Popcorn Skeleton Hands....

The students had the opportunity to create a skeleton hand made from popcorn and candy corn.  We incorporated many different tasks, from following directions to a writing exercise upon completion.  The students made their skeleton hands then they wrote a "how to" paper.  In this paper they described in detail how they created their hand.  The students were told that they needed to write the paper in such a way that if someone walked into our room they could take the paper and follow their directions to make the hand.  The second assignment they had to complete was to write 5 "3rd grade" sentences about their hand.  Not only did the sentences need to be creative, they had to also incorporate adjectives (which we have been studying this week).

Red Ribbon Week

This is Red Ribbon Week.  Monday (10/29) is mismatched sock day.  Tuesday (10/30) is pajama day and finally Wednesday (10/31) is hat day.  We kicked off Red Ribbon Week this today by wearing red, reading and signing an oath to stay drug free and ending the day with a pep rally in the gym.  The cheerleaders and step team from Lewis Fraiser Middle School came and provided entertainment.  FLE's 4th/5th grade chorus also sand a song for Red Ribbon Week.  We were visited by McGruff as well as a working drug dog, courtesy of the Liberty County Sheriff's Department.  It was amazing to see the working dog in action! 

Busy Week Ahead

There is a lot going on at FLE this week.  Mark your calendars for the following:
Monday-Wednesday~~~Red Ribbon Week
Tuesday~~~Treat NO Trick night at FLE
Thursday~~~Reading Night.  Teachers will be reading their favorite stories to students and parents that attend
Friday~~~St. Judes Dance (right after school until 4).

Frederick Douglass

Throughout this nine weeks we will learn note taking skills as well as various ways to put our notes together in a logical and workable manner.  Last week we studied Mary McCleod Bethune.  As we took notes and completed vocabulary/comprehension papers we attached them in manilla folders. 
This week we are focusing on Frederick Douglass.  We will continue to take notes as well as work with the vocabulary daily.  We are changing things up and this week we will create a DODECAHEDRON Reading Project.  A dodecahedron is a 3-D, 12 sided, geometric shape. Students will be provided with a rubric that will provide them with my expectations and what is to be included on each side of the geometric shape.

Social Studies Project

We visited the Media Center two weeks ago for classes taught by Dr. Sands.  She taught us how to use Nettrekker, Galileo, and Destiny.  During the next few weeks we will put our new knowledge to good use.  We have been researching specific American heroes.  Our class is working closely with Mrs. Smith (Computer Lab teacher) to complete the research.  Mrs. Smith will then introduce and give us lessons on how to create a power point presentation.  After we have learned all the ins and outs of power points, we will take all of the information we gathered during our research time and create a ppt. project.  After we have finished we will present out project to the class.
We are very excited to work on this project and are grateful to Dr. Sands and Mrs. Smith for their help and sharing their knowledge.

Red Ribbon Week

This is Red Ribbon Week.  Monday (10/29) is mismatched sock day.  Tuesday (10/30) is pajama day and finally Wednesday (10/31) is hat day.  We kicked off Red Ribbon Week this today by wearing red, reading and signing an oath to stay drug free and ending the day with a pep rally in the gym.  The cheerleaders and step team from Lewis Fraiser Middle School came and provided entertainment.  FLE's 4th/5th grade chorus also sand a song for Red Ribbon Week.  We were visited by McGruff as well as a working drug dog, courtesy of the Liberty County Sheriff's Department.  It was amazing to see the working dog in action!

Action Verbs Media Festival Project

Each year students complete media projects to enter into the FLE media festival.  This year my inclusion students completed a media project for the festival.  Their project focused on action verbs.  They each wrote 2 or 3 complete sentences then added an illustration for each sentence.  They did a great job on their project.  Enjoy!