Mrs. Biegun's Class

2009-04-27T05:31:00.000-07:00

Vocaulary Games

2009-04-27T05:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry I am behind on posting the games, but here is the vocabulary game for Across the Wide Dark Sea and for Trapped by the Ice
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=5&selection=1
Trapped by the Ice
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=5&selection=3

2009-04-14T07:46:00.000-07:00

Irregular Verb Game

2009-04-14T06:39:00.000-07:00

This is a game that you have to match the present tense verb with the past tense verb. For example go would match with went. Its pretty fun, you have to concentrate though. Have fun!

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/concentration/past2.html

2009-04-14T06:18:00.000-07:00

Robot Links

2009-04-14T06:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some links to some robot sites. Play around and click on some of the links becuase on the How Stuff Works one it actually shows how robots are being used now!

http://science.howstuffworks.com/robot.htm

History of Robots and Awesome links- We have been using robots for a lot longer that I ever thought.
http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html

Author Visit

2009-04-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

Beth Evans Caldwell, author of Jack Gives a Smack came to visit Sheffield on April 7th. We had a great time getting to meet a real life author and it was a treat to hear her read her own book! Mrs. Caldwell answered a lot of questions that we had about being an author. Here is her website. I know there were several of you who wanted to ask her some more questions, but we ran out of time. Maybe going on her website will answer some of the questions.

http://www.mabelisable.com/Mabel/Mabel_is_Able.html

Two Days In May

2009-04-08T06:04:00.000-07:00

This week we are reading Two Days in May. We are working on making judgements this week. Remember that when you make judgements you are giving your opinion. You can agree or disagree with someone as long as you can explain why you feel that way. Here is the vocabulary game for you to play around with. Remember your spelling test is Monday and your reading test, which is open book will be Monday as well. Have fun!

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=4&selection=3

Don't Foget FIELD TRIP

2009-03-29T18:45:00.000-07:00

Don't forget on April 6th (the day we come back from Spring Break) we are going on a field trip to the Mac computer store at the St. Johns Town Center. We will be at the store creating a ton of cool things from 10-12 and then we are going to McDonalds for lunch. You need to bring your own money for your lunch. You are allowed to bring a bag lunch, but either way figure out how you are eating and don't forget.

Seal Surfer Links

2009-03-22T18:15:00.001-07:00

Our story this week is going to be Seal Surfer. This is a really cute story about a boy who has a friendship with a seal. I know the story is fiction, but it is such hearwarming story that it seems real. Hope you enjoy the vocabulary game and other cool stuff.

Author Biography

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/gr3_th4_sel2.html

Vocabulary Game

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=4&selection=2

Web Field Trip- This has really neat facts about endangered species and its a great connection to our Scholastic News.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/activities/gr3_th4_sel2_trip.html

Field Trip to Apple Mac Store

2009-03-20T07:55:00.000-07:00

Our class is going on a fiend trip to Apple Mac Store in the ST. Johns Town Center on April 6th (the day we return from Spring Break). Money for the field trip is due on March 26th. The cost is $7. We will be eating lunch at McDonalds. Money for lunch needs to be brought the day of the field trip. If you choose not to eat at McDonalds then you need to bring a bag lunch. If you have any questions please let Mrs. Biegun or Ms. Collins know.

SHARKS!!

2009-03-20T07:51:00.000-07:00

Check out the Discovery Channel shark stuff. There are some really cool pictures and stories about sharks.

http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/

Wacky Web Tales

2009-03-16T18:38:00.000-07:00

Many of you created some of the Wacky Web Tales in library. There are a ton of stories that you can create by just filling in the blanks. It will be intersting to see who has been paying attention to our grammar lessons. If you forget what a verb or a noun are then they have a help button.Have fun and get creative!

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

How To Writings

2009-03-14T07:54:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to find some good examples of "How To" this weekend. Ask your parents if you can bring them to school and we are going to display them so we can study them. We are going to get started working on our own How To's so be prepared to write down on paper what you can do!

Suffrage Video

2009-03-12T06:57:00.001-07:00

The Verb Be

2009-03-12T06:41:00.000-07:00

Check out this game to help you with understanding helping verbs.

http://www.funbrain.com/verb/index.html

Night of the Pufflings

2009-03-12T06:27:00.000-07:00

Here is the Nights of the Pufflings author biography and online vocab game. I got to play it today and it is pretty fun!

Biography
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/gr3_th4_sel1.html

Vocabulary Game
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=4&selection=1

Amelia Earhart

2009-03-05T08:52:00.000-08:00

Here is some information on Amelia Earhart. Remember nobody really know what happened to her. If you get your parents permission to google "Amelia Earhart" there are some other really good sites that had more pictures. I thought it was neat to see what people dressed like during that time.-Mrs. Biegun

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=fflf-0000530&article_id=658&chapter_id=14&chapter_title=Technology&article_title=Amelia_Earhart_Remembered

2009-03-04T11:56:00.000-08:00

Reading Logs

2009-03-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

Lately we have had some people NOT logging in all the great books that they are reading. Remember to log in your books after you finish them. Your book log is in the back of your agenda. The reading celebration is fast approaching and I would hate to have someone from the best 3rd grade class sit out. Your March goal is 3 books, which should be a piece of cake.

Scholastic News Connection: Monarch Butterfly Migration

2009-03-03T17:13:00.001-08:00

2009-03-03T15:39:00.000-08:00

Suffrage Video

2009-03-03T15:37:00.001-08:00

A penny for your thoughts

2009-02-23T11:43:00.001-08:00

In our Scholastic News last week we talked about the new pennies that are coming out. Check out this website and see some more information about what they will look like.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/coins.cfm

Garden of Abdul Gasazi

2009-02-23T11:24:00.000-08:00

I know this is late, but the games may be kind of fun to play if you are bored. The class really seemed to enjoy the Chris VanAllsburg stuff. Now you can see why he is my favorite.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=3&selection=4

Mysterious Giant of Barletta

2009-01-22T06:37:00.000-08:00

Hello Guys,
Sorry that I have not updated the blog in a while. All of the games have been posted on for the Mysterious Giant! Have fun!

Author Biography

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/gr3/gr3_th3_sel2.html

Game for The Mysterious Giant of Barletta
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=3&selection=2

This is for parents

2008-12-18T07:24:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents,
Many of you have asked if there will be a Holiday work packet sent home. Due to copies and budget restraints we are not able to send home a work packet. There are plenty of activites for students to do on Destination sucess. Students have their log in and password in their agendas and they should know how to acess it on the dcps webpage. We have worked with this site several times this year. The programs run slow at school, so they should have an easier time getting on at home. If you have any questions just email me at biegunb@duvalschools.org
Thank you and have a great break.
Mrs. Biegun

Interviewing for our Report Writing

2008-12-18T07:09:00.000-08:00

Don't forget over the holiday break to interview the person you selected. You need to ask them the 10 questions that you chose. We have been practicing writing down repsonses and we really realized that it is a bit harder than we thought. Remember to be polite and if you need them to repeat something say it nicely. I can't wait to hear how your interviews went. The questions are due January 7th. Remember you are writing their reponses in your project notebook, these dont have to be perfect, but you should remember what they said.

Trickster Tales Fun

2008-12-18T07:06:00.000-08:00

We have been studying Trickster Tales for a couple of weeks now. I found this quiz online see if you can get tricked or not!
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/activities/gr3_th2_quiz.html

Remember there is always a lesson to be learned in a Trickster Tale.

Awesome Geronimo Stilton Stuff

2008-12-01T06:19:00.000-08:00

I happened to find this awesome site for all of the Geronimo Stilton fans!! I hope you like it. I know I had a good time playing with some of the things on here. This site is set up just like the Gazette in the book and its really cool because you can listen to some of the Geronimo books. This is really neat. Let me know what you think!

http://www.scholastic.com/titles/geronimostilton/index.htm

Report Writing

2008-12-01T06:04:00.000-08:00

We are just beginning our report writing genre. Our class is going to do something a little different. We are going to be conducting interviews! Instead of doing research in books we are going to talk to members of our family to do our research. Interview questions and more information will be coming home in next few days so be on the lookout.

Here are some links to check out samples of interviews:

Dav Pilkey-author of Captain Underpants Biography

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3499&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Ddav%2Bpilkey%26Ntt%3Ddav%2Bpilkey%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E

Dancing Rainbows

2008-12-01T06:02:00.000-08:00

Our last story for our Celebrating Traditions theme is Dancing Rainbows. This is a really intersting story about a Native American boy who learns dancing from his grandfather. Check out the fun games that go along with this story. Remember that this one link has a biography from the author, vocabulary games and more.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/gr3_th2_sel4.html

Report Writing

2008-11-18T08:09:00.001-08:00

Our Narrative stories have finally been turned in and we are getting ready to prepare for Report Writing. Mrs. Biegun is going to mix up report writing... I will give you a hint.
You wont be able to find any information in a book and you will be allowed to do a lot of talking. If you can guess what our reports will be on then let me know when you see me.

The Talking Cloth

2008-11-18T08:00:00.001-08:00

Here are the fun and games that go along with our story The Talking Cloth. I was super impressed that you guys understood all of the symbols in the story. Later in the week we should have time to maybe make our own andinkra cloths.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/gr3_th2_sel3.html

Grandma's Records

2008-11-06T07:29:00.000-08:00

The story that we are reading this week is called Grandma's Records. Remember we are still in our celebrating traditions theme. Check out the vocabulary games and other activities.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/gr3_th2_sel2.html

We have become Chocolatiers

2008-11-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

On Friday, October 31st our class became official chocolatiers. We finished reading our fiction read aloud Chocolate Fever and we just finished a nonfiction book that taught us all about the history of chocolate. We have had some tasty reading going on!! Then one of our students Ivan brought in Nutella sandwiches. Ivan is a proud Italian and told us that Nutella sandwiches are a popular snack in Italy. The entire class tried the sandwiches and loved them. I have attatched the Nutella website so you can learn more about this tasty treat.

http://www.nutellausa.com/index.html

Tongue Twister Challenge

2008-10-28T05:59:00.000-07:00

We have an intersting challege going on in our classroom. We have started a tongue twister challege. We are going to start trying to memorize weekly tongue twisters to practice fluency and put more feeling into our reading. This weeks tongue twister is...

"What ails Alex?" asks Alice.

Our Class Quilt

2008-10-27T10:32:00.001-07:00

Don't forget later in the week we are planning on making a class quilt. Start thinking of how you are going to decorate your quilt square. Remeber to think of things that you like to do. We want to make it as create as possible. I already know that on my square I am going to try to draw a picuture of a squirrel because I like squirrels (don't laugh at my drawing skills).

The Keeping Quilt

2008-10-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

We have just started our Celebrating Traditions them and to kick it off we are reading The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Pollaco. Check out this link to find out more information about Pollaco. I have also attatched some cool games to play so you can practice your vocabulary!
Patricia Pollaco Biography
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/gr3/gr3_th2_sel1.html

The Keeping Quilt Games
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/ewordgame/index.html?grade=3&theme=2&selection=1

Silly Poem website

2008-10-14T07:30:00.000-07:00

You guys are doing an awesome job at studying poetry so far in class. I thought you would enjoy this website. It has a lot of silly poems. Remember poetry is like books... you have to read a lot to find one kind that you like!
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Lost and Found Fun

2008-10-06T12:58:00.001-07:00

Here are some fun activities to do with the story The Lost and Found.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/gr3/gr3_th1_sel3.html

Mrs. Pack's Blog

2008-10-06T10:51:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to check out Mrs. Pack's blogspot here is the link in case you forgot.www.mrspackmathscience&socialstudies.blogspot.com

BALLAD OF MULAN GAMES

2008-09-25T10:59:00.000-07:00

This website tells you all about the author of Ballad of Mulan and has a vocabulary game to practice the words from the story.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/gr3/gr3_th1_sel2.html

Making Inferences Slide Show

2008-09-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick slide show to remind you how to use the inferencing strategy.

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/e/infer_files/frame.htm

Radical Reading Strategies Website

2008-09-24T06:28:00.000-07:00

Check out this awesome website. This site has all of our reading strategies on it and reminds us what to do in each of them. This would be an excellent site to use when you are reading books at home.

http://el014.k12.sd.us/Reading%20Strategies.htm

Check Out What We Are Working On In Reading!

2008-09-24T06:23:00.000-07:00

Right now we are reading the legend Ballad of Mulan. We are really excited to read this story becuase most of us have seen the movie and we are infering that they are not the same. The reading strategy of the week is Monitor and Clarify. Check out the video below for extra help with this and other strategies. We are still working on short vowel sounds, in fact all of our spelling words have a short o or short u.

Coconut Vowel Game- http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/coconuts/coconuts.html

Keeping Track of Reading Logs

2008-09-22T11:26:00.001-07:00

Students are responsible for keeping track of their own reading logs. Books are to be logged into the back of their agendas each time they finish a book. Each entry must be filled out completely to count. On the last day of each month I will collect agendas to count how many books students have read. I will initial the log and indicate how many books have gone toward their goals. STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

What Counts As A Book?

2008-09-22T11:17:00.000-07:00

Third graders are required to read at least 30 chapter book by the end of the school year. Every 100 pages counts as a book, unless its a book on their level. For example a level M book may only have 80 pages, if that is your level then that counts as a book for you. Students should also try to read a variety of different books.

Welcome to Room 203

2008-09-03T10:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year at Sheffield Elementary School. Just a reminder that room 203 has the best students and not to mention the best teachers in the school. Mrs. Pack and I are coteaching again this year, which means you get two great teachers for the price of one! Since I teach the Reading and Writing this blog will be dedicated to reading, writing and all the great things that go along with that. Check this blog often for homework reminders, class updates, fun websites and much much more. If there is anything you wish would end up on the blog, just let me know and I will see what I can do. We have a great class and I have a feeling that the year is just going to get better.