Smashing Success

Our first ever vocabulary parade was a smashing success.  We had bookworms, molecules and everything inbetween!  The students did an amazing job putting together clever, creative costumes to show off their new found vocabulary.  The whole school gathered  in the gym.  One by one the students got up, announced their word, and paraded around to show off their costume.  What fun!  Here are a few photos to enjoy!

First Ever Vocabulary Parade!

Hello 3rd Grade Families!

We are very excited to share that Fox Hill is hosting its first ever vocabulary parade.  This year we are placing a great focus on vocabulary, so we decided to join the excitement of Halloween with the challenge of new vocabulary.   On October 30th please send your child in with a homemade costume inspired by a selected vocabulary word.  Here is a link for a list of possible words for you and your student to choose 100 Word List  150 Juicy Vocab Words  70 Math and Science Vocab Words.  Once you choose your word have fun working together to create a homemade costume with materials around the house that help display the meaning of the word.  Also, please attach your vocabulary word and definition to your costume.  We will be parading around school showing off our creative costumes while learning new vocabulary in a fun way!

Make sure you come back and visit my blog to see some great pictures of our vocab inspired costumes!

Field Trip Information

The permission slip for our first field trip went home today.  We are heading to Plimoth Plantation on November 5th.  Please return the permission slips and payment as soon as possible, especially if you'd liked to be a chaperone.  We like to get the details worked out as soon as possible and a quick return helps us with that.

If you've never been to Plimoth Plantation before here is a link to their website so you can check it out at your convenience Plimoth Plantation.  Please make sure you help your child make weather appropriate choices with clothing and sneakers are a must, as we do a lot of walking.  In addition to this please pack a fully disposable lunch so valuable supplies are not left behind.

Some great questions to ask your kids at dinner are:

• Why did the Pilgrims travel to the New World? 
• Where did the Pilgrims plan to land in the New World?  Where did they actually land?  Where did they settle and build their colony?
• What was their first winter like?  How many Pilgrims did not survive?
• What were some of the challenges they faced when they arrived?

Happy chatting! 

Mrs. Lisano