Halloween Celebration

Field Trip to Mt. Sugarloaf

Use the zoom, eye, and hand tools on Google maps to navigate. Zoom in and orient to the south to see our view from Mt. Sugarloaf. Zoom back out a bit and you can follow the Connecticut River to the ocean!


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Third graders hiked to Mt. Sugarloaf on a clear and sunny fall day. They energetically made it to the top followed by mapping and sketching activities.

The Water Cycle

Third graders are learning about the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. There are many educational videos online that demonstrate this cycle.

Slideshow: September

September

In Third Grade we have launched into the year with the following topics and activities:

Third Grade Journals: Summer Stories
Posters: Read All About Me
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Math Journals
Science: Interactions between Land and Water
Social Studies: Mapping
Spelling: Homophones
Handwriting: Cursive
Reading: Creating pictures in our minds

School's out for summer!

Used Book Sale for Haiti

We were able to raise more than $600 with our school-wide Used Book Sale for Haiti. Third graders enjoyed their shifts in the book store and were excited the sale was so successful.

Reader's Theatre with Ms. Bernard

The Tortoise and the Hare

What Happened After Once Upon a Time

The Kidnapping of Lady Filthyrich

New Units of Study and Flowering Plants

In third grade we have launched five new units of study: Multiplication and Division in Math, Traditional Stories in Language Arts, and North American Geography: Mexico in Social Studies. In Science we are measuring, graphing, and observing plant growth. Our fast growing Brassica seeds started flowering 3 weeks after planting!