The Christian Chronicle: April 2019

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Young authors welcome their new published books

We started with another hidden picture today. And usually these take 2 or 3 days, but several finished them today! They are amazing!

We took an open book quiz in reading today. We also started reading The Hundred Dresses. Chapters 1 and 2 are their reading assignments for tonight.

In math we added Gallon Man to our notebooks.

We also made name tags today.

Everyone was excited about the class book coming in. It turned out nicely! If you didn't order one, and want to, a flyer came home today, telling you how to do this. The PIN for our book is 7306450.

Have a great evening!

Monday, April 29, 2019

Third graders work with sequencing

We started with a Wake-Up Will Rogers Assembly.

Then we worked with sequencing, using the steps of an apple growing. We also used skills such as matching text to pictures.

We continued practicing multiple reading skills in our bug packet. Very few questions, but some reading.

We wrote our spelling words using the chart we keep in our daily folders. A list should have come home. If one didn't make it, the list is only 12 words. We are using the 12 months of the year this week.

We went to computers to practice our math skills in IXL.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Students watch basketball game, finish science project

We had an exciting day today with the basketball game. It was a great experience for me, with this being my first year. I have had 2 back surgeries, so I was score keeper. But after watching today, I think I might give it a try next year. Everyone seemed to play nicely.

We took our spelling test today.

We also finished our science project. They turned out so cool. Make sure you child shows you his or hers.

We did some reading.

I sent home several things today, as I didn't get them all in the Wednesday folders. Some have papers that need to be redone. If they are here Monday morning, then I will adjust the grade in the grade book.

Have a great weekend.

About Mrs. Christian

This fall, I started my 35th year in the classroom, my 27th year in third grade. I graduated from East Central University in the summer of 1984 and began my teaching career four days later as an all-day kindergarten teacher.

After six years of teaching in my home town of Wetumka, I moved to Enid, then to Moore, and finally to Shawnee.

I had thought I would retire from Moore Public Schools, at some point. But then, life happened. I got married, after thinking I would never go down that road ever again. I commuted the full second semester from Shawnee. The drive was way too hard on this old lady. Fortunately, Mrs. Noble and I found each other. I truly believe Will Rogers will be my last school. I have many years of teaching ahead of me, and am excited to spend them in Shawnee.

I have been fortunate to win a number of awards in my years as a teacher, including being honored twice in Enid as Teacher of the Year at Glenwood School. I also received the Enid Air Force Association's Teacher of the Year for two years, and have been nominated for its state and national awards. I have presented at state and national conferences and have been designated as a Master Teacher by the Oklahoma Energy Resource Board and work as a teacher-trainer for science curricula throughout the state. I also co-authored OERB's second elementary curriculum, and I am the co-author of a new picture book, O is for Oil.

I am a faculty member for one of the nation's most prestigious professional development organizations for teachers, Pathways to Literacy, and I am also active as a trainer of teachers for several statewide organizations.