Grab a Good Book and Read!

On Friday, October 25th, we participated in the Readathon. It was organized by the Student Action Council as part of the ongoing celebration of IST's 50th birthday.

Our Kindergarten Buddies

We are buddy classrooms with Ms. King's kindergarten class this year. We have met to read with each other and share our writing.

OUR BODY SYSTEMS

Ready? It's showtime!

 3W teamed up with 3R to share their knowledge from our human body unit. They sang an awesome rap, Our Body Systems, that was composed and arranged by Ms. Natalie. It was a hit, and I still get the song stuck in my head when I think about it. I'm sure the third graders will not soon forget the functions of each system they sang about and performed actions to represent.

Naomi takes the stage for her solo rap

3W showing some attitude

Time to Catch Up on Happenings in 3W!

October flew by without any posts, but the fun and learning was definitely taking place in and out of the classroom. Here are some highlights from the past few weeks.

The third graders experienced their first Interhouse sports event. Each house showed their spirit by sporting their house colors and chanting their house cheer with great enthusiasm.

Team Nyati

Team Tembo

Cherry clears the high jump

Team Kifaru

Team Mamba

Great jump, Naomi!

Alisa and Alina representing Team Mamba

Ian and Thomas watching the action

Zayed cheers for Nyati

Martin runs for Nyati

Caleb and Richard supporting Team Kifaru

Time for the long jump - You're up, Methsala!

The ladies of Team Nyati

Thanks to our marvelous PE teachers for organizing a terrific morning!

Multiplication with Arrays

Here's a link to an activity for more practice with arrays:

http://www.snappymaths.com/multiplication/earlymult/interactive/arrays/arraysframe.htm

Enjoy and have fun!

Ms. Melanie

Finding Out: One of the stages in the inquiry cycle

In our current unit, "Who We Are: Body Systems", we've been obtaining information about our bodies in several ways. On Wednesday, students choose a resource to seek answers to 3 questions.

Vicky and Caroline watched a Bill Nye science clip.

Zayed and Caleb looked at diagrams and models.

Hanson and James read books to look for information.

Many students used the "Trash or Treasure?" strategy they learned from Ms. Choan during this week's library lesson. They identified key words, then skimmed and scanned books for the answers.

Author's Chair

A recent addition to our classroom is the author's chair. It is a special place that the third grade authors sit while sharing their recently published work. We've had a few authors share already and are looking forward to more stories in the coming weeks. 

Students try to write everyday during writing workshop. When they have chosen a piece to publish and worked through all stages of the writing process, they are welcome to share their writing with the class orally, or can choose to post their work in the classroom for others to read. Please stop in and read their published work! You can find it on the yellow bulletin board in the front of the classroom.