Prowlers Boys Basketball Today...

The Prowler Boys Basketball Captains came for Prowler Pride at Challenger on Friday!  They talked to us about their favorite things, A LOT about basketball, and where they may go to college.  They did a GREAT job!  Coach Wasfret came along to share, too!

Busy working...

Brenden, our CAP student, is helping with a poetry project.   We wrote a poem about paper and designed a Christmas tree to go with it.  They are AMAZING...

These boys are working on adding JibJab to our iPads today!  We LOVE the music and taking pictures with our friends!!  Merry Christmas...

Tyler and Kemper are busy working on a NEW app.  They didn't even know that I took the photo!

Blake and Tyler wrote letters to each other this week in our Reader's Notebooks.  They are reading them to each other.  They did a GREAT job!!!

Tayvah and Nevaeh wrote letters to each other this week in their Reader's Notebooks.  They are sharing them together!  They were so good!!!

Student of the Week...

Braydin is this week's Student of the Week!  He did an AWESOME job on his poster!  He lives with his mom and dad and has one brother, Keegan.  When he grows up, he wants to be an All-Star hockey player.  Some of his favoirtes are the color pink, dogs, macaroni and cheese,  the book, Hockey Player For Life, hockey, math facts , reading, and x-box.  He is a star because he is nice to others.  THree cool facts about Braydin are that he LOVES to play hockey, he LOVES to play with friends, and he LOVES to swim.  Good Job, Braydin.     

Winn-Dixie Party...

Here is Libby, Ryder, and Liam.  We had a great day with our friends...

Here is Summer and Jordan.  All of us made dog pictures to hang up around the room...

We had so much fun bringing out stuffed pets.  McKinzey, Sophia, and Carlie watched the movie with their pets. 

We brought our stuffed dogs and pictures of them to share at the party.  We are busy
 watching the movie...it was REALLY good! 

Here are some of the things that we had at our party!  Pickles were a MUST!  We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cookies, chips, and mints.  We tried to make what they had at their party.  It was just a great day!  A special "thanks" to Kaleb's mom for staying around after work and helping!

We made egg salad sandwiches for the party, just like in the book.  THANKS to Grett and her dad for making this delicious egg salad.  Many of the students tried it for the first time. 

This was our punch for the occasion.  It was called Dump Punch and was even green for the holiday season!  The kids were AMAZED as how good it was.  Ask them about the recipe!

Student of the Week...

This week's Student of the Week is Liam.  He has one sister, Nora and one brother, Asher.  Some of his FAVORITE things are the color green, big cats, ice cream, reptiles, soccer, art, math, legos, and Mario games.  He is a star because he is kind to others and he is very smart!  When he grows up, he would like to be a paleontologist, a scientist that digs up dinosaur bones.  Thanks for sharing your poster, Liam.  You Rock!!! 

Music Informance...November 25, 2014

We did an AMAZINGLY, AWESOME job at our Music Informance this past week!  Mrs. Helling was soooooooo...PROUD of us.  Thanks to our parents, grandparents, and siblings for coming!!!

Sibling Photos from Music Informance...

John and his sister

Libby and her sister

Kemper and his little sister

We loved having our sisters at our Music Informance today!!!  We LOVE them....

Prowler Wrestlers...

Some of the Prowler wrestlers shared their wrestling experiences with our third graders and even showed us some REALLY cool moves!!!  Go Prowlers...

Here is Coach Geiser sharing things about his wrestling program.

Student of the Week...

Taylon is this week's Student of the Week.  He has one sister and one brother.  Some of his favorites are the color blue, dogs (especially chocolate labs), "homemade" macaroni and cheese (YUM), Geronimo Stilton books, baseball, math, reading, and watching tv.  He is a star because he smiles all the time and is REALLY good at math!  Three cool facts about him are that he is creative, adventurous, organized, and helpful to others.  When he grows up, he would like to be a police officer.  Way to go, Taylon!!!   

Wrestling Clinic...

Our wrestling friends came to invite us to a free clinic tonight and tomorrow night at 5pm at LHS.  They talked to us about what they LOVED about wrestling and gave us bracelets as reminders of the clinic.  It was GREAT to see Cody and Brady--former third graders of Mrs. Helling's.  GO WRESTLERS... 

Art Adventure...

We had Art Adventure this morning with Cindy T. She taught us about an artist and brought pictures to share.  At the end of the session, we were able to color a picture from the artist, Camille Pissarro.  It was a great time of learning and we asked AWESOME questions.

Camo and Tennis...

We decided to take a photo with the LHS Girls Tennis captains on Friday for Prowler Pride.  What an AWESOME group!!!  What a better combination than camp and prowler blue and gold!!!

Ms. Osmundson's Gift...

We finally got Ms. Osmundson's gift.  We got her a new school bag and some things to put inside that she may need as a teacher.  We also made her cards and signed a Charlotte's Web book for her to remember us by.  THANKS to all the parents that contributed to this great gift!   

Be Awesome...

The "Be Awesome" wall presents some of Mrs. Helling's turkeys!  Aren't they just GREAT!  We had so much fun making them!  Happy Thanksgiving...

Prowler Girls Tennis...

Carly, Frannie, and Shauna represented the Girls Tennis Team for Prowler Pride at Challenger this week.  They did an AWESOME job talking about the sport of tennis and how they work together as a team and how they have to work hard in school, too.  They also talked about plans for the future, favorite subjects at LHS, and the fun bus trips.  GO PROWLERS...

Student of the Week...

This is Billie Jo.  She is this week's Student of the Week.  She has one sister who is in fifth grade at Challenger.  Some of her favorite things are... the color black, cats and dogs, burritos, basketball, Jewel Faries books, math, reading, recess, and gym.  When she grows up, she would like to be a third grade teacher!!!  She is a star because she is kind, helpful, and very thoughtful.  Three things you may not know about her are that she likes to run, loves basketball, and likes to jump rope.  Congratulations, Billie Jo.  You are a GREAT friend to others.  You rock!!! 

Mrs. Helling's Newest Deer Hunters...

This is Jace in his new deer hunting clothes...ready for the cabin!

Here's Otto all decked out in his new deer hunting coat... ready for the cabin.

Student of the Week...

Kaleb is this week's Student of the Week. Some of his favorites are the color green, dogs, corn dogs, boxing, Titanic (favorite book), legos, reading, math, and riding four-wheeler.  He is a star because he is nice to others and because his mom loves him a lot!!!  Three things you may not know about Kaleb:  he has a mom, dad, two brothers and one sister, he loves to ride motorcycle and wants to race someday, and loves to swim.  When he grows up, he wants to be a police officer.  Great Job, Kaleb!!!

More Halloween Photos...

We have Kennett, Braydin, and Blake in their hockey gear...

Jordan and Summer

Here is the whole group of SPOOKY kids....We have a great time on Halloween.  We played games, danced, ate lots of treats, and were tired by the end of the day!!!

Third Grade Teachers...having Prowler Pride!!!

Our "Third Grade Wing" having lots of Prowler Pride...

Halloween Photos...

Carlie and Sophia

Gretta and McKinzey

Tayvah and McKinzey (Where did Tyler come from?)

These girls are tough...

Nevaeh and Lynsie

Here are some Halloween photos of our class...We had a GREAT time doing activities with ALL our third grade friends! 

The Ants Have Arrived...

We have an Ant Farm in our classroom.  As you can see, they are VERY busy building tunnels and working very hard!  It is AMAZING to watch them work and see the strength they have.  We hope that you can see them at conference time.  We love having them in our classroom... 

Special Visitors...

My daughter, Allyson and grandson, Otto came to Challenger to visit our classroom today!  It was an AWESOME time.  He just LOVED the students....he laughed at them a lot!!!

Annabelle, Lynsie, and Talan sure did LOVE talking to Otto...

We took a group photo before Allyson and Otto were on their way back to Grand Forks.  It was just AWESOME that they came.  The students loved that they could meet him.  THANKS for coming!!