart for the students to look at.  It was fascinating to identify the parts and learn more about how the heart works.  It was a great project!

Arbor Day Outdoor Classroom

On Thursday, April 23rd, we enjoyed an Arbor Day Outdoor Classroom.  A big thank you to the Howard County Soil and Water Conservation District for sponsoring this day.  Also thanks to all the volunteers who taught us about the environment around us.  Thank you to Mary Jo Hartogh, Jed Becker, Iowa State University Conservation Station, Angela Bries, and Neil Schaffer.  We had a ton of fun and learned a lot.  I also wanted to share that the class heard many compliments throughout the day on their behavior and listening.  Great job, third graders!  Here are some photos from the day's activities....

Summer Math Practice- Fabulous Opportunity!

This is a great way to keep math skills strong over the summer.  Check out the article below.....

TenMarks Offers a Free Summer Math Program for Families

 For the second year in a row TenMarks is making their family math program free for the summer months.

The TenMarks summer program begins with students taking an assessment. After taking the assessment  an individualized program that adapts to his or her specific needs is created for the student. Each student’s summer curriculum is designed to review concepts from the past year, and get introduced to concepts for the year ahead. TenMarks offers real-time feedback to students and their parents. The feedback measures a student's progress toward a standard or goal. Based upon a student's responses to questions the program automatically adjusts to provide more or less of a type of question. 

http://info.tenmarks.com/summer

Visiting Author Maribeth Boelts

We enjoyed a visit from author Maribeth Boelts today. Thank you to Mrs. Shekelton for arranging her visit.  She talked to us about how to write from our own experiences, how to revise our work, and that writers love to read.