Earth Day Photo...

We added an Earth Day poem and project to our Poetry Anthology Books!  We was so much fun!!!  They are awesome!

A Nature Walk on the Challenger Prairie...

Oops...the bird flew away!

A goose standing in the Challenger pond...it was so cool!

Beautiful plants...good for butterflies!

A bird's nest in the woods!

She was trying to lay another egg when we walked by her!  What is she thinking???

Ruby and Brenna took a photo...cool shadows!  

Happy Birthday, Rylan!!!

Rylan brought Root Beer Floats to share with us today in honor of his birthday!  THANKS for the awesome snack!!!  Happy Birthday, Rylan!!

Rylan's parents served us all Root Beer Floats!  They were delicious!!!

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!

Prowler Pride Today...

The Prowler Track Team came to Challenger today to share their experiences with track.  They did an AWESOME job and even brought some equipment to pass around.  Lots of third graders thought  that it looked like a fun sport!!!  GO PROWLERS!!!

Butterfly Words For The Week...

Book-It Pizza Day...

We had pizza, pop, and ice cream sandwiches to CELEBRATE our reading for the month of March.  A BIG thank you to Pizza Hut for the great job!!!  Keep reading...

Student of the Week...

This week's Student of the Week is Sophia.  She moved to Thief River Falls this summer and so this is her first year at Challenger.  We are so happy to have her here.  Some of her favorite things are the color orange, dogs, spaghetti, Junie B. Jones books, basketball, playing ipad, and playing outside.  She is a star because she is helpful and kind to others.  She shows others she cares by helping them.  Three things you may not know about Sophia are that she loves to shoot guns and even shot at the Trap Club, that she loves turkeys (has a big one at her dad's), and loves to rollerblade.  When she grows up, she wants to be a vet.  Thanks for doing an AMAZING job!!!

Look who came to lunch...

Joe had very special lunch guests this week!  I got to hold his little brother!  Aren't they AWESOME!!!  THANKS for sharing, Joe.  They were a hit with your friends.  

Butterfly Art...

We made butterflies yesterday!  They are AMAZING...

Student Of The Week...

Joe is this week's "Student of the Week.  He did a great job on his poster and brought great photos!  Some of his favorites are the color green, deer, steak, Hatchet Series books, hockey, math, reding, and playing knee hockey.  He is a star because he lovesto read and likes to help others.  Three things you may not know about Joe are that he loves to hunt, has three brothers, and likes hockey a lot!  He gets to school by car and has a Goodridge address.  When he grows up, he wants to be a professional hockey player.  Thanks for doing a great job on your poster.  Way to go, Joe!!! 

The Larvae Have Arrived...

This is Ava's larva.  She named it Wiggles.  She will spend the next few weeks logging its growth and observe the different changes in its life cycle.  It is an exciting time!!!

A photo of a little larva!  We will keep track of some of the progress on See Saw. 

Student of the Week...

Chris is this week's "Student of the Week".  Some of his favorite things are the color orange, dogs, ham, Harry Potter books, dodgeball, reading, math, and playing games.  He is a star because he is a good brother and he loves making things and giving them to others.  Three things you may not know about him are that he likes to help his mom, eats apples almost every day, and loves the game, Row Blocks.  When he grows up, he wants to be an astronaut!  Good Job, Chris!  

Key Club for Prowler Pride...

The LHS Key Club was here for Prowler Pride today!  They did an AMAZING and AWESOME job!!  Wow, they are some busy and very creative girls.  They love to plan and do things for others in need in our community!  I especially LOVED seeing Danielle (middle one), as she was one of my third graders.  I am so PROUD of her.  GO PROWLERS...