Oh...how we LOVE to write!

We have been working in our Writer's Notebooks the first week of school on creating lists, Quickwrites, Story Starters, and collecting Artifacts. Our 3rd grade class especially loved sharing all their special Artifacts (which are items that represent US!) they brought in. Our Writer's Notebooks are a place to collect all of our creative ideas for writing. So whenever a student says to Mrs. Egli, "I don't know what to write about...", she can have them turn to their Notebooks where they have thought of countless ideas!

Off We Go....

We have had a wonderful first week of school. Our 3rd grade class has formed our Class Constitution, started organizing and making lists in our Writer's Notebooks, and even have had Dr. Egli come visit our classroom several times! Dr. Egli has taught us a fun way to remember the steps of the Scientific Method :) It has been amazing to see the students' imaginations shine through during Writers Workshop time---it's one of my favorite parts of the day!

Our 3rd Grade Classroom

New Beginnings...

Welcome to our 3rd Grade Class Blog! I am so excited to start a new school year and meet all the new 3rd graders. I hope that this blog will be a fun way to inform you of what we are learning in our classroom.
I am really looking forward to working at Mill Creek West Elementary! Everyone has been so helpful and kind. This school truly is a wonderful environment with motivated teachers.
Hopefully, you will visit our class site often to see what amazing things we are learning!

Hendricks Power Presentation

Mr. Hite, from Hendrick's Power, came to our school for a presentation on Electricity Safety. It was awesome! We discussed conductors, insulators, and what to do in case we see an electrical power line down. Mr. Hite performed some interesting experiments to see whether or not objects were good conductors. Students learned many new facts about electricity!

New Year's Resolutions

Our class wrote about our New Year's Resolutions. Students were very creative and thought through why their resolution is important and how it will affect others. Here are a few of the 4th graders resolutions...

-Help my parents with the daily chores
-Run faster than my dad
-Eat more vegetables
-Practice my golf skills throughout the winter
-Practice pitching everyday
-Playing more with my puppy
-To hit 2 home runs
-Pitch a neon yellow softball correctly
-To help my dad cook
-Make more friends

Those are some awesome resolutions! Do your best to meet your goals, 4th Graders!

Magnetism and Electricity

Our 4th grade class has been working hard on our Science unit over magnetism and electricity. Students have made circuits, experimented whether different items are magnetic, and have studied static electricity. We are also working on creating "Electricity Safety" posters. Here are some pictures of scientists hard at work!