WTVM Weather Visit

Yesterday, third graders at PCES had a very special treat.  The meterologist, Derek Kinkade, from WTVM in Columbus, came and shared information about his job, weather, and how to stay safe.  Students enjoyed seeing some behind the scenes photos of how a news broadcast is put together, as well as some awesome photos of lightning, tornadoes, and super storms.

After his presentation, students were given time to ask some of their own questions about weather and the news.

A big thank you to Derek Kinkade and WTVM!

To see the clip of the kids that aired on the 6:00 news, click here, and scroll through the video clips that are in the top right corner to find the one of PCES kids.  Derek also shared it on his facebook page.

First Nine Weeks Honor Roll

With the first nine weeks behind us, we have some students to highlight!

First off....Accelerated Reader.

The following students all met their AR goals for the first nine weeks.

David, Senquazia, Khira, Malachi, Mackenzie, Chrislyn, Katelin, Xavier, Cole, Lindsey, Daeshaun, Katelyn, and Indiah.

As a class we earned 433.1 points.  The student with the most points was Katelyn-53.5 points.  The highest average was a tie between Katelyn and Malachi-94%.  Way to go!

New AR goals for the second nine weeks have already been set.  As a class, our new goal is 526.5 points.  We'll keep you posted as to how that goes!  : )

Next...honor roll!

A Honor Roll

Katelyn and Malachi

AB Honor Roll

Indiah, Lindsey, Kaylee, Cole, and Xavier

Perfect Attendance

Indiah, Isaiah, David, Malachi, Katelyn, Khira, Hunter, and Mackenzie

Report cards were sent home today, and Honor Roll awards ceremony will be Tuesday, 10/29/13, from 6:45-7:15.  Hope we see you there!

Farm City Posters

Look at the amazing posters students brought in for the Farm City poster contest!  This year's theme was Alabama Agriculture:  Growing For You and Me.  Students will be competing against other students from all over Russell County.

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week 2013 dress up days:

Wednesday, 10/23 - "Put a cap on drugs!" (wear a hat)

Thursday, 10/24 - "Drugs are tacky!" (tacky day)

Friday, 10/25 - "Team up against drugs!" (wear jersey, team shirt, or team hat)

Monday, 10/28 - "Give drugs the slip!" (wear bedroom slippers)

Tuesday, 10/29 - "Drugs can't find us!" (camo day)

Wednesday 10/30 - "Lei off drugs!" (buy a lei and wear it)

Thursday, 10/31 "Drugs are not in our picture!) (Dress like what you want to be when you grow up...NO HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!)

Canned Food Drive for Valley Rescue Mission - "I Can, You Can, We Can Be Drug-Free" - The homeroom with the most cans on 10/31/13 wins ice cream with their lunch....so bring in those cans!

Roasted Corn

Today we got a special fall treat...roasted corn!  We all agreed; it was delicious!

Upcoming Field Trip

The third grade will be taking a field trip on Friday, November 8 to President Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia.  This is a great opportunity for your student to see a piece of history, and is a culmination of our unit studying landmarks and monuments.

The cost of the trip is $8 and we will be gone from approximately 9 am - 2:30 p.m.  Permission forms have gone home, and forms AND money are due back by Thursday, October 31, 2013.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and we are very excited about this trip!

Bully Prevention Month

October is Bully Prevention Month.

Students nationwide were encouraged to wear orange today and make a stand against bullying!

 

"Make it orange.  Make it end.  Unite against bullying!"

Life Cycle Dioramas

The past several weeks we have been studying plant and animal life cycles in Science.  Students were given the opportunity to complete a project at home for bonus points - a shoebox diorama of a life cycle of their choice.

The students outdid themselves!  These are some of the best submissions for this project that I have had in years.  It is obvious we have some very talented third graders!

Fall Festival

Friday was our school's annual Fall Festival, and despite the none-fall temperatures (it was HOT!), we still had a fabulous time!

 

A special thanks to all our parents who volunteered and came to participate with your students, making this event so memorable for our kids!

Star Student

Our students voted at the end of September for a new star student.  They were instructed to vote for the classmate who had exhibited habits of a good citizen and had been kind and respectful to all.

This month's star student is...

Senquazia

Favorite food – pickles

Favorite color – red

Favorite artists – Justin Bieber

Favorite T.V. show – Good Luck Charlie

Favorite book – Any book!

Favorite thing to do – swim

Favorite subject – Math

What she wants to be when she grows up – teacher

Favorite 3rd grade memory so far – making new friends

Science Bonus Project

Assignment:  Shoe Box diorama

Due by:  Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Reference:  Science textbook, Chapter 3, pages A70-A78.

Each student who wishes to earn bonus points will need to create a shoe box diorama illustrating the scenes of a life cycle of their choice (apple tree, pine tree, butterfly, frog, or chicken).  They may use construction paper, crayons, markers, scissors, glue, etc. (really anything goes…be creative!).

*This assignment is optional and will need to be completed at home; however, the student may earn up to 15 bonus points in Science depending on neatness, accuracy, and creativity!