TISA 3rd Grade

Our class practiced for week's in preparation for the Christmas Performance. Here are the students rehearsing their finale dance with Ms. Anandi. The Performance went phenomenally well. Thanks to Ms. Ali, Ms. Anandi, Christopher Heron, and Ms. Roe for all the help they gave us in preparing for it. And thanks to those who came to school to see it! During December, our class learned about Christmas but learned about other traditions as well. Particularly Hanukkah. We were fortunate enough to receive a visit from Rabbi Jack of Los Alamos, who read us a Hanukkah story, taught us about the tradition of the menorah, and along with his wife very generously brought dreidels for everyone! One of the highlights of the holiday season was definitely the Winter Dance. Ms. Sadie and Ms. Ali did a spectacular job of decorating the Multipurpose Room and providing music for the students to dance to. 

Our class was lucky in the past week to receive a visit from Del's mom and Esteban's mom, who are both dental care professionals. They gave the class an important lesson about how to keep our teeth clean. They were even generous enough to bring goodie bags that contained toothbrushes, floss, toothpaste, brushing timers, and purple chewable tablets to show us how much plaque is on our teeth.  The class has been working on personalized Christmas Cards to send to loved ones far away. They have already made some beautiful designs, and they are going to be adding their own special poems to the cards before sending them off. 

Before we left for break, the class joined the 4th and 5th grades for a fabulous Thanksgiving feast! Ms. Linda taught us proper table etiquette before we began eating, then we enjoyed each other's company over a delicious meal. Thanks again to those who contributed food.  We've had a few more fantastic presentations of the How to Be a Helper projects, inspired by Stuart Little. Jayleigha helped out the Kindergarteners by donating books to the class and reading to them. Naomi helped her younger brother by reading to him. Violet helped her mom with chores around the house. Delfino helped his grandmother remodel her house.  Our school had another Explora Science Night recently. This time they brought us activities to investigate how animals camouflage themselves to hide in different environments.