Dear Parents,
The third grade is working with the Island Moving Company for the next two weeks. Please join us to see their wonderful performance on Friday, February 26th @ 8:00am in the Hill House.
Last week, a representative from the Audobon Society visited with the students as part of their bird study.
The children are on their way learning about bird adaptations (beaks, feet, feathers and talons). They will be making a class book which will contain information about each student’s bird that they have chosen. The following is our tentative schedule of bird research in the classroom. During the week of:
January 25th - 29th The students will begin their research by finding information from books, websites and articles. The focus is on their bird’s description, habitat, eggs/nest, diet and interesting features.
February 1st-5th The children will work editing their drafts by applying proper mechanics.
February 8th-19 The children will be working on their final drafts. All work will be completed in school.
February 25-29th Concluding the research, the students will have an opportunity to create their own bird by choosing adaptations from each category. They will write a report on this imaginary bird by naming it, including the reasons they chose each feature, and why it survives in it’s habitat. This model of their bird will be used for their oral presentation and created at home. More information and due dates will follow.
The students enjoyed a peaceful evening walk on the grounds at the Norman Bird Sanctuary on Wednesday night. As the students walked along the paths, they heard the sound of a Barred owl singing a duet with its mate, and they saw a Red Tailed hawk. Dissecting owl pellets, and finding the bones of rodents, birds, and voles, was one of the highlights of the trip.
The students are learning about the adaptations of all birds. This week each child chose a bird to research. The written research will be completed in the classroom. The following links may be helpful for your child’s research. Your child may bring in information/photos from the sites to keep in their bird folders for later use.
www.allaboutbirds.com
www.whatbird.com
www.enature.com
On Thursday, January 28th, a speaker from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island will come and have the children explore traits of birds with many hands on opportunities.
Video footage of the annual singing of the state song by the third grade.
The children are working hard on researching their state in class. Over the next two weeks they will be collecting information, and compiling all these resources into a project. When the project is completed, we will be making a state T-shirt and state pillow. Please have your child bring in a new or used white T-shirt by December 7th. We will be asking for parent volunteers to come in and help sew the pillows. Finally, our state feast will be on December 16th. As these dates get closer, we will post more detailed information.
By the end of this week your child will have chosen the state they want to research. They will be doing all their research during school hours. Some of the additional projects that we will need your help with are sewing a state pillow, state feast and state T-shirt. We will update you with these dates and details. The final presentations will be during the week of December 14th-16th. Thank you for your support with this endeavor.
Karen and Lorie
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