The presentations were awesome. Everybody did a great job. The speeches were well-written, informative and presented with energy. The diorama's looked great. However, most importantly and the main purpose of this month-long exercise was to learn how to collaborate as a team. The teamwork on display was excellent...especially with The Amazing Amazons, The Pink Dolphins, the Amazon Specials and finally the Grand Masters. Good Job everyone!
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Global Education Team Presentations
Hi Guys,
The presentations were awesome. Everybody did a great job. The speeches were well-written, informative and presented with energy. The diorama's looked great. However, most importantly and the main purpose of this month-long exercise was to learn how to collaborate as a team. The teamwork on display was excellent...especially with The Amazing Amazons, The Pink Dolphins, the Amazon Specials and finally the Grand Masters. Good Job everyone!
The presentations were awesome. Everybody did a great job. The speeches were well-written, informative and presented with energy. The diorama's looked great. However, most importantly and the main purpose of this month-long exercise was to learn how to collaborate as a team. The teamwork on display was excellent...especially with The Amazing Amazons, The Pink Dolphins, the Amazon Specials and finally the Grand Masters. Good Job everyone!
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Experience Class Field Trip
Hi Guys,
Today we went to the beautiful Taipei Botanical Gardens to enjoy the every day beauty of the plants that surround us. We learned all about rain forest plants, the ones that grow in the Amazon, the Congo and other jungles around the world. It's so much better to see the plants up close and personal instead of on a TV screen or in a book.
This Friday, we have our unit test. The Vocabulary Review Test is next week on Tuesday. The units covered on the tests are exclusively from the two Reading Street stories called Dear Juno and Anansi Goes Fishing. Next week on Wednesday, we'll make videos of each team presenting their team project for the Global Education focus of the Experience Class. All videos will be posted on the blog.
Have a great week,
Mr. Kuhel
Today we went to the beautiful Taipei Botanical Gardens to enjoy the every day beauty of the plants that surround us. We learned all about rain forest plants, the ones that grow in the Amazon, the Congo and other jungles around the world. It's so much better to see the plants up close and personal instead of on a TV screen or in a book.
This Friday, we have our unit test. The Vocabulary Review Test is next week on Tuesday. The units covered on the tests are exclusively from the two Reading Street stories called Dear Juno and Anansi Goes Fishing. Next week on Wednesday, we'll make videos of each team presenting their team project for the Global Education focus of the Experience Class. All videos will be posted on the blog.
Have a great week,
Mr. Kuhel
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Congratulations Melody . . . Our 3rd Grade Spelling Bee Champion!
Hi Guys,
Congrats to Melody who is the 2017 Spelling Bee co-champion with Tommy from 304. The contest was fun and it was great to see all the kids who worked so hard.
The spelling quiz today was also quite a success. We had a phenomenal 96% class average.
This weekend is a 4-day holiday celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. I hope everyone gets out of the house and enjoys lots of exercise and sunshine in nature. It's just as important to take time to play as it is to work!
See you next Wednesday,
Mr. K
Congrats to Melody who is the 2017 Spelling Bee co-champion with Tommy from 304. The contest was fun and it was great to see all the kids who worked so hard.
The spelling quiz today was also quite a success. We had a phenomenal 96% class average.
This weekend is a 4-day holiday celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. I hope everyone gets out of the house and enjoys lots of exercise and sunshine in nature. It's just as important to take time to play as it is to work!
See you next Wednesday,
Mr. K
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Dear Juno Unit Test
Hi Guys,
The class average on the test was over 90%. Our year-long hard
work is starting to pay off and I strongly believe we'll meet our year-end
academic goals...which is a pretty exciting thing. I have set your child up for
continuing success in the 4th grade and beyond.
Mr. K
Mr. K
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Results of the 2nd Written Exam
Hi Guys,
The results for the 2nd Mid-term are very good. The class average is 91%. The progress that all the students have made as a class is incredible. There is still one more Exam to go and then it's summer time. Keep up the good work and parents, thanks for all your hard work. I really appreciate it.
The HW is to do the new vocabulary sentences for words 1 - 5. There are still three more exams on Thursday. I will keep the homeword to a minimum for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. Kuhel
The results for the 2nd Mid-term are very good. The class average is 91%. The progress that all the students have made as a class is incredible. There is still one more Exam to go and then it's summer time. Keep up the good work and parents, thanks for all your hard work. I really appreciate it.
The HW is to do the new vocabulary sentences for words 1 - 5. There are still three more exams on Thursday. I will keep the homeword to a minimum for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. Kuhel
Friday, May 5, 2017
Results of the Reading and Listening Exam
Hi guys,
The class did extremely well with a class average of 95%. Good job everyone. This weekend, just continue your preparation for the Written Exam next Tuesday. The HW for this weekend is to write 6 sentences for good and bad using the comparative and the superlative.
This means write 6 sentences using:
The class did extremely well with a class average of 95%. Good job everyone. This weekend, just continue your preparation for the Written Exam next Tuesday. The HW for this weekend is to write 6 sentences for good and bad using the comparative and the superlative.
This means write 6 sentences using:
- good
- better than
- the best....in
- bad
- worse than
- the worst...in
Have a great weekend,
Mr. K
Monday, April 24, 2017
Diorama Presentation
Hi Guys,
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I spent it moving houses. So as you can guess, my weekend was all work and no play!
I usually don't write on the blog on Monday, but there seems to be a bit of confusion about the diorama project. I understand that a lot of students made an African Jungle diorama last year and that is the Big Reason why I decided to do a diorama about the Amazon Jungle.
Remember, your child is in third grade and they are continuously building upon the knowledge they have already acquired. This project is not about building a diorama. The diorama is only a part of the project. The real goal of this project is teamwork.
The grade will be based upon the following:
There are a few students in 303 who are excellent artists, but this is not art class. The team that builds an interesting, clever diorama that can illustrate some of the key points that we have talked about in class will receive high grades. Of course if you draw well, that is awesome. But once again, this is a team project to present important points about the importance and beauty of our Earth's amazing Amazon.
The materials are quite simple: real rocks, real leaves to act as trees, real wooden twigs and grass. As the class has already learned how to make a diorama, we don't need to waste class time teaching that skill. The real test is can the groups quickly do it together as a team. If you already bought green/brown paper and paint and stuff...excellent. However the bulk of the diorama will be made of stuff you can get for free from the park. I hope this clears up any confusion!
Thanks for all your concerns and support,
Mr. Kuhel
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I spent it moving houses. So as you can guess, my weekend was all work and no play!
I usually don't write on the blog on Monday, but there seems to be a bit of confusion about the diorama project. I understand that a lot of students made an African Jungle diorama last year and that is the Big Reason why I decided to do a diorama about the Amazon Jungle.
Remember, your child is in third grade and they are continuously building upon the knowledge they have already acquired. This project is not about building a diorama. The diorama is only a part of the project. The real goal of this project is teamwork.
The grade will be based upon the following:
- How well each team works together.
- How quickly the team's project is completed.
- How well organized the diorama is to show important points
- A few paragraphs explaining each key point
- Finally, the team's presentation which will be videotaped.
There are a few students in 303 who are excellent artists, but this is not art class. The team that builds an interesting, clever diorama that can illustrate some of the key points that we have talked about in class will receive high grades. Of course if you draw well, that is awesome. But once again, this is a team project to present important points about the importance and beauty of our Earth's amazing Amazon.
The materials are quite simple: real rocks, real leaves to act as trees, real wooden twigs and grass. As the class has already learned how to make a diorama, we don't need to waste class time teaching that skill. The real test is can the groups quickly do it together as a team. If you already bought green/brown paper and paint and stuff...excellent. However the bulk of the diorama will be made of stuff you can get for free from the park. I hope this clears up any confusion!
Thanks for all your concerns and support,
Mr. Kuhel
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