Farewell 2013-2014 School Year... Hello Summer...

Mrs. Hall's Class of 2013-2014

This year is a hard one to say good-bye to... This group of children is so special to me.  

Class of 13-14... You are going to rock 3rd grade.  I am so proud of each of you as you have developed as readers, writers, thinkers, mathematicians, and scientists.  You have explored, read, created, and read some more this year and life as a reader is just now taking off!  Keep reading this summer!  I'll see you on the 23rd!

The Roller Coaster Project By: Mrs. Hall

Dunk Day! By: Mrs. Hall

It is always my goal to get my students to the place where they are head over heals crazy about reading (if I used the word love my boys would hate it!).  It is very rare I need to hold a prize in front of them to get them to pick up a book.  How does that happen?  It's quite simple: choice and time.  Time to read the books THEY choose.  The complexity within this process is for another post:)...

However... today was a special day.  A day where our kids were given an extrinsic reward for meeting their reading goal.  A time to realize how much we love reading as a school and a time to see how dedicated their principal is to helping them meet their learning goals... To sum it up, he took a dunk for us (maybe 18?) in the dunk tank in an effort to reward us for reading 30 minutes a day/four days a week for the last 8 weeks. 

Here's a peek at our afternoon..... enjoy!