Today we attended an instrument demonstration presented by Mr. Davini.  Instrument assignments for those interested in band are made on a "first come, first served" basis, so please return today's forms as soon as possible!

We had a blast tie-dying our field day t-shirts with Mrs. Bobay today.  Third grade colors are red and blue, and we are so excited to see how our creations come out!  Thanks to all our parent volunteers for helping out...

Today, we had a visit from our local EMTs, who talked to us about ambulances and emergency tools. We all got to escape the rain by going inside the ambulance, and Madison even got a ride in the motorized stretcher!

Hi, Fremeau Families!  We are extremely excited to make our field day t-shirts with Mrs. White on Friday, around 2:35pm.   Any families interested in helping create our tie-dye t-shirts are more than welcome!  Just join us...no official RSVP needed!

Today was our field trip to Bear Brook State Park.  We went for a hike and honed our powers of observation, investigated macro invertebrates, and even went ponding at Spruce Pond.  We also ate lunch inside the main lodge.  Here are a few snapshots of what our day looked like!

Important reminder:  Tomorrow, Tuesday May 23rd, is our field trip to Bear Brook State Park.  We will be going RAIN or SHINE!  Students must bring a bagged lunch and dress appropriately for the weather.  Other suggested items to pack include:
     -  water bottle
     -  rain boots or hiking boots
     -  sunscreen
     -  bug spray
     -  snacks for our return to school
     -  change of socks and shoes...just in case!
     -  rain jacket/poncho
     -  baseball cap

Today was a blast...from the past!  We visited Hooksett's very own Head School, where our schoolmarm, Miss Cooms, led us through our lessons and demonstrated a variety of "old school" disciplinary techniques.  We also spent the morning at the town hall, where we got to experience nooning, which allowed us to play recess activities and use toys of days gone by.  I'd like to send a special thank you to our chaperones, who helped our day run smoothly.

To celebrate friendship, our class had a board game afternoon...Here are some pictures of our fun!

Here our some photos from our Slapstick Science assembly.  Thank you to the PTA for bringing us this great opportunity to learn about force and motion.  Carter, Holden, Max, and Madison were even chosen to be part of the presentation!

It's Scholastic book order time!  This will be our final book order of third grade; It's the perfect time to purchase some great summer reads.  Please contact me if you would like to know your student's current reading level, and be sure to place your orders by Friday, May 19, 2017.

During one of our Science units, students researched and presented information on biomes of their choice. Students enjoyed working together to learn about different plant and animal habitats, such as desert, prairie, tundra, and forest.   Here are some pictures of their finished projects:

Did you know that the spring reading goal for third grade students is to read aloud 123 words per minute?  We practice our oral reading fluency every day at school.  Remember to ask your child to read aloud at home daily to meet our goal!

Earlier this year, Mrs. Beaudoin helped us "Make Way for Ducklings" and led us on a Google Earth tour of all the places we read about in this Robert McCloskey story.  Our class really enjoyed this "virtual field trip" to Boston!