Dear Students,
Sunday is Dr. Seuss' birthday. If he were alive, he'd turn 100 this year! My favorite book by Dr. Seuss is The Zax. It's not one of his most famous stories, but I think it's really funny. Hailey likes for me to read Fox in Socks and Hop on Pop to her. On Monday, we'll read a great book by Dr. Seuss called Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! Dr. Seuss started writing this book but never finished, so two other authors finished it for him in the style that matched his writing. I think you will really enjoy it. What are some of your favorite books by Dr. Seuss? Love, Mrs. Shannon
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Dear Third Graders,
I have a big problem-- I don't have any new books to read. The last book I finished was The Second Life of Abigail Walker and I'd like something new. What books have you been reading or have you finished that you think you I might like? Leave a comment on this blog and let me know what I should read next! Love, Mrs. Shannon We were so fortunate to have Dr. Brinkley (professor of history at Rice University) speak with us about presidents on Presidents' Day.
Dr. Brinkley talked with us about presidential ratings and gave us some great insight on some of the top presidents in U.S. history: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Teddy Roosevelt. We also learned which presidents were from Texas. Students, do you remember their names? It was a great experience for us and a fantastic way to celebrate Presidents' Day. Thank you, Dr. Brinkley! Hey, Third Graders!
It looks like there will be no school on Friday due to the weather! I know on Wednesday, some of you wanted to find out which country you would be following for the Winter Olympics unit. Since the Olympics will begin this weekend, I have sent you emails to your school gmail accounts telling you which country you will have. (Don't worry-you don't need to do any work over the weekend!) Hopefully all the bad weather will be out of our way soon. See you Monday and STAY WARM! (If you need something to do on your day off, you can always sing the parallelogram song!) Love, Mrs. Shannon |
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