May your days be merry and bright...

Reader's Theatre Presentations

Top Ten this week

10. The weekend is finally here!
9. No HW next week!!!!
8. We started a fun new story
7. Keeley ran 70 laps in Fitnessgram and A.J. and Bennett ran 72 laps!
6. Mrs. Jones is soooo cool!
5. Ethan fixed the map/mac mix-up
4. Emily's sister's doll survived the fall
3. Volcano projects
2. Reader's Theatre was awesome
1. Keaton and Mrs. Jones dined at the Cheesecake Factory!

Volcano Research

Mt. St. Helen's and Pompeii Research

Top Ten for the week of Dec. 3rd

10. Our class is epic!
9. Elisa and Saloni answered our trivia!
8. Volcano projects
7. Perfect attendance
6. Jones is the best teacher!
5. We started Math Buddies
4. Bennett got a You Sparkle
3. Gabby got a You Sparkle
2. Isabel is our Mathematician
1. Bennett is Student of the Week

Top Ten for the Week of Nov. 26

Here's a look at our fun week:

10. The Pumas went on stage!
9. We are grateful for our Thanksgiving...it was wonderful!
8. Allen and Ben got Box Top awards
7. November is over! December is here!
6. Jones is, like, awesome
5. Awesome gifts for our angels
4. Mr. Miller's persuasive letter (keep your fingers crossed!)
3. TTM and our leaders for the school (Allen, Bennett, Carsyn, Spencer, Saloni, Emily and Evan)
2. Cody is our mathematician!
1. Carsyn is the new Student of the Week!

Mrs. Jones is especially thankful for the red and green almond MMs...yummo!!

Number Line Multiplication

Multiplying with Partial Products

Thanksgiving

Today we discussed how Thanksgiving creates a sense of 'community' or togetherness. What ways will you be celebrating that this year?

Class Reps

Congrats to Keaton and Carsyn for being our class representatives for Student Council. I am soooo very proud of everyone who ran!! I admire your courage and hard work!

Top Ten This Week-10/29-11/2

10. We got to watch a MythBusters over magnets.
9. Halloween was yummy
8. Cody, Ethan, Keeley and Nicholas went up for SuperStars!!
7. Jones is the best. Seriously.
6. Frisco Research!
5. Boosterthon passes!! First place in third grade!!
4. Nicholas scared Mrs. Jones. Badly.
3. A.J. got a You Sparkle!
2. Olivia is Mathematician!
1. Caroline is Student of the Week!

Boosterthon

Frisco History Research

This week our class is researching (I mean real deal digging for information research!!) Frisco's history. What better way to do that, but in our library using our macs and iPads. We have even had a couple of special teachers helping us navigate through (Mrs. Seddighi, our fabulous librarian and Mrs. Collins, our technology guru).  It has been awesome to see them learning with technology. We even got to try a new app--Doodlebuddy--for notetaking. I am blown away by how these kiddos soar with a task when technology is involved. They were in their element here! I love it! Here's some pictures:

(Special shout-out to Mrs. Seddighi and Mrs. Collins--our research, technology, and all things great experts!!)

To my fabulous researchers, share with us something you learned about Frisco's history!

Oct. 22nd-26th Top Ten

10. Gravity powered cars! Awesome!

9.  Mrs. Jones is still amazing. Period.
8. We ran hard at Boosterthon!
7. We enjoyed the opera!
6. Bennet had a birthday!
5. Cody had a birthday!
4. Olivia got a You Sparkle!
3. Caroline got a You Sparkle!
2. Ben is our new Mathematician!
1. Ashtyn is our new Student of the Week!

Fun times in Mrs. Jones' class...

In the last week, Mr. Cody had a birthday, Ashtyn and Ben got a You Sparkle, and we have rocked the Boosterthon, to the point of getting to mumify the Boosterthon leader. Here's some pictures of the fun we're having in class...

Cool things happening in Mrs. Jones' Class

There are so many exciting events going on in Mrs. Jones' class. For starters, Keaton won the estimation chocolate coin jar (awesome!!). Carsyn received a You Sparkle!! Lastly, Emma was nominated as the new Student of the Week and Bennett was nominated as the new Mathematician. Talk about a WOW group of kiddos!

Rounding and Estimation

Here's a look at our "rounding hills" strategy.

Top Ten for the Week of October 5th

We've got a lot to be thankful for this week. Here's our Top Ten:

10. We get a three day weekend!
9. We got the Golden Shoe award!! Go Team Jones!
8. We ROCKED the science test!
7. Love letters in math! Seriously! We know compatible numbers now!
6. Mrs. Jones is kinda okay...we love her!
5. Book Fair Preview...no poster #5 purchases allowed!
4. Opera Folders in music class
3. Getting dirty with Oobleck
2. Using ipads for Literary Elements...and of course, fun!
1. Elisa got a You Sparkle!

Oobleck

Is it a liquid or a solid? Either way, we sure had fun wrapping up our matter unit!

Top Ten for Sept. 24th

Here's our top picks from this week:

10. Getting to bring stuffed animals for voting for class mascot
9. We love our read alouds
8. We got shoes off for bringing back our PR's signed!
7.Our sub on Monday, Mrs. Hammil, was nice!
6.Mrs. Jones is back!
5. Being a good friend
4. Our VP mascot is Stripes from Caroline
3. Our class mascot is Darth Tater from Bennett
2. Carsyn is our Mathematian this week!
1. Isabel is our Student of the Week!

States of Matter

Here is a cool website for states of matter:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/

I know Carsyn had a cool question regarding states of matter and fire (get it? cool...fire). If you have a good question that you researched, share it with us!

Top Ten for the week of September 10th

This week's top ten:

10. Cody got a You Sparkle!
9. Emily got a You Sparkle!
8. Ariana got a You Sparkle!
7. We did awesome for Drill Day!
6. Mrs. Jones is still, like, the BEST teacher!
5. Third grade is going awesome!
4. It's a rainy, fallish end to our week!
3. We are reading a lovely book about eating small children...interesting...
2. Allen is our mathematician
1. Keeley is our student of the week!

Exploring matter's physical properties

We had this Friday exploring matter's physical properties! Students, what have you learned so far?

Subtraction with regrouping

Parents, here is a video on how I'm teaching the students to subtract with regrouping. It's not pretty, but I just wanted you to see in case your child is working at home. Thanks!

Top 10 for the Week of September 3rd

Here is this week's top 10:

10. Carsyn gave Mrs. Jones thumbprints and no one managed to steal them!
9. Mrs. Jones' is apparently rockin' it in the classroom (or so they say...)
8. Buzzzzzing with books is terrific
7. Sumdog looks awesome!
6. We're so super at getting to 10s and 100s
5. The glue bottle that no one could open was successfully opened by Mr. Miller (glad he has those handy dandy plyers!)
4. Our new Scentsy smell makes us hungry
3.Working with the iPads!
2. This was a four day week!
1. Cody is back! 

Adding and Subtracting with 10s and 100s video

Parents: Here is a video (not a talented one, but it's a video) on how to do the math I'm doing in class. This is a tool to be able to work with your child at home. If you child is not comfortable with ways to get to 10 (knowing that 4+6, 7+3, 2+8, etc = 10), it is important for them to to study that to gain number sense. It is used in this video.

First Week's Top 10

Here's our Top Ten for our first week of school (Cody, we miss you!)

10. Free Write over Dream and Nightmare teachers
9. Attention Grabbers (Hocus Pocus)
8. Reading time is sooooo awesome!
7. Standing on our desks
6. Mix, Pair, Share (A.J. loved it with Justin Bieber music)
5. Cool awards given
4. Nicholas' Birthday (chubby cookies)
3. Isabel's Birthday (can you believe Mrs. Jones forgot the cookies!)
2. Elisa is Mathematician
1. Emily is Student of the Week

Greg Tang Math

Did you try it? Did you like it?

How is it going?

Hi, friends. How is your year starting off? How is third grade so far?

Welcome

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The End is Here...

Students, I have loved being your teacher. This has been an amazing year!! Please take a moment to comment on your favorite part of third grade!

Constellation Creations

Check out these AWESOME constellation creations with this voicethread!

https://voicethread.com/#q.b3075793.i16292534

Winner, Winner, Bar B Que Dinner!

We won the class with the most attendance at Spring Creek BBQ spirit night!!! It must have been that cute apron I was wearing...ha!

ImPREZIve Writing

Check out these paragraphs and let us know if you can find the right "voice"!

http://prezi.com/yd83-wixdylt/someone-important-to-me/

Imagery

When we interpret imagery and then try to create it on our own, we realize how truly "heavy" it all is. Isabella and Audra thought we might create a chain with visualization. If I threw out the word stress, where does it lead you? Images in your mind?

Feel free to toss in your own word to start a new reaction, too!

Quote me on that...

Students,

As I shared with you, today I looked at the quote "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"--Eleanor Roosevelt, and it uplifted me. As you find any quotes while researching influential people, please feel free to post some!

The Sun

What are some fun facts you have learned about the sun?

Ipad Adventures

One of the concepts I try to instill in my learners is that it is not negative to not know how to do something. It is only bad if you don't try to correct that! So, I decided to practice what I preach. Sparks is so fortunate to have some awesome new Ipads and after watching from the sidelines for awhile because I didn't know how to use them, I decided it was time delve in and get learnin'. So, I enlisted the help of one of my favorite teachers, Mrs. Jostmeyer, and her tech-savvy first grade class to help us learn how to

 use book creator on the Ipads. Take a look at this awesome adventure...

Debate

Who do you think is the most noteable or influential person we have been studying? Why?

Take a look at the other comments posted. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?

I think that Bill Gates is the most notable person right now because he has really shaped technology into what we currently think of it.

***UPDATE: You guys are doing an amazing job debating! So clever! I wanted to share this website in case you were interested in doing a little digging...http://www.liwfrontiergirl.com/

Drama Kings and Queens

Our class has been learning about drama, plot, theme, setting, and characterization. We put it all together, practiced our fluency, and paired it with our folklore unit. We ended up with the following Reader's Theatre productions below. We hope you enjoy them! We sure did!

Cinderlla Outgrows the Glass Slipper

Once Upon a Hundred Years' Nap

Reading, Writing, and Little Red Riding Hood

The Fairy Tale News

Degree Switcheroo

Here is a cool website that converts degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celcius. Remember: Predict before you click!!

http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

Folklore

Folks,

It's time for my favorite unit! Theme: Folklore and Heroes!!

Here's a good myth website, but let me know if you find more: www.starfall.com

Share any tales you really enjoy. I have several: Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Legend of the Bluebonnet, Paul Bunyon, Pecos Bill, and so many fables!

In honor of your Seussical Musical...

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Mine is Green Eggs and Ham! Well, that or The Grinch...that one is always a classic!