Where We Are in Time and Place Planner

Our planner for this first six weeks is an inquiry into communities. The central idea is: Communities are established and change to meet the needs of the people. First we will learn about our own school community. Then we will take a look at communities in the past to see what we have in common.

T-Shirts??

We continue to build our community in different ways. These are t-shirts that are designed with our favorite things, things we are experts on, and foods we like. The students will be presenting the t-shirts to the whole class. This way we find out more things we have in common.

The Third Day!

The Soaring Pilots had a lot fun on the third day of third grade! We did everything in threes, including recess! Here we are trying to find all the possibilities of making three using dominoes. Everyone is learning how to be a great partner and work together!

Math Time

We have been very busy exploring place value in our classroom. The students are working on a game that involves math conversations. It is great to hear them using math vocabulary when discussing a problem.

The First Day!

We have some very excited students! What a great day we had together! We are working on finding out what we have in common with each other. We learned from author Leo Lionni that friends can affect each other. As one student put it, "We are all different yet we are the same." Here the students are working on Bioglyphs. After finishing, we walked around the classroom reading the glyphs trying to find friends who we had some things in common. Come take a look they are all posted in the third grade hallway!

Welcome to Third Grade

I spent Saturday in the classroom working on some last minute details. I was very lucky to have two special helpers to unpack supplies, make binders and sharpen pencils!! It was great to see some of the students and parents who came by to take a peak at your classroom. There was a lot of excitement in the third grade hallway! I think we are going to have a great year full of exciting adventures. Here are some tips to make the first week a little easier:

1. Bring a bottle of water (it's hot out there)
2. Bring a snack (we have the last lunch at 12:50)
3. Read and complete the school packet that will come home on the first day.
4. Any changes in carpool, please let me know in writing. (note or email will do)

I am looking forward to getting to know all of you. I know we will have a lot of fun learning this year.
Love Ms. Musters

Ms. Musters always says...

Last year my students wrote down some quotes that apparently I ALWAYS say!!

Looking Good!

The room is now ready for your eager third graders! Everything is almost in place. I can't wait to meet everyone.

Welcome Back Teachers!

It's that time of year again! The floors have all been waxed, the walls painted and the desks cleaned. Now I need to empty that closet and try to remember where everything goes!