November Buzz from the Hive

This “Buzz from the Hive” is all about giving thanks!  Mrs. Smith’s class would like to thank our families from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you for believing in us. It’s because of you we can reach all of our goals, dream as big as the sky, and “bee” anything we want to “bee”.  In class we have discussed reasons why we are thankful for each other and how each  person in our class makes our classroom family unique and special. We’ve had some really exciting things happen recently. First, our class had so much fun at Red Walk! We learned a lot about being safe and being drug free and living a healthy life. It was so cool learning how to do the Thriller Dance with Mrs. Smith. In addition to that, Mrs. Smith says we have become outstanding writers. We have elaborated our writing pieces with lots of details. We have also learned to stay organize so our writing flows. We really are “write” on track! Also, we have been really focusing on our Reading Comprehension Strategies. It is getting easier and easier because of all of our practicing. Lastly, we have been switching classes for Math. We really like learning from different teachers. We have been learning about rounding numbers, estimating, strategies for adding and subtracting numbers in the thousands and hundred thousands, and a little bit about elapsed time and fractions! We have become Math Masters with our 3 times tables and now we are moving on to 4’s!

This month’s top Bees to recognize are Colin and Tegan! Let’s see what all the buzz is about!

Colin:  Colin is most excited to learn his 4x’s facts in math. His favorite subject is Reading. His favorite thing to do with his family is go fishing at the beach. His favorite book series is Diary of a Wimpy Kid. When he grows up he would like to be a penguin expert because he is very interested in   penguins and he thinks it would be fun.

 

Tegan: Tegan is most excited to learn math in 3rd grade. She likes  multiplication. Her favorite thing to do with her family is talk about her family and where they live. Her favorite book we have read so far is Guinea Dog. When she grows up she would like to be a vet because she likes animals.

Here are some pictures from Red Walk!

Drugs Are "Hairy Scary" - Crazy Hair Day

We were feeling kind of crazy with our crazy hair!

Team Up Against Drugs! - Wear your Team Jersey

We learned about electrical safety with FPL.

Here we learned about fire safety. Colin dressed in a firefighter suit.

Here we learned about how smoking can affect the way our lungs breathe in oxygen.

Here we talked about positive things and activities we can do instead of doing bad drugs and unhealthy things.

Here we talked about having a healthy life style. We worked out and did karate with ASK.

We walked to the library to hear a funny magician.

We also talked about not being bullies and how to be kind. We read a funny story about a boy who had a T-Rex for a dad.

Buzz from the Hive October

This “Buzz from the Hive” is all about “fall-tastic fun!”. Mrs. Smith transformed our  classroom into a fabulous, fall,  fantasy. Some of us have never seen leaves change  colors or pumpkins in a pumpkin patch. But, in Mrs. Smith’s room, we can smell pumpkin spice and apple  cider and we can almost feel the crisp fall air in the hot Florida heat. We have been busy bees working on lots of new things! Mrs. Smith taught us about adding details into our writing. We also have been doing our favorite Quick Write activity. We love sharing our writing with our class.  Also, in Math, we learned some new strategies for adding and subtracting numbers. Our class has also learned how to organize and display data by using graphs. Many of us have become math masters with our 2 x’s facts. We can’t wait to learn our 3 x’s facts.  Lastly, did you know our class has earned over 150  bonus points in Scholastic Orders so far?!? Our class loves reading books!  Mrs. Smith says she is going to use these points to buy us books to read and keep at home! Many of us have even read over 20 books for far and earned Reading Counts points!

This month’s top Bees to recognize are Jakeb and Wesley!

 Let's see what all the buzz is about!

Jakeb: - Jakeb is most excited to learn multiplication in 3rd grade! His favorite subject in school is Math. His favorite thing to do with his family is sports. His favorite book series is Diary of the Wimpy Kid. When he grows up he wants to be a realtor and sell houses.

Wesley: - Wesley is most excited to learn math in 3rd grade. His favorite subject is Writing. His favorite thing to do with his family is to play board games. His favorite book is Geronimo Stilton the Race Across America.  When he grows up he wants to be a police officer.

Here's our class working with data!

This group is creating a line plot using their data.

This group is creating a pictograph using their data.

This group is creating a bar graph using their data.

Buzz from the Hive- September

As we buzz your way in our 1st edition of "Buzz from the Hive" we wanted to tell all of our      families what a wonderful first couple weeks we had! We have already learned so much in 3rd grade!

In Reading we have learned the importance of Reading  Comprehension Strategies to help us with understanding    what the  story is telling us. In Math, we've started learning our multiplication  facts! This month we are learning about our 2x's facts! In Social Studies we learned the importance of a community. Also, in Writing, we are learning about   AAAWWUUBBIS words! It is a fun  way to change our  sentence structure  in our writing. We have focused on the importance of responsibility as a 3^rd grader! We can't wait to continue learning what it means to be a 3rd grader.

This month's top Bees to recognize are Seth and Jared! Let's see what all the buzz is about!

Seth: Seth is most excited about to learn how water turns into  foam in Science in 3rd grade. His favorite subject is Science.  His favorite thing to do with his family is watch movies and play Wii. His favorite book series is My Wierd School. When he grows up he would like to restore the grass and trees in his  neighborhood to make it green again.

Jared: Jared is most excited about reading in 3rd grade. His favorite subject is Writing. His favorite thing to do with his family is draw. "We draw lots of kinds of pictures."  His favorite book is the Magic Tree House Series. When he grows up he would like to  be a race car driver.

Thousands of Thanks

Bunches and bunches of thanks go to our classroom parents. I am overjoyed at the start of the year with all of the involvement and participation I have seen from the parents. Thank you for the supplies, the attendance at Curriculum Night, and your positive feedback through emails and notes. Third grade is an exciting year and it takes a TEAM to reach success! Remember what TEAM stands for:Together Everyone Achieves More!

A special thanks goes to the Fitzgerald Family who donated supplies from our Wish List. J

Coming Soon…

September Buzz from the Hive Top Bees

Buggy About Books Book Review from one of our busy bee readers.

School Time

School is here again,
Summer's at an end.
See me work and play,
On an Autumn day.



It's always sad to see summer go. It's fun to spend your days splashing in the pool and playing with your friends. Staying up later at night and waking up later in the morning is always nice during your summer days. Camps are fun too! You get to make new friends and explore outside. Many of you spent your summer going on adventures and vacations. I hope you found time to go on an adventure inside a book or write about an adventure you took!

I must say, I am very excited that the school year is here! While I know my students were counting down the days of summer and crying out with sadness, I was counting down the days until school starts again and I was shouting with joy! I always love meeting my new students. I think about who they may be, and what they may look like, and I wonder about all of the fun things we will do when school starts.

I can't wait to buzz into a great year with all of my new busy bees!
Mrs. Smith