Mrs. Boucher's Class

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Benjamin Franklin Visits

Today we had a wonderful visit from Benjamin Franklin. Thank you to Young Audiences: Arts for Learning for coming today and teaching us all about this important founding father, scientist, inventor, and statesman.

We got to learn all about Ben Franklin's life, lessons, and accomplishments. The students were mesmerized and were great audience members. They had wonderful questions and answers too. Here are some photos from the presentation.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Recycling and Mary Poppins Preview

Our morning was quite busy! First, we got a sneak preview of the high school musical, Mary Poppins. There are many Francis Wyman alumni in the show. If you are available this weekend, you should go see the show!

Two FW alumni in the show.

The leads

Some of the cast.

We also had a special visit from the amazing Science Center teachers. They have kicked off a recycling challenge at Francis Wyman. Students got to sort their lunch trash from the day before to see how much could have been recycled. For the rest of the week, we are being challenged to waste less food, recycle more, and throw less away. You can try to recycle more and waste less at home too!

Questions to make us think about our choices.

Tyrese examining trash.

Taking a look at our trash.

Sorting trash into food waste, trash, and recyclable.

Our first weight measurement. OUCH!

Monday, March 21, 2016

Upcoming Events

April and May are shaping up to be a bust time in third grade. Here is a list of important dates to remember.

Thursday April 7th: Ben Franklin presentation (auditorium)
Monday April 11th: Field trip to the Minuteman National Park (Lexington)
April 18-22- Vacation (Patriot's Day)
April 25-29 PARCC week #1
May 2-5 PARCC week #2
May 10th: Burlington Reservoir Field trip (Science)

Please try to have your child in school on time during the PARCC weeks. This will allow them the time they will need to finish the test rather than using make-up days. We will be exploring with some practice tests soon to get used to the testing program on the iPad. We will have some practice questions they will be able to answer as well.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Leap Day CARES Assembly and Fraction video

We had another fun whole school assembly today to celebrate our CARES motto and Leap Day. Ask you child about the awards and the relay race!

Bonus video!!

Room 216 singing the new fraction song we had for math today.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Electrifying Electricity Show

Today we had another wonderful visit from our lovely science center teachers, Mr. M and Ms. P. They came to teach us all about the 2 different types of electricity; circuit electricity and static electricity. Many members of our class got to participate in the presentation. Our Francis Wyman students also got to showcase all the knowledge they have gained over the past few days.
Here are some photos and videos from the show!

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Electricity

On Tuesday, we experimented with circuits to learn about electricity. Students worked in small groups to try creating a closed circuit. Most groups had such great success using problem solving strategies, they were able to experiment with multiple batteries and wires and even switches. We learned that connections have to be in the correct place, circuits have to be connected and closed, shorter circuits have more power, and more batteries give more power.

Most importantly, students learned to plan, try out their plan, and if at first you don't succeed, try, try again!

Friday, February 12, 2016

Wee Deliver and Valentine's Day

What a busy day! Our class delivered mail for the last day of Wee Deliver. The third grade delivered 2.598 pieces of mail in just 4 days!!! Impressive!
Third graders also got to make "Complimats" today. Each student made a heart and others filled their hearts with compliments and good thoughts. It was a nice reminder of the kindness that we are trying to share each day, especially on Valentine's Day!