“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
– Dr. Seuss
– Dr. Seuss
Dictionaries from the Lions Clubs
Mr. Riffle welcomed some very gernerous guests to Triton Elementary today (10/12/17)! Representatives from the Bourbon and Etna Green Lions clubs came to visit third graders and present them with dictionaries. The kindness of this community service group provides these free to our kids to be used for school all year in the classroom, and then to be able to take these resources home to be used forever after our school year ends. We greatly appreciate the gracious gifts that the local Lions Clubs are williing to share with us!
Mr. Riffle welcomed some very gernerous guests to Triton Elementary today (10/12/17)! Representatives from the Bourbon and Etna Green Lions clubs came to visit third graders and present them with dictionaries. The kindness of this community service group provides these free to our kids to be used for school all year in the classroom, and then to be able to take these resources home to be used forever after our school year ends. We greatly appreciate the gracious gifts that the local Lions Clubs are williing to share with us!
Making Butter
After several weeks of learning about communities, cows, goods and services, and so much more....We made our own butter in class. It took a lot of shaking to get our cream to turn into butter, but it tasted great!
After several weeks of learning about communities, cows, goods and services, and so much more....We made our own butter in class. It took a lot of shaking to get our cream to turn into butter, but it tasted great!
Engineering Design In Action
Our class has worked to learn about the scientific method and how the engineering design process compare. Everyone worked in teams to try to solve a problem for a local pool that needed sturdy tall chairs for their lifeguards to observe swimmers from. Students were only allowed notecards and tape to create prototype of thier chair.
Our class has worked to learn about the scientific method and how the engineering design process compare. Everyone worked in teams to try to solve a problem for a local pool that needed sturdy tall chairs for their lifeguards to observe swimmers from. Students were only allowed notecards and tape to create prototype of thier chair.
A Visit from the Bourbon Veterinary Clinic
Dr. Collins came from our local veterinary office to help our third graders get to know how animals are cared for. She also helped us see what education is important for anyone that may want to work with animals. Kids enjoyed hearing how she has had to help all different types of animals; even camals and zebra, and all the work veterinarians put in on dairy farms.
Dr. Collins came from our local veterinary office to help our third graders get to know how animals are cared for. She also helped us see what education is important for anyone that may want to work with animals. Kids enjoyed hearing how she has had to help all different types of animals; even camals and zebra, and all the work veterinarians put in on dairy farms.
A visit from our Purdue Marshall County Extension Office
Ms. Kelsey Sajdera came to visit third graders this week to help us learn more about rural communities. She shared how farms provide the community with an economy, careers that are associated with farms, and how cows benefit us with more than delicious dairy products.
Ms. Kelsey Sajdera came to visit third graders this week to help us learn more about rural communities. She shared how farms provide the community with an economy, careers that are associated with farms, and how cows benefit us with more than delicious dairy products.
Flashlight Friday
Our class celebrated the successful end to Unit 1 from our reading series and enjoyed some time with our special friends and books today. Students brought snacks, books, and something to sit on along with their flashlight. Everyone had a good time relaxing with a book during our celebration! Soon we will start Unit 2!
Our class celebrated the successful end to Unit 1 from our reading series and enjoyed some time with our special friends and books today. Students brought snacks, books, and something to sit on along with their flashlight. Everyone had a good time relaxing with a book during our celebration! Soon we will start Unit 2!
Welcome Back!
I am Mrs. Strycker and I am happy to welcome you to our classroom. I am excited to be your teacher this year and we are going to do a lot of really fun things in third grade! Of course there will be a lot of challenge, work, and learning too! I hope you had a fantastic summer and I will be anxious to hear about it during our first week of school. It was great to meet families and our new class of students at Open House on Wednesday, August 2nd. We had a great first day in third grade. Take a look at these great kids!
I am Mrs. Strycker and I am happy to welcome you to our classroom. I am excited to be your teacher this year and we are going to do a lot of really fun things in third grade! Of course there will be a lot of challenge, work, and learning too! I hope you had a fantastic summer and I will be anxious to hear about it during our first week of school. It was great to meet families and our new class of students at Open House on Wednesday, August 2nd. We had a great first day in third grade. Take a look at these great kids!
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Class Dojo
Our classroom uses Class Dojo to help students set individual goals and track progress. Students also like to use it to work towards rewards, but it is not used as punishment. Families typically like knowing if their child is turning in homework, staying on task, showing PRIDE, or if they are having trouble with self control. Keep in mind, Class Dojo is a simply a snap shot in time, but that trends are sometimes helpful to realign goals! We also use it as a tool to improve learning with lessons in "Growth Mindset." I have included an interesting article below the Class Dojo image to read if you would like to click on that link. If you had an account with Class Dojo last year, it should connect with our class this year. If you did not have an account, I will send instructions home during our first full week of school for you. You are not required to sign up or connect to this app. I do post special events and reminders from time-to-time. If you are only interested in school delays and closings, I send these out on an app called "REMIND" (information below). The school also has a phone call/text notification for these circumstances, so you are not required to sign up with REMIND if you are satisfied with the other notifications. |
Xtra Math & Moby Max
Our class uses Xtra Math & Moby Max to help students with fact practice in our classroom. These programs help students to learn facts along with building their speed and knowledge of facts. Students can access these math activities just we do in our classroom by going to our class webpage, selecting the program desired, and then logging in with your student username and pin (Student Usernames and Pins are kept on homework folders). The nice feature to these programs is that parents can also log in and check on progress. These links test the student and then moves them through adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division facts based on the child's performance. I truly appreciate it matching student needs and I think parents will appreciate knowing exactly what their child knows or needs to know. Check it out! Our class code is: HYSMRJZK if you need to set up your account at home. |
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Elementary Books Read Aloud Online
Here are a few links for online books that are available to various reading levels that John Wolf from Indiana Literacy Liaisons shared.
Children's Storybooks Online Many wonderful free childrens books are available to read at Children's Storybooks Online. Stories span age ranges from preschool to young adults.
SillyBooks Animated children's books, music, puzzles and children's games that teach young children to read and write.
Storynory Storynory has published a new audio story every week since November 2005. Our lead storyteller is Natasha whose lovely voice will charm and beguile you. We draw on fairy tales by theBrothers Grimm or Han Christian Anderson. We seek out unusual stories from around the world.
Storyline Online Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books aloud.
Signed Stories Hi! This is your website. It’s got lots of great books to see in sign language and subtitles. Hearing family and friends can listen to the stories too. You can all watch together! We’ll add more books. So keep coming back to see what’s new. Tell your friends … click on the windows… explore…and have FUN!
Just Books Read Aloud This site was specifically compiled to be ad free, clutter free, let children follow links to unintended locations free. The site is also JAWS compatible for visually impaired parents and students.
Here are a few links for online books that are available to various reading levels that John Wolf from Indiana Literacy Liaisons shared.
Children's Storybooks Online Many wonderful free childrens books are available to read at Children's Storybooks Online. Stories span age ranges from preschool to young adults.
SillyBooks Animated children's books, music, puzzles and children's games that teach young children to read and write.
Storynory Storynory has published a new audio story every week since November 2005. Our lead storyteller is Natasha whose lovely voice will charm and beguile you. We draw on fairy tales by theBrothers Grimm or Han Christian Anderson. We seek out unusual stories from around the world.
Storyline Online Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books aloud.
Signed Stories Hi! This is your website. It’s got lots of great books to see in sign language and subtitles. Hearing family and friends can listen to the stories too. You can all watch together! We’ll add more books. So keep coming back to see what’s new. Tell your friends … click on the windows… explore…and have FUN!
Just Books Read Aloud This site was specifically compiled to be ad free, clutter free, let children follow links to unintended locations free. The site is also JAWS compatible for visually impaired parents and students.
