The Science Fair

Material: balloons, peppermint syrup, orange extract. Add a few drops of the flavoring and inflate and tie off. Caution: Don't overinflate, peppermint syrup is sticky! Good thing I was wearing glasses.

4 weeks to go!

Four weeks until communion. Got the dress, most of the accessories, the invites are out!
Have to take the princess for the dress fitting this week.
;-)

Happy St Patty's Day

Those pesky leprechauns did such an imaginative and thorough classroom redecoration they've actually been offered a design program on one of the cable channels. A little silly string(OK,alot), strategic furniture placement, a few chalk dust footprints and voila' a makeover in minutes.

The looks on their faces when they discovered the room in disarray! All kidding aside. They will be missed but not soon forgotten by the students and Mrs D.

And the Oscar goes to...

The red carpet was rolled out and the room was filled with family, friends and paparazzi. The kids and teachers were decked out in their finest attire and bling for a very special event. The program was the culmination of a grade wide interdisciplinary project

Everyone was a winner at the 5th annual Third Grade Oscars. Nominees for each category were voted on by their classmates. Once all the votes were tabulated by the the auditing firm of Dewey, Cheatham and Howe; it was time for the fun to begin.

It wouldn't be an awards show without a splashy musical production. (At least this ceremony had one) Special awards were presented to Dr S as well as three retiring faculty members. The third grade teachers were the presenters with Mrs B serving double duty as the emcee. There were jokes and a couple of plugs for local merchants too! Each recipient was allowed sufficient time for their acceptance speeches.

After all the awards were presented the winners struck a pose for the parent paparazzi. The it was time to return to class. Congrats to all the winners!