Awesome October & Friday Favorites!!

Happy October and welcome to autumn!  I've been seriously missing my blog so thank you for checking in today after a long absence!

Today I'm linking up for Friday Favorites with Erika,  Narci and Andrea!

My son, Andrew, got married!

On September 14th, my son, Andrew, got married to his longtime girlfriend/fiancee, Angelika!

Focus Board Complete!

After years of trying to make a "fancy" focus board, I ended up handwriting and velcroing the subject areas and learning goals right onto the wall.  Check out the finished product:

Komodo Dragon at the Bronx Zoo!

If you go to the Komodo dragon's natural habitat in Indonesia, you can pay upwards of $500 to see them OR you can go to the Bronx Zoo!  Check out this Komodo dragon on exhibit there:

We bought the All Access Tickets and enjoyed the Butterfly Garden, the Congo Gorilla Forest, the Asian Monorail and Dinosaur Safari.  It was an amazing day and adventure!  It's a definite Best Zoo!

Mealworm Metamorphosis

Here's an example of the exciting world of third grade!  We have mealworms that we observe to see how they grown and change.  This year we even got a beetle:

I've also learned that the mealworms prefer the carrots from the school cafeteria vs. the apples. 

If you're intrigued by mealworms, click here to learn more!  You can even buy 100 0f them at Petco for $3.49! 
 
On that exciting note, I'm off for my nightly shower.  As always, thank you so much for visiting the blog!  Have a wonderful weekend!

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Fabulous Fall News!

Hello there!  After a warm week ~ with temperatures in the 80's ~ fall has arrived!  Thanks for checking in as I link up with Jan from Laughter and Consistency for Saturday Sum-Up;  and Andrea, Erika,  Narci and The Blended Blog for Friday Loves: 

Change Is Simple Visits!

Change Is Simple is a great organization that comes to our school and teaches our students about endangered animals and the environment.  The kids loved "running around the world" as well as learning about animals and where they live:

Johnny Appleseed Directed Drawings Are Live!

I LOVE seeing my students' finished directed drawings accompanied by their haikus.  They add a pop of color to our hallway!

Mealworm Mania Continues

We've had our meal worms for over a week, and they're getting very enormous.  Plus, they're hungry.  If we put food in their container, it's gone in a flash!

New Post on Conversations from the Classroom.

Check out my new post on Concersations From The Classroom about frequently confused terms by clicking here or on the graphic below:

Preparing for Veterans' Day

The third graders are starting to prepare for our Veterans' Day assembly.  We'll be reading this poem and singing two songs:

That's it for now!  Thank you for checking in!  I'd love to hear from you ~ please leave a comment ~ if you'd like!

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