Mrs. Mahnke's Third Grade
This page is to help inform and update parents and educators of activities going on in our third grade classroom.
Due to changing grade levels, I have created a new page named Mrs. Mahnke’s Second Grade😊 Please feel free to like my new page. Thank you!
07/06/2019
The year may be over but here are some more photos. Each student compared their height from the first day of school to the last. They were all impressed by how much they have grown! Also, everyone made sunglasses displaying their future. It’s definitely bright!☀️
29/05/2019
Lunch on the Lawn turned in to Lunch in the Pod. We had fun despite the weather!
29/05/2019
Some of the end of the year activities include book club posters, poetry books, third grade memory books and much more! We are still working hard😊
23/05/2019
Our visit to Fairview was a success. We had a great learning experience! More pics to come.
04/05/2019
Yesterday students used their knowledge of the properties of magnets to allow table tennis balls to sail in water. This was a fun experiment!
18/04/2019
Making magnets levitate!
09/04/2019
Today we had a great time watching Jack and the Beanstalk at Morningside College! They put on a wonderful show!
08/04/2019
We enjoyed some birthday treats outside today!
28/03/2019
It’s Comprehension Thursday. Today we are working on comprehension quizzes, retelling cards to review this week’s story, Reader’s Notebooks, and much more!
27/03/2019
Today we completed another Nearpod lesson with Mrs. Thode. The students were so engaged! We also had a mindful moment with a relaxing activity. Happy Wednesday!
24/03/2019
Last week we began using our fluency folders with partners and worked on our interactive notebooks during lit block. Thanks to Mrs. Thode and Mrs. Brennan for making these.
11/03/2019
Mindfulness Monday😊
09/03/2019
Flip grid Friday😊
04/03/2019
Monday at the symphony!
01/03/2019
This week we worked on identifying text features, Nearpod with Mrs. Thode, and began making interactive notebooks with Mrs. Brennan.
27/02/2019
Last week we had some fun throwing snowballs at Mrs. Denney (PBIS incentive), pre-viewed the Book Fair, and enjoyed learning about The Westward Expansion and Native Americans through the use of the virtual goggles!
15/02/2019
The Presidential Wax Museum was a success! The students learned a great deal about their presidents as well as the writing process, and giving a speech. Nice work😊
15/02/2019
We love learning about the life cycle with our mealworms!
15/02/2019
Today was such a fun day! Thanks to my room parent and helpers for a great party! Happy Valentine’s Day!
12/02/2019
Vocabulary warm up with these kiddos!
12/02/2019
We enjoyed a nice presentation from Johnson Academy on Friday. One of Our 3rd graders, Eyan, did a great job! Impressive!
31/01/2019
Today the 3rd graders enjoyed a great presentation from Officer Sitzman and his K-9 Zeus. This tied right in to our Journeys story titled Aero and Officer Mike.
15/01/2019
I hope all of my students are enjoying their day off. Here are a few photos from the past week of them working on character traits and conducting magnetic experiments.
21/12/2018
Each table researched a different holiday and shared what they learned with the class. Their posters turned out great!
21/12/2018
The students did such a great job of sharing their cultural pizzas yesterday!
19/12/2018
We have a few Whos from Whoville in our classroom today!
Today the students will be displaying their cultural pizzas in the commons at 2:45. We hope to see you there!
18/12/2018
Gingerbread fun!
It’s almost gingerbread house making time! The festivities begin at 2:30