3rd Grade Hits the Ground Running

 The third grade at TISA has accomplished a whole lot in just the two weeks since we started school. Take a look at some of the stuff they have been working on! 

Our remote learners made thermometers. Look at the great Science notebook entry that Skyler did!


We recently read the book, How to Be Cool in the Third Grade. The students have already gotten to work on their projects for this book, which include self-portraits. Look at this lovely self-portrait by Oliver!


Thanks to our art teacher, Ms. Cassandra, we now have a beautiful gallery wall in our room!



The students have been studying the art of Henry Matisse. Look at Eli, Kellen and Sonny's version of the famous Fish Bowl!




After-school groups have been a lot of fun. While unwinding after school, Olivia made this funny drawing on the board. 


One of the first projects we worked on when we arrived at school was to make name tags for ourselves, which showed a few things about us. Here are some very nice ones by Quinn and Claire. 




We have also been studying the work of the artist Joan Miro. Here are some excellent examples by Zia, Aliyah, Mariah, Zoe B, Jeremy, Charlytte, and Brayden.  











In Science we studied the states of matter, including solids, liquids and gases. These students came up with comprehensive lists of all kinds of things that fall under these categories. Here are some good ones by Erica and Zoe R.



The third grade has already learned all the colors in Spanish! Ask any third grader to sing you the color song, and you will be impressed by what you hear. 


In our studies of American history, we have read about the early American settlers and the Native Americans. Look at these amazing Mind Maps that some of the students created. Here is a good one by Sebastian.


The third grade has done a great job of taking care of our classroom. Everyone has been doing a fantastic job at their... job!


















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