IPC

Third graders wrote opinion letters to leaders around the world including prime ministers, presidents, governors, and mayors. These were very passionate essays including several reasons and supporting details to convince leaders to take action. Recently, we walked to the post office to drop our letters in the mail!

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Just how big is a square meter?

Students embarked on a challenging endeavor. They attempted to create one meter squares and one foot squares from smaller pieces of paper. Through the process students started to realize that the area of a square meter is quite big!

March 22nd was an electrifying day at Saint Maur: our biannual International Day celebration! The day was full of extra special color and excitement as students dressed up in spectacular costumes showing off a country that is special them and their families.

We had a costume parade…

A delicious potluck lunch…

A meet and greet with older and younger students…

…and so much more. Students participated in workshops prepared by faculty and parents, a musical assembly with Mama Melodia, and spectacle expertly performed by the Chinese parents. This was a highly memorable day in our 3rd grade year!

We hopped on the bus and headed out to Enoshima Aquarium last week! The weather was warm and we had a super trip. Students learned about marine animals, ecosystems, and of course penguins! 🐧

…and a moment of zen.

Pizza Party

Congratulations to 3G! They filled their marble jar with their good deeds, excellent behavior, and strong choices. The first goal the class voted to work towards was a pizza party. 🍕 I didn’t capture as many photos as I should have. I was serving all the food!

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99math.com

3G loves playing 99math, a math fluency game. Students play several rounds challenging themselves to earn as many points as possible for accuracy and speed in recalling the basic arithmetic facts. Each student works on an individual device.

Such focus!!

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Temples, Tombs, and Treasures

3rd grade launched a new IPC unit to study ancient civilizations. Our archeologists threw themselves into the work of uncovering artifacts buried in the sand and hidden in a dark tomb. Again, I regret that I couldn’t capture more photos.

Even Mrs. Forbes-Dias took a trip through the tomb!

Some of our students participated in the French School assembly, showing off their performing arts and language skills! Bravo!

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Milkshakes!

We wrapped up our IPC “Shake It!” unit with milkshakes. Students used their own handcrafted whisks to whip up their milkshakes with extra tasty mix-ins. It was a loud and exciting finale to the unit.

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Writing

3G showed such focus as they were working toward their publishing deadline for their small moment personal narratives. Students showed off all their skills bringing their true stories through the writing process all the way to publishing. Everyone in the class published on time!

3G students designed and created their own original whisks for frothing milk. We’re looking forward to making milkshakes! After drafting a plan on paper, students set out to bring their design to life with wires and ingenuity.

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Grammar Scavenger Hunt

Ms. Mukhi shared some photos from 3G’s mini scavenger hunt. Students searched for small tasks cards placed around the room – some in obvious locations, others more obscure – then, tried to correct the quotation mistakes.

3G put their science skills to the test. After learning about the Scientific Method, students set up an experiment to transform liquid cream into butter.

There was a lot of shaking involved. After all the hard work, there was delicious butter to eat!

That was an exciting day!

It is amazing what one can learn from milk and a few simple tools! 3G threw themselves into an investigation of milk using measuring cups, whisks, funnels, filters, and spoons. With teamwork and scientific thinking, the class applied their knowledge of states of matter to practical experimentation.

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OUTDOOR RECESS

The weather finally cooperated a little bit this week. We had some outdoor recess for the first time this school year!