Solar System Dioramas

Today we finished up our unit on the solar system.  Students brought in dioramas of their models of the solar system.  All I can say is, wow!  We have some very creative and crafty students.  Great job!

Donors Choose

Hi Friends,

I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed, so I just created a request for my classroom at DonorsChoose.org:

iNeed iPad for imPact

Give to my classroom by February 1, 2015, and your donation will be doubled thanks to DonorsChoose.org. Just enter the code SPARK on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $100).

If you chip in to help my students, you'll get awesome photos and our heartfelt thanks.

Thanks so much,
Mrs. Taff

P.S. If you know anyone who may want to help my classroom, please pass this along!

QR Codes

We're having a little fun in math this week!  Students worked in groups to scan QR codes to find their word problems and then worked together to solve them.

 



Awards Ceremony

Join us on Monday, January 26, at 9:00 a.m., for our second nine weeks awards ceremony as we recognize our honor roll students, good citizens, perfect attendance recipients, and more!

 



Flying Our Flag

 

Last week we were able to proudly fly our perfect attendance flag each day.  Because our class had perfect attendance for the week, each student in our class will receive a free ice cream!

Student of the Month

Congratulations to Lauren!

She was voted as the star student of the month from December.  Way to go!

 

Favorite food – salad

Favorite color – turquoise and aqua

Favorite artists – Lady Antebellum

Favorite T.V. show – Jessie

Favorite book - The Bailey School Kids

Favorite thing to do - dance

Favorite subject – Math

What she wants to be when she grows up - a teacher

Favorite 3rd grade memory so far – meeting Mrs. Taff : )

Good Eats

A few delicious events coming up....

 

Stone Soup - Friday, January 9

As you know, one of our reading stories this week is The Real Story of Stone Soup.  We will also be reading different versions of this folktale.  This is a folktale of three travelers who come upon a village.  In order to build community and to teach the lesson that sharing can bring happiness, the travelers begin to make a stone soup in which the whole community contributes ingredients.  As a follow-up activity and keeping in sync with the theme of the story, our class will be making our own version of stone soup on Friday, January 9.  In order to do so, each child should bring one ingredient (see the paper sent home today, or just bring something to share) to contribute to our soup.  If this will indeed be a hardship for you, please do not feel obligated.  Your child may bring their ingredient in anytime between now and Friday.

 

 

Thursday, January 19, 2015 - 9 AM - PCES Cafeteria

Speaker:  Mayor Eddie Lowe

"Fatherhood is a Commitment:  Be There"