December "Doings"

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December has kept us very busy! We've enjoyed a puppy visit, cheer assembly, storytellers (one winner was from our very own class), making gingerbread people, a class Christmas quilt, and another super party given by our great mothers. Again, thanks for the stories, games, crafts, and delicious treats. It's hard to believe that Santa's visit is only one week away! Merry Christmas to you all out there in Blog Land. Oh yeah, if anyone out there gets a bit bored during the holidays, we have a fun little web site to visit :) Enjoy!!!!! This is the Dogzilla author Dav Pilkey's site.

Our Thanksgiving Feast

OUR Thanksgiving Feast was better than the Pilgrims could ever have imagined! Thanks to our wonderful room mothers, we feasted on cornbread muffins, jerky, potatoes, carrots, seeds and nuts (honey roasted), dried fruit, deviled eggs (a big hit), and pumpkin cake for dessert.

Author Visit

Jennifer A. Nielsen visited our school today. She is the author of the book Elliot and the Goblin War. She admonished us to be extraordinary, to reach for the summit when we climb our 'mountain', to never give up, and to remember that READING IS POWER!

Basket Weaving

The Southwest Indians (Hopis) were the most skilled in making baskets. Actually, we didn't do such a bad job at the weaving process ourselves!

Eastern Woodlands - The Iroquois

Here we are with our very own DREAM CATCHERS.
Sweet Dreams, Third Grade! 

Celebrating Indigenous People of North America (Native Americans)

As we were  just beginning our unit on Native Americans, who should just happen by, with his very own elk hide, than Mr. Lauenstein! Talk about authentic! We thought it was great and can't understand why Mrs. L. insists that he keep this treasure in the basement!

Pizza Party

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As mentioned in an earlier post, our class earned a pizza party from the Walk-a-Thon. As you can see, a yummy time was had by all!