CCE Room 303

TAKS Scores

2010-05-17T13:36:00.000-07:00

I know many of you are anxiously awaiting TAKS scores, as are we!!! As soon as the official results are in, we will notify you of them. We have not received anything at this time and don't expect to until May 25th at the earliest. Sorry!

4 Weeks Left?!!!

2010-05-10T06:42:00.000-07:00

Wow! It's pretty hard to believe that there is less than 4 weeks left in the 2009-2010 school year! As we approach these final weeks, I am reminding students the importance of being responsible, remaining focused, and finishing strong! Please remind your students of the same as well. Some of us are feeling the need to relax, but it's not time for that just yet!
Please be on the lookout for dates of upcoming events coming home...the end of the year is a busy time. Upcoming events include field day (this Friday), awards ceremony, end-of-year party (last day of school), and economics fair.
Let's work hard to finish the year out STRONG by doing our personal best!

PICNIC and AWARDS!!!

2010-03-25T08:16:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to remind families that tomorrow, 3/36, we will be having the 3rd quarter honor roll assembly at 9:30. Students that made A or AB honor roll will be honored!
Also, we will have the Texas Public Schools Week Picnic on 3/36 as well. If you would like to join us, bring your towels or blankets and a lunch. This will take place outside at our regular lunch time (11:30-12:00). Remember, you must have a picture ID to present to the office to join us.
Hope to see you there!!! :)

2010-03-04T12:07:00.000-08:00

Here is a reminder of the spelling words and sight words that will be tested tomorrow:
I'm its it's question that's
friction prediction dictionary fiction restriction
nonfiction addiction contradiction jurisdiction

I also wanted to share that we are having a great time learning about different ecosystems. Tomorrow the students will each be presenting key concepts for an ecosystem they have been studying with a group.

I hope to have students posting knowledge they have acquired to our blog soon!

Have a wonderful evening! :)

Welcome, Mr. Murray!!!

2010-02-23T10:11:00.000-08:00

Dear BISD,

Our third grade class would like to welcome Mr. Murray to our school district. We are very excited to have him visit our campus at CCE. Lauren says that today is his lucky day because it is snowing outside. We rarely ever see snow here in Bastrop. We think he will like it here in Bastrop because it is a great community and we have wonderful schools. We recommend that he visit Chestnut Square because you can bowl, see movies, play games, or even play miniature golf. Jakob says that Mr. Murray could take his children, if he has any to play at the many playgrounds in our community. We hope he has a great time on our campus and in our district. We also hope that he likes all of us and visiting our campuses! We look forward to meeting him!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Gardner's Third Grade Students

2010-02-16T12:34:00.000-08:00

Hello families! I just wanted to touch base with you all! I cannot believe how quickly this school year continues to pass us by! To bring you all up to date, just last week an interim principal, Dr. Duran began on our campus. She will be with us until the end of the school year. We are delighted to have her!
I wanted to make you aware that we are having a slight problem with homework lately for many. Work with your child to create a structure/schedule to ensure homework is done nightly. I encourage you to allow your child to read to you during part of their nightly reading. Ask them questions as well as their predictions as they read. Also, remember that flash cards should be coming home nightly. It is important that they are LEARNING their facts.
As always, thank you for your participation in your child's education. Feel free to contact me if needed! Have a wonderful evening!

Book Talk...

2009-12-08T08:48:00.001-08:00

I would like for you to share with us about the chapter book you are currently reading. Please let us know the title of your book and the author. As you discuss your book, tell us who the main character is and what kind of character they are. Are they nice, curious, compassionate, mean, easy going?... Maybe give us an event from your story that proves your statement. Also, describe the setting of your book and the problem your main character is dealing with. Finally, share with us your predictions for the solution/ending for the book.
Happy sharing!!! I can't wait to see your comments!

Cyiber Monday

2009-11-30T12:41:00.000-08:00

Today is Monday,today we worked on are science project it's where we disign a car.One part of the homework is to do math 6-1 in math workbook.Breakfast with santa will be on December 5th.Have a good day!

Lunch has changed...

2009-11-18T12:32:00.000-08:00

Lunch tomorrow has changed due to our Thanksgiving Feast. Our class will be eating lunch at 11:11 to 11:41. We hope to see you there. Please remember that our food drive will conclude on Friday. Please continue to bring donations Thursday and Friday.
As we are concluding our study of data, charts, and graphs, our class went to the computer lab to make computer-generated graphs. Students were doing great! We will have to resume our work at another time as the network crashed while we were working!
Have a great evening!

veterans day

2009-11-12T06:22:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we celebrated Veteran's Day. We wrote to Mr.Segraves letters to thank him for speaking to us about his service for our country. We also did the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the song O' Beautiful. We also worked on Veteran's Day activities to better understand. by Angel

Food Drive

2009-11-09T13:53:00.000-08:00

As you all have already seen communicated, we have officially begun our food drive! Please bring in non-perishable food items to assist with our drive. Encourage others you are close to, to support our drive. The drive will conclude on Friday, November 20th. Skills we are emphasizing througout the drive are compassion, communities and people in them, data, charts, and graphs. Thank you for your continued help!

what a ride.

2009-11-05T12:42:00.000-08:00

Hi my name is Jakob. My class and I are working on puff mobiles. My group and one other group is done with their puff mobiles. Everybody is working hard on their puff mobiles and I can't wait until everybody has finished their puff mobiles and I can't wait until we test them!

2009-11-04T12:45:00.000-08:00

My name is Jimmy. Today my class started a new math workbook focused on TAKS skills. Tomorrow we will conduct a survey in math. Have a good night!

What a FUN Day!!!

2009-11-04T11:53:00.000-08:00

Right now our class is touring our blog and learning how to post blogs themselves. As I have stated, students will be updating our blog daily, (hopefully)! Our class is learning all of the different functions of the blog, including uploading pictures, posting comments from home, posting a blog, and signing on as a follower. Elizabeth said, "I hope my mom will get on the blog today at home." Hope said, "I will be able to post a blog at school and then my classmates can see what I posted when they get home." Christopher said, "I think this is an awesome blog and I hope my mom will download a photo of me as a follower at home." Angel said, "Maybe my mom will go on the blog and can see what happens each school day." Jakob said, "I think this is exciting and fun!!!" Victoria said, "I think this is a great idea!"

Student Reporters

2009-11-03T13:02:00.000-08:00

As you can see, a student reported on our blog today. As I teach the class about our blog, my goal is to allow students to keep our blog updated. I think it's a fun way to incorporate technology while allowing them to reflect on the day we had as they also work on communication skills. Hope you enjoy viewing student reports! :)

Our day...

2009-11-03T12:50:00.000-08:00

Hi my name is Lauren. Today we worked on planning our scarecrow stories. I think planning stories first is helpful. Remember to bring pennies for R.I.F.

What a Week!

2009-10-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

Hello Families! We had such a great week! Thank you for all the participation in Red Ribbon Week! Today we learned a strategy for planning stories. We then created a scarecrow glyph. The class then began using the planning strategy we learned to plan a story about a scarecrow who comes to life, using their scarecrow as the main character! They really seemed to have fun with it. It really tested their ability to follow directions as they made their scarecrows. They were also applying the knowledge they gained for planning stories.
We got to see a play this afternoon put on by the Windy City Players called the "Emperors New Clothes". It was a great way to end such a fun week.
Please be safe in whatever you do this weekend, especially if trick-or-treating.
The only homework is to read for 60 minutes. Have a great weekend!
By the way, way to go on spelling tests today...kiddos must be studying!!!

Had a Great Monday!

2009-10-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

Our class looked so good today decked out in red for Red Ribbon Week. Don't forget to wear cowboy boots and clothes or western wear to "give drugs a cowboy boot"!

We began learning Experimental Design today which will lead into our work with puff mobiles...the class seems excited!
Homework: Read 30 minutes, add 5 eet and 5 een words, and write 3 sight word sentences for first, journal, and hopeless.
When you all have a chance, could you purchase or bring a 1/4 inch flimsy binder to use as a science journal. Let me know if this is a problem so we can make other arrangements.
Please be safe in this wet weather...have a good evening! :)

WELCOME!

2009-10-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

Well, if you are viewing this it means you received the newsletter that was sent home Friday!!! As stated in the newsletter, I am hoping that this will serve as another means of communication with families. My hopes are that it is effective for at least some of you AND that I can consistently keep you updated! I will TRY my best to keep you all posted, especially when necessary. One of our students thought this forum would be useful when students are absent so they can see what took place while they were out. So, I will especially try to post when any students are out. Just a reminder that students are encouraged to wear red on Monday to kick off Red Ribbon Week. Also, in addition to the 60 minutes of reading for the weekend, I have asked students to write an explanation for what they read. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! :)

Under Construction!

2009-10-22T14:23:00.000-07:00

We are in the process of getting a blog for our class up and running!