Events from 3rd quarter

The school year is going so fast. Many things happened during the 3rd quarter. Besides dealing with freezing weather and lots of indoor recesses we learned many things. We learned multiplication and division facts, figured out different geometric shapes, the perimeter and area of shapes, and lots of problem solving in the real world. In Social Studies we discussed immigration, slavery, Civil War, and how communities have changed during these events. We ended the unit by researching inventions that have made the communities of today so different from the past. We did this project in a power point and were able to present our project to the class. We ended the quarter by taking Iowa tests. They take a lot of time, but they are not so bad. We earned our reward for PBIS by completing the rainbow for great "hallway" behavior.

Discovery World

The 3rd graders had an awesome day at Discovery World. There was so much to explore. We learned about energy,sea creatures, and a big ship called the Challenge. We petted stingrays and layed on a needle bed. 

Discovery World is so much fun that you should go every day!!

Arnoldo's Seeds

Xavier's Seed Project

Happy New Year 2014

We really enjoyed the long vacation. The polar vortex with wind chills at -45 degrees was enough to keep us home for two extra days. It was nice to get back to school. Since we have been back we have been very busy. We are becoming experts at multiplication and division. We are looking forward to doing our facts and earning an ice cream sundae. The uber words from Mr. Dufner are hard, but most of us get them right. The word this week was "fluorescent." Map testing is this week and we are working in math in the Compass program. We are doing a few projects to getting ready for Catholic Schools Week. We think we will be busy all year!

Murals and Immigration Dolls

Advent

We are preparing our hearts during this Advent season. We start each week with a prayer service and the lighting of the candles on the Advent wreath. Each child has a Jesse Tree packet that they are coloring each day as they learn all about the ancestors of Jesus, starting with Adam and Eve. We also do a kind act from our Advent chain each day. The kids also made stockings for St. Nick.

We have received the sacrament of Reconciliation as we are getting ready for Christmas. We also helped the parish by switching all of the prayer books to the new edition. Placemats were made for the veterans for Thanksgiving and we will do it again for Christmas.

We enjoyed learning all the different places that our ancestors came from. We created dolls to symbolize our family.