Wednesday, June 30, 2010

SUMMER TIME!!!!

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!
It was such a great year this year....but now it is time to enjoy the sun, camping and beaches!!!
Wishing eveyone a SPECTACULAR summer!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Moving Party!!!!









THESE KIDDOS DID SUCH A GREAT JOB MOVING MISS. PICKETT'S CLASSROOM TODAY...IN UNDER 30 MINUTES!!!!
IMPRESSIVE! THEY SURE HAVE SOME MUSCLES!

Butterflies are here!!!

All 9 butterflies hatched!!! We will be releasing them into the wild tomorrow or Friday!!
Wish the butterflies luck!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010


The best grade three class in the entire world!!!
Love you to bits monkeys!!!!

My little cheering squad!




These girls are full of spirit!


Tower of Power!!


Now that is what I call a good balance!!!

Water Balloons and Pizza Party Thurs!


Due to the weather...the water balloon activites and pizza party will take place on Thursday from 10:15 - 11:45 when it is supposed to be a warm and sunny 28 degrees!
Cross your fingers that this forecast lasts!!!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Miss. Pickett and her future golf star!!

Nothing beats a fun lesson in golf with a great student!
It is moments like these that makes teaching the best job in the world!

I going to miss these kiddos so much when the school year comes to a close...but we have had some great moments filled with loads of learning, laughter, love and smiles!

It has been a truly unforgetable year!!

Look out Tiger Woods...this girl can hit the ball!


Look out Tiger Woods...this little gal can sure smoke a golf ball!
Miss. Pickett had a great time out golfing with one of her fabulous kiddos! This amazing gal bought golf with Miss. Pickett with her "scholar dollars" that she has been working hard to earn since Christmas. She is one determined little golfer with a great swing and a heart of gold! She is a true athlete at heart!
Thanks for being my golf buddy!

Working hard at Miss. Pickett's hallway bootcamp!

We may have had to move the entire sports day functions inside but the kids still had a blast.

Miss. Pickett got to run a fast paced "fitness conditioning bootcamp" in the hallway. The kids worked hard! They did some seriously great push ups, sit ups, rock climbers and tuck jumps! I was impressed with their work ethic and determination!

You could tell by all the rosy faces that they were working hard!
The kids showed great sportsmanship and enthuiasm despite the fast change in plans!
Way to go MONKEYS!!

Rock Collection Showcase on Thursday!


Rock Collection Show Case on Thursday, June 24th from 9:00 - 10:00 am.
The kids can bring in all the lovely rocks they have been collecting to share with the class!

Desk Clean Out Tomorrow

Please send an extra bag with your child tomorrow as we will be cleaning out our desks! Everything will be coming home except felt markers.

NEED DRIVERS!

IMPORTANT...Help Needed!!!
I STILL NEED DRIVERS FOR THE WETLAND TRIP ON WEDNESDAY. I ONLY HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS TO TRANSPORT 12 KIDS!!
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO CANCEL THIS FIELD TRIP SO PLEASE CHECK IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DRIVE.
IT IS FROM 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A couple of goofs....always worth a smile!

Still having fun in 3C!!!
There is always time for a funny face!


MATH PAT TOMORROW!


MATH PROBLEM SOLVING PAT TOMORROW MORNING.
GO TO BED EARLY AND HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST!
YOU ARE READY FOR THIS ONE KIDDOS BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL SUCH MATH SMARTIES!

IMPORTANT!!!




Parent helpers needed for wetland field on Wednesday, June 23rd (letter coming home with your child today). I will need at least 4 or 5 parents to assist with this field trip.


We are doing a walk to Nicholas Sheran Park on Tuesday, June 22nd from 9:00 - 11:00 am to witness a Pow Wow for Aboriginal day. Parents are more than welcome to join us on this trip.


Tuesday, June 15, 2010

SO PROUD!


I am so unbelievably proud of all my monkeys! These kiddos did such a fabulous job on their reading comprehension PAT today! I am so glad to see how they tackle any challenge that is set in front of them with such courage and determination!


They were such careful readers today and I could see that they were really taking their time to make sure that they were applying all the reading skills that they have learned throughout the school year.


Be sure to give your child a big hug...as they did such an outstanding job today!!



ONE MORE PAT TO GO ON THURSDAY AND THEN WE ARE ALL DONE!!!!


WAY TO GO CRAZY MONKEYS....LOVE YOU TO BITS!!!

Miss. Pickett's TOP TEN Grade Three Moments:



MISS. PICKETT'S TOP TEN GRADE THREE MOMENTS:
1) Hatching baby chicks.
2) Decorating Ukrainian pysanky eggs using traditional methods.
3) "Chick City"
5) Olympic "Chicken Challenges" - especially the chicken curling. I loved everything that we did with the OLYMPICS!!! WE MADE AN EXCELLENT TEAM UKRAINE!
6) Reading all the great stories that my crazy monkeys wrote using such fancy details.
7) Secret drawing activities (Frankenstein and Pirate)
8) Culture Craze feasts.....YUMMY!!!
9) Reading stories on the carpet as a big group (especially at Christmas time when we would read with just the lights of the Christmas tree)
10) All the hugs and high fives from her amazing kiddos!
BUT WHAT MISS. PICKETT LOVES MOST ABOUT GRADE THREE IS.......
THE AMAZING, OUTSTANDING AND COMPLETLEY WONDERFUL GROUP OF KIDDOS THAT MAKE HER SMILE AND LAUGH EACH DAY!!!

Monday, June 14, 2010

READING COMPREHENSION PAT TOMORROW MORNING!


We have our READING COMPREHENSION PAT first thing tomorrow morning.


PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD GOES TO BED EARLY TONIGHT AND HAS A GOOD HEALTHY BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING!!!
The kids have done lots of practice for this and they are more than ready! I am excited to see what these great little readers can do!

Into a chrysalis they go!

Our caterpillars have made their new chrysalis homes!

Soon they will be big, beautiful butterflies!


THIS WEEK....


NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!
NO PROBLEM OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK!
DRAMA PRESENTATION AT G.S LAKIE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING!
SWIMMING ON FRIDAY!

Friday, June 11, 2010

REMINDERS


READING COMPREHENSION PAT - Tuesday, June 15 (am)
MATH PROBLEM SOLVING PAT - Thursday, June 17 (am)
DRAMA TRIP TO G.S. LAKIE - Wednesday, June 16 (am) --- Parent helpers needed to supervise.
Swimming at Nicholas Sheran - June 18

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

A masterpiece PERUVIAN MASK!!!


NOW THAT IS AN ARTIST FOR YOU!!!
What an outstanding PERUVIAN mask with such great attention to detail!
You are superstar!

LAST SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER!


THE LAST SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR IS COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD TODAY!
BOOK ORDERS NEED TO BE IN BY TUESDAY, JUNE 15th!
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO STOCK UP ON SOME SUMMER READING MATERIALS!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Swimming June 18th! Drivers needed!


We are going swimming on Friday, June 18th.
I will need parents to help drive kids to Nicholas Sheran Pool.
If you would like to swim with your child on this day that would be great! Parents are more than welcome and encouraged to join in on this swim. We are celebrating all the hard work your child has done on their PAT tests.
Please return driving slips by Wednesday, June 16th.

Monday, June 7, 2010

YUMMY!

WE HAD SOME SUPER FULL BELLIES BY THE END OF THIS FEAST!
The kids had a blast trying foods from INDIA, PERU and TUNISIA.
Thank you so much to parents who prepared food dishes to make this great feast possible!
Thank you to all my parent volunteers for you help today! Could not have done this activity without you!!

Ha ha ha...another crazy sign!

Now....it would sure be funny to see someone doing this!!!

CRAZY SIGNS!


The kids had to create a crazy, goofy sign for a reading activity for the story the "Sign Makers Assistant"!!!


Here is a peek at what some of the kids created!
The kids showed some amazing creativity!

We are hatching butterflies!

We had the kindergarten class donate four caterpillars to our class so that we can watch the lifecycle of a butterly up close.
We will be releasing our butterflies into the world when they have hatched out of the cocoon.


We get to witness another awesome lifecycle!!!

Spelling words for this week

Here are the spelling words for this week.

forgot
stepped
tripped
swam
swimming
stepping
beginning
began
grinning
grinned
forgetting
tripping
begin
forget
grin


Spelling worksheets due on Friday.

Spelling test on Friday.

Pancake Breakfast Tomorrow!


We are having our family pancake breakfast tomorrow morning.


Come grab a bite to eat between 7:00 - 8:15!!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Challenge Question - June 3rd

Maddy is setting up for a birthday party for her best friend.
She has 6 L of grape pop to serve at her party.
How many glasses can Maddy fill to use up all 6L of grape pop?
To Do: Pic, NS, WS
REMINDER: 1 L = 4 glasses.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Challenge Question - June 2nd


Miss. Pickett has a huge hockey card collection. She was carrying 783 cards to the park to trade with friends.
(1) Miss. Pickett gave Hunter 122 cards.
(2) Miss. Pickett got 43 cards from Connery.
(3) Miss. Pickett gave Jayden 23 cards.
(4) On the way home Miss. Pickett lost 54 cards in a mud puddle.
HOW MANY HOCKEY CARDS DOES MISS. PICKETT HAVE NOW???

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Note for Culture Craze

Regarding Culture Craze Feast
I have a couple people sending in Naan bread for the "Culture Craze Feast" on Monday. If you are planning on sending something in, please select a dish other than Naan bread so that we have a variety of foods for the kids to sample.
Thank you so much for offering to send in food dishes. The kids are very excited to sample a wide range of foods.

Challenge Question - June 1st

YOUR PATTERNING TASK:
Draw me 6 frames of a growing pattern.
You get to create your own growing pattern.