Students READ to ACHIEVE!

This year, students at my school had the opportunity to participate in Read to Achieve.  Read to Achieve is a program sponsored by the NBA to promote reading for kids.  The goal was for each student to read 500 pages by the deadline.  If they did, they had the opportunity to attend the Minnesota Timberwolves game for an after-school field trip!

I had six students participate and reach the goal from my class.  There were over 90 students total from our school!  So Friday after school, we fed the kids dinner, loaded the buses, and headed to the Timberwolves game.  It was a crazy fun time!

The kids could bring some of their own money, so you bet they bought every sugary thing they could get their hands on.  Cotton candy, slushies, candy, pop… you name it.

They were full of Timberwolves spirit!  My students were really good at watching the ball and knowing when teams scored.  Even though we were in the LAST row of the whole stadium.  :)

After the game, the kids got to go down onto the court and shoot a free-throw!

Even though we didn't get back to the school until almost 11:00 pm (where parents were waiting for pick-up), it was a good time had by all!  Go Timberwolves!

Most teams in the NBA support Read to Achieve, so check out the website to see if your local team has a program that your students can participate in!

Until next time,

- Miss Woodward

SEA LIFE Field Trip!

Today the 3rd graders took a field trip to SEA LIFE at the Mall of America!  Sea Life features over 10,000 creatures, and a 300 foot long tunnel aquarium.

To help record their learning from our trip, I created a scavenger hunt and recording sheet that is perfect for ANY aquarium trip.  Click the image to get it for FREE!

Check out what we did on our trip!

At Sea Life, we entered through the Mall of America, and
took the escalators down into an underwater world.  :)

We got to touch some sea anemones, pencil urchins, horseshoe crabs, and sea stars.

We also learned all about ocean habitats.

Then we got to explore the aquarium.  My favorite part was the tunnel aquariums, where the fish swim right over your head!

We had such a great time at Sea Life!

What field trips has your class gone on this year?  My team and I are trying to decide where we want to go next.  :)

Until next time,

- Miss Woodward 

Fun at Como Zoo!

Our K-5 classes took a field trip to Como Zoo and Como Town in St. Paul today!

We spent a little while looking at the animals in Como Zoo, and then headed over to Como Town, which is a small amusement park.

We totally lucked out with the weather!  It was forecasted to rain all day, but we didn't get a drop!

I had a special chaperone, too.... my step-mom, Ms. Teresa, came with us!

She had quite a bit of fun with her group...

After a long day, the kids were exhausted....

Until next time,

-Miss Woodward