Third Graders Workout!

I'm Healthy and I Know It!

Mrs. Horst's homeroom has begun talking about healthy food choices in our IPC unit, "How Are You?" We watched a short video talking about ChooseMyPlate and how the USDA and Michelle Obama are working together to help people make better food choices. After learning about MyPlate, the students were asked to respond to the following prompt in their Writer's Notebook. What is one thing you learned from this video AND what is a question you would ask the first lady, Michelle Obama, about being healthy? Listen to the awesome responses!

Morning Meeting Fun

The students were split into two groups this morning to see which group could work as a team to complete a puzzle of the United States.  What a fun morning meeting!

Revolutionary War Debate

Click here to read our Revolutionary War Debate papers

Homeroom Update

Mrs. Horst’s Homeroom- Trimester 3

On Friday, February 22^nd, we will begin a new unit of study from the International Primary Curriculum called, “How Are You?”  In Science, we will be focusing on healthy food choices, why our bodies need exercise, how we digest food, how our muscles contract and expand, and how germs get in our body. After developing a basic understanding of our health, we will shift gears to research the history of important medical discoveries of the past and scientists who have helped develop the vaccinations that we have today. We will learn about the Great Plague of London in 1665 and how doctors treated those that were sick.  We will compare the well visits that we have with our doctor today with the well visits children have in different parts of the world. For our international goals, we will explore the water process and how water in the United States is cleaned and purified for us to drink.  We will analyze how people in developing countries get their water.  The students will learn about organizations that are helping people get access to clean water.  They will have the opportunity to speak to WaterAid representatives and ask questions about how they are helping with the water crisis. The most exciting part of this unit is that the students will apply what they have learned about health and water in order to take a closer look at the water quality around us in the Chesapeake Bay.  We will learn about efforts being made to Save the Bay and ways that we can act locally to protect our bay.  Then, on May 15^th the third grade will go on a field trip to Annapolis to visit the State House and see how legislators are working to pass laws to protect the bay.  We will also tour the Naval Academy and take a short cruise of the Annapolis Harbor.  I will continue to send details about what we are learning in social studies in my email updates.   If you have any connections or real world experiences to what we are studying, please let me know!  We welcome guest speakers (in person or via Skype). 

The Discovery Center

We will begin going to the Discovery Center on 2/21 until the end of the school year.  Mr. May will be sending you updates soon.  Our Thursday schedule will change a little bit for this addition.  Here are the changes:

10-10:45 Half of class to Discovery Center and half to Science

10:45-11:15 Snack and Social Studies

11:15-12 Half of class to Discovery Center and half to Science (Switch classes)