On the second week of school we did something called the "Me Museum." There were lots of interesting things. Some things were the same and some were different. Some things that were the same were a lot of medals and sports equipment. We saw a Bears' football with an autograph and a Game Boy Advanced (GBA). It was cool to see the interesting stuff. I think the Me Museum was a great idea. I wish we could do it again. I think the whole class loved it, too. What would you bring to the Me Museum?
by Liam V., Layla, and Eli
On the second week of school we did something called the "Me Museum." There were lots of interesting things. Some things were the same and some were different. Some things that were the same were a lot of medals and sports equipment. We saw a Bears' football with an autograph and a Game Boy Advanced (GBA). It was cool to see the interesting stuff. I think the Me Museum was a great idea. I wish we could do it again. I think the whole class loved it, too. What would you bring to the Me Museum?
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Presenting the stars of Mrs. Foley's third grade 2019-2020! It's the first day of the school year, and the beginning of an amazing journey. Buckle up, astronauts! (Students without social media clearance are not pictured.)
Students used the circuits of our Makey Makey kits to turn everyday objects into controls! After modeling this process using bananas, groups were given Play-doh and a kit (USB cable, control board, alligator clipped wires) and paper clips. When attached to a laptop, they were able to play digital bongos, an online piano, and Super Mario Bros. by touching the Playdoh surface. Two words -- awe and joy!
Lego Education's WeDo 2 kits put engineering and coding into the hands of kids. Students built a variety of devices (cooling fan, satellite, spy robot, land rover, helicopter, race car, etc.) and programmed them to move, make sounds, and perform tasks.
Our portrait silhouettes look amazing! I simply took a picture of each child facing sideways. After printing in black and white (to save on colored ink), I laid the image over black cardstock and cut it out with small scissors. A Dollar Tree frame, glass cleaner, double-stick tape, and white cardstock finished it out. The students used a very fine black Sharpie marker to write their first names in cursive beneath. Finally, we wrapped in craft paper and make a paper dollie tag. Old fashioned! Happy Mother's Day!
For this visit, students toured several rooms inside the mansion (parlor, sitting room, dining room, and kitchen.) They learned to order furniture and dinnerware from a catalog, compared and contrasted toys from long ago and today, measured perimeter in Sarah's garden, played with worms while learning about composing, and made tussie mussies. What's a tussie mussy? Ask your child!
Students in Mrs. Foley's FIT group created puppets and put on green screen folktale plays. We enjoyed watching the videos! You can, too! Just click on the "Projects" link on the website ribbon. Users outside of D87 (parents) will need to e-mail Mrs. Foley for access.
In science, students mapped out an obstacle course with various challenges (around a corner, up a ramp, through a tube, etc.). Then they built it and used their knowledge of forces and friction to move a cotton ball through!
Annie and Mrs. Uhren taught us about Chinese New Year. We learned to write with characters and make a paper lantern. Annie gave everyone a flag of China as well.
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