Thank You!
A big thank you to the Huber family for sending our classes the Grittibenz on Friday! They were beautiful and delicious! It was a nice treat for our break snack. Your generosity is much appreciated!
St. Nick
Visits
Third Grade
The students of third grade were very excited and a little nervous to have a visit from St. Nick on Friday, December 2nd. Santa did a great job of pointing out the positives of each child and then highlighting one area for improvement. The students were very helpful and considerate of each other and very agreeable with Santa’s comments. They were each presented with a bag of goodies with instructions of how to count the peanuts, multiply by the chocolates and divide by the oranges, which the children took quite seriously! We all enjoyed the visit!
Legend Writing
In our planet Earth unit of inquiry we have been studying legends of how the Earth and its elements have been formed. These legends stem from many cultures around the world. The students then assisted me in writing a model legend for the class. They were very creative and had wonderful ideas, as you can see in the following legend which we wrote together. They then wrote their own individual legends which we will be putting into a book of legends. Students may borrow this book for home reading so you can have a closer look.
How Water Came To Earth
Written by Mr. Andrews‘ Grade 3 Class
A long time ago, during the ice age, the Great Iceman had covered the Earth in snow and ice. The Inuit people had trouble finding food because there were no water animals and many others were hibernating. Many of the animals that were awake still had changed color and had white fur or feathers which helped them blend in with the environment. The people were afraid that they would die.
The Great Iceman had covered the whole Earth with a thick layer of clouds and a cold, cold wind blew over the land.
Above all this the Fire Man watched over the clouds and wondered what was underneath. The more he thought about it, the hotter he got and he realized the clouds were disappearing.
Beneath the clouds, the ice and snow also started to melt and the Great Iceman got very angry. He wondered what was happening to his creation. All of a sudden, he noticed a great ball of fire in the sky. The Great Iceman zoomed up above the clouds and found the Fire Man melting his wonderful work.
A great battle began. The fight took the Great Iceman and the Fire Man in a chase around the Earth, melting the ice as they went. As they neared the equator they collided and all that was left was Water Man.
From this day on they learned their lesson and decided to share the Earth. That is why we have ice, fire and water on our planet.
The Inuit people were very thankful that they could find food and live in and enjoy all the seasons once again.
