Marvelous Monday!

Today was a great start to the week.  We began the day, as usual, with math.  Third graders can see the post below titled "Monday's Third Grade Math" for more info.  Then it was time for snack and Reading/Writing Workshop.  We got reading buddies today and interviewed them about their reading likes and dislikes.  Then we talked about times when reading was the pits, and times when reading was really awesome.  This helped us make a list of how we want to make our Reading Workshop the best it can be this year.  In Writing Workshop, we did a similar activity to brainstorm how we can all be stellar writers this year.  We also got to share our newly decorated Writer's Notebooks with our classmates and talk about how the pictures we used can spark ideas for our writing.  Next came lunch, recess, and Art.  Afterwards, we spent time going over our new classroom jobs. These range from Eco-Patrol to Librarians.  Every week, each student will rotate to a new job, and will even get a chance to sit in the comfy chairs for an enture week!  Next, we started working in groups to come up with ideas for our Classroom Contract.  This is something we will continue to work on tomorrow with Mrs. Harvath's class.  When we're finished, we'll have a contract that we all agree on and can have our parents sign and we can sign ourselves too.  Finally it was time to fill out planners, clean the room and play a well-deserved game of "Silent Ball" before heading off to choice hour or going home  :)