Naked Turkey Project

Each student was given the task to dress their "naked" turkey in a disguise to save it from being eaten this Thanksgiving. They all were so creative and they turned out great! Happy Thanksgiving!

Dalton's and Riley's Awesome Beetles

By: Dalton and Riley

Our mealworms were the first ones to turn into beetles! One of them is named Amy and the other one's name is OSU. Amy is light brown and OSU is dark brown.

Fancy Nancy Day

By: Chloe and Micaela

On Wednesday morning, Ms. Iten greeted us like Fancy Nancy. If you did not know, Fancy Nancy is a very fancy girl in a book we read. We learned a bunch of fancy words. We had to write at least five fancy and fabulous sentences.

You should have seen what Ms. Iten wore. She wore fancy glasses, a boa, a tiara, and fancy jewelry. At the end of the day we had to share some our favorite fancy words. Ms. Iten's favorite word was Ohh la la! It was the best day ever.

The Fire Balls

By: Chloe, Cade, Micaela, Devin, and Isabella

On November 7, 2008 we did our tribe's presentation without fighting. It was a very fun day and everybody liked our presentation. We worked hard with each other. We had a very cool song and a handshake and our name was the Fire Balls. We tried hard and at the end we all had fun!!!

P.S. We took a lot of pictures.

The Spirit Tribe

By: Celyn, Riley, Chris, Estefania, and Angela

We had a great time. All of our hard work showed. It really brought the house down! Everybody showed their best. Too bad there were no explosives!

Thanks for reading our blog.

Brain Glides

By: Lauren H., Paul, Gio, Jacob, and Maggie

On November 7, 2008 our tribe did our presentation. Our tribe's name is the Brain Glides.

Before the presentation we had to practice a lot with the help of Ms. Diane (our religion teacher that stays until Christmas) and Ms. Iten. After all that hard work, all of our parents came to watch us.

First the Rock & Roll Funky Monkeys performed, then us, the Brain Glides, then the Fire Balls, and then the Spirit Tribe. Then the parents left. It was fun!

Rock and Roll Funky Monkeys

By: Olivia, Dalton, Ian, Lauren B. and Jack

Everybody was nervous except for Ian, who thinks he is Dalton. It was soooooooooooo fun! We made the parents laugh. We did not know our names. We were funky. We want to thank Ms. Iten and our parents.

Halloween Science

By: Devin B.

On the 27th - the 30th of October we did a lot of experiments for Halloween Science. We made crystal balls, bubbles, atomic glow worms and a lot of other cool stuff. It was the best!

Mealworms

By: Jack D.

Tuesday, October 21st, we got mealworms. We named our mealworms, we played with them, we fed them, and we measured them. We learned that in the adult stage, they will turn into beetles.

We all got two of our own until they turn into beetles. We are waiting for them to turn into their next stage, the pupa stage. We are feeding them bran flakes and apples. I think this is the best science experiment!

Waves

By: Paul D.

We were starting our science project. “Class, we are going to do a science project, whenever you’re quiet” Ms. Iten said. We all got quiet. “Now class, we’re learning about waves,” she said. Hooorrryyy! We all cheered.

We learned that waves aren’t just made of water; we learned that light and sound travel in waves. Ms. Iten got a can and we saw how sound waves travel. We also learned that waves have troughs and crests. We demonstrated it by using a parachute. We tried to keep DOG and two ghosts on the parachute. We also used forks, an oven rack and rocks to hear sound waves travel. It was sooo much fun!!!

The Good-Bye Article

By: Brooke H.

I am moving to Pensacola, Florida. I am really upset and sad. I don’t want to leave all my friends. I have a really nice class.

When I move to Florida I’m going to Saint Paul School. St. Pius is awesome and I don’t want to leave everyone. I’m coming home soon if we don’t like it.

My last day is October 31st. I’m going to miss everyone!

Rosaries

By: Lauren B.

On Wednesday the 15th, we made rosaries in Religion. We took dental floss and beaded on a cross and some beads. A few of us were walking to show Ms. Iten and we dropped our beads, but it was fine.

On Friday the 17th, we prayed the Rosary. Ms. Iten picked the Joyful Mysteries. It was real peaceful and everyone’s rosary looked wonderful. Everyone enjoyed it.

The Table Experiment

By: Jacob S.

On October the eighth, Ms. Iten needed three kids to help her lift a table on top of another upside down table. But before she could do that, she put balloon bags under the table. Then she asked, “How can we lift up the table without touching it?”

We gave her some suggestions. One was to lift up the table by the bags. The other was to blow into the bags to create enough pressure to lift the table.

We tried to lift the table by the bags, it worked! We set the table back down. Then we tried to blow into the bags, it didn’t work. Then we picked the table back up and Ms. Iten tied the bags together. Then we blew into the bags again, it worked! I really liked this experiment.

A Day at the Play

By: Maggie B.

On September 25, 2008, our class went with the rest of the school to the gym to see a play. It was acted by The Windy City Players. They acted out the movie Aladdin. We all thought it was funny, especially when the genie came out and when Aladdin was day dreaming about the princess. We thought they were very good and we can’t wait until the next one.

Accelerated Reader

The Accelerated Reader Program is now available online. Your child can take tests at home or at school. I do not require my class to take the tests, but they are strongly encouraged. We now have access to all the tests, so many of the books they are reading will be on the website.

Use this link to get started. http://hosted74.renlearn.com/219851/
Your child's user name is their first initial and the first four letters of their last name (All CAPS) example: John Smith would be JSMIT
Their password would be their first and last initial (All CAPS) example: JS

Please let me know if you have any problems or questions.

Butterfly Garden

We've been spending time in our beautiful outdoor classroom. The butterfly garden is in full bloom. We saw our first monarch butterfly today and there have been several sightings of hummingbirds. I tried to get a picture of the butterfly, but it wouldn't cooperate!

Thanks again to Mrs. Oakley who made all this possible. She and her students have spent so much time and energy working in the garden. All your hard work is truly appreciated!!

Another special thanks to my friends Matthew & Lora Weatherbee. They are the owners of Blossom's Nursery in Muskogee. They generously donated all the plants for the butterfly garden.

Spelling Fun

Ask your child to "write" a spelling word on your back and you try to guess the word; then switch roles. It's a fun way to practice!

I'm Back!

It is great to be back at school! I am teaching full time now and feeling really well. I still have to be careful and I have a few restrictions, so please be patient with me as I ease back into working.

Thank You!

Thanks to my students and their families for all the cards, gifts, and prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. I am feeling well and getting stronger everyday! I will see my doctor on Monday and I am hopeful she will let me return to work.

A special thank you to Melinda Staurovsky for doing such a great job in my absence. She is a wonderful teacher. I am able to rest and focus on my recovery knowing my students are in such capable hands!

Our Class Creed

I thought I would share with you some of the words your children chose to create our class creed. We recite our creed daily as well as strive to live it!

Our Class Creed

*We are Ms. Iten’s Third Grade Class at St. Pius X Catholic School.
*We are respectful, intelligent, nice, and hard working children of God.

*We will make a commitment to work as a team using the Eight Expectations for Living.
*We are all in this together, so we will help each other by sharing our different talents and encouraging each other.
*We will be friendly and respectful to everyone.
*We will go for our dreams and remember to thank God for our many blessings!

Fabulous First Week!

We have had a fabulous first week of school. Everyone seems to be adjusting well to third grade. Our theme this year is P.I.G.S. which stands for Prayer Is Good Stuff!

Balancing peacock feathers is easy if you focus and make eye contact with the "eye" on the feather. Most of the students had no problem balancing it on one finger and some of them could even balance it on their nose!

Third Grade Rocks!