To encourage more scientists, I strongly feel students must have frequent hands-on experience. To support this goal, the 3rd grade team is committed to sponsoring quarterly science days where students visit all four 3rd grade classrooms. Each teachers presents a different science experiment which teaches different scientific processes, 21st century skills, and hopefully sparks an interest in science.
Our room hosted a study of the persistence of vision, or how the brain interprets the still images our eyes send to it. Like a flip book or film, our brain pieces together previous images and interprets them as motion. To model this we made thaumatropes. Here are a few below.
Mrs. McGuire's presented matter and chemical changes. Mrs. Adams presented pigment extraction. Mrs. Meyer presented structures and engineering. It is our sincere hope that students will try or demonstrate these experiments for you at home.
Important Dates & Reminders
Our library days are: October 9, 24; November 8, 27; December 11; January 8, 24; February 7, 22; March 8, 22; April 16, 30; and May 14, 29.
October 8 through 12, 2012 - PTO Book Fair
October 8, 2012 - Field trip to Highbanks Metropark
Please have your student:
- Wear shoes for hiking (no Crocs, sandals or flip flops please).
- Pack a sack lunch that can be thrown out or recycled (including drinks and tableware) with their name on it.
Chaperons should arrive no later than 8:15. We will depart promptly at 8:30.
October 12, 2012 - Fall Family Night from 6pm till 8pm and Windermere Spirit Wear Sale
October 22, 2012 - No school, professional development day
October 24, 2012 - Picture Retakes
October 26, 2012 - End of the first quarter
October 29, 2012 - No school, teacher grading day
October 31, 2012 - Halloween party (NOTE CORRECTED TIME: extended lunch from 12pm till 1:15pm, Most students go home to change into costumes.)
From the Windermere PTO
Fall Family Fun Night is just around the corner! By now, your child should have brought home several flyers detailing some of the wonderful opportunities at this event, including climbing on the inflatables, making s'mores, playing in the Hay Maze and more. This event cannot happen without the efforts of many volunteers, so please consider giving an hour or two of your time that night to help us put on another fabulous Windermere evening! Please visit our online signup sheet by clicking (on the PTO link to the right) to volunteer! As always, thank you for your support of PTO and its programs!
