Third Grade Speciality Classes
2022-2023
1st Trimester
Technology
Students used GarageBand to design a song with only FOUR chords! They needed to follow a step by step format to make their finished piece successful. Next, third grade used Keynote to make animated haunted house. Some students even added a spooky sound track.
Finally, students have been working on their creative photography with different challenges to test their knowledge!
Gym
3rd Grade has been working on cooperation, team building and sportsmanship throughout the different games and activities we have done so far. Each Gym class begins with warm up stations that consist of different exercises that the students rotate through to get their bodies moving. Next trimester will consist of different exercises for the students to learn.
Some of the themes and activities we have done so far include Memory Games, Relay Races, Rock, Paper, Scissors Tag as well as manipulative movements such as overhand/underhand throwing and catching. We are working as a group or individual for each game as well as being good sports throughout the duration of each gym class.
Next trimester, we will introduce more manipulative skills such as kicking, striking and hula hooping. This will help us Segway into the different major sports such as baseball, soccer, football and hockey, just to name a few.
Art Class
We are also beginning to explore transdigital art, creating art with traditional mediums then digitally altering or animating their work. Their Keynote animated FrankenKids was a fun first attempt at this new way of making art.
Music
Students have also been rehearsing for their winter concert since mid-October. They have learned how to sing with a healthy voice and with proper breath support. For the concert, they will perform two songs together, one song with fourth grade, and a finale with the second, fourth, and fifth graders.
Next trimester, students can expect to learn new rhythms and begin playing recorders!