Tuesday, September 8, 2015

First Day!

Today was our first day of school.

Our theme for the year is Create Bravely.


Watch the video below to meet our creators!


 We had a busy day. We started the day by creating a picture from line squiggles.


We had lots of great ideas. Here are a few of them.



We worked as a team. We got a hula hoop around our group as quickly as possible--without letting go of our hands. We did it twice and we went a lot faster the second time around!



 A scavenger hunt around the room to find friends with similar interests was a lot of fun.



We made self portraits. Parents, these portraits are in the video above and should be up in the hallway soon. Check them out sometime next week!




  While we worked on our portraits, we each had a chance to visit our classroom library and choose a book to read.














We learned a new game called Giants, Wizards, and Elves. To play this game you need to work together as a team and show good sportsmanship, and that's exactly what we did.




At the end of the day we recapped what had happened so far and set a goal for tomorrow. Then we did our jobs to tidy the room. We are ready for Day 2!

Third graders, have your Mom or Dad help you leave a comment about the first day of school. What is something you enjoyed? What is something you are excited for about third grade? Share your thoughts below.
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  1. UnknownSeptember 8, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    School was awesome! I can't wait to go school tomorrow. Today, I had fun playing Giants, Wizards, and Elves. It was my first day at Pinewood, the kids and teachers were very nice. From, Cordelia

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:45 PM

      Dear Cordelia,

      Thank you for leaving such a great comment! I like Giants, Wizards, and Elves too. It's a fun game because you need to think carefully about what to do but you also get to run around and be active. I'm glad to hear that you had a good first day at Pinewood, starting a new school can be a little scary sometimes. I am so glad you are in my class!

      Mrs. Essenburg

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  2. UnknownSeptember 8, 2015 at 4:54 PM

    Today I had a great day. I am glad you are so nice and that I have an awesome class. You are the best teacher ever. I hope you love your class. From, Lainie

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2015 at 4:57 PM

      Dear Lainie,

      Thank you for such a great comment, Lainie! I'm glad your first day was great, I thought it was great too. Without a doubt I love my class, I think I am the luckiest teacher ever. I am so excited for all of the fun activities we are going to do this year. Third grade is going to be a grand adventure!

      Mrs. Essenburg

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  3. jenSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    I'm excited to have such a fabulous classroom blog! It's wonderful to see all the kids working hard and having fun.

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:34 PM

      Dear Jen,

      Thank you so much for leaving a comment on our blog. This blog is an important part of our classroom and comment are what make it come to life!

      Mrs. Essenburg

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  4. UnknownSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:52 PM

    Selena enjoyed her day very much! She likes her new teacher and her classmates and enjoyed meeting the new Pinewood student :-) We look forward to getting Selena acclimated to using this blog to communicate her own thoughts about the day. Have a terrific day #2 Students!

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:39 PM

      Dear Selena,

      I am so happy to hear that you had a good first day of school. Isn't it fun to have a new student join our classroom? I also look forward to seeing more comments from you in the future. The blog is a great place to talk about what we are learning. I'm excited for Day 2 as well!

      Mrs. Essenburg

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  5. jenSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    I love this class because we get to read and write and draw a lot. I'm excited to decorate our composition books! See you tomorrow! Dorothy

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:41 PM

      Dear Dorothy,

      I am glad you are excited for third grade. We will definitely be reading and writing and drawing a lot. We will also be learning how to be mathematicians and scientists and map readers. I look forward to seeing what our writer's notebooks look like tomorrow after we decorate them.

      Mrs. Essenburg

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  6. UnknownSeptember 9, 2015 at 6:18 AM

    Dear Mrs. Essenburg,

    What an amazing day you and your students had for a first day of third grade. As a parent, this is an awesome way for parents to see what my son/daughter has done for the day. I see creativity going on in your class and I with you all in Room 15 an incredible 2015-2016 School Year.

    Mrs. A. Smith
    Room 37

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2015 at 1:15 PM

      Dear Mrs. Smith,

      Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment on our blog. As you know, comments are what make a blog come to life! I agree with you, I have a class of amazing creators. I can't wait to see what the school year holds for us.

      Mrs. Essenburg

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