403 Scholars Book Recommendation

Have you ever seen a monkey in ladies bloomers? How would he get there? We read The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen. It is about a circus ship traveling to Boston when suddenly it crashes into an unexpected rock. What will happen to all of the animals? You should read this fictional book because it is funny and has excellent illustrations. Read to find out what happens next.
-From the 403 Scholars

Buzzing Bees

We have started buzzing during Reading Workshop. When we buzz we share our thoughts about our book in a small group. Here is how a couple Scholars feel about buzzing:

"I feel happy because I get to share my thoughts with my group." - Shunte'

"I like buzzing because it tells other people how I feel about books." - Shawn


Pema listens closely as Caleb begins to buzz about his book.

Oh Kler, Lara, and Shunte' are busy buzzing.

Sydney is so interested in Aye Tar's book!

Look at all those notes! Jack and Kyrin are excellent buzzers!

First Week of School

The 403 Scholars just finished their first week of school in third grade! We have had so much fun building our classroom community. We've built glyph houses, completed a class crossword, and a class puzzle! We already know so much about each other. What a wonderful group of third graders!

The 403 Scholars being silly on the first day!

Rosie, Camden, and Shawn work together on the class puzzle.

Hard at work designing their puzzle pieces!

The completed puzzle!

Can you tell who is who?

Come visit our room and you'll learn a lot about us from our community glyphs!

Last Week of School!

The year is coming to an end. It's the last week of school and we're getting the room ready for the next 403 Scholars! We're also saying good-bye to the old ones. The scholars are having an award ceremony to celebrate the end of the year and to give everyone awards! We have another way to celebrate... a movie to watch with Mrs. McFarling's class!

Posted by Lizzie Mabe

Community Chant

Here is the 403 Scholars community chant. We learned this in the beginning of the year and have used it at the morning pep rallies as well as in our own classroom. We hope you enjoy it!

Chant:
C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y
We're all a part of a community, yes YOU and I
WE SAID:
C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y
With each others' help we all get by
Our scholar community is room 403
A fun and caring, safe place to be! Yea!