3rd Grade Update

3rd graders have been busy in Idea Lab this quarter!

We've been blessed with more parents who have come in to share their passions/interests with us. Adam's dad talked to one class about his passion for working with fighter jets as an engineer for Boeing. Addie's mom shared her passion for gardening/nature, and it was evident that teaching is her passion as well!

Students dabbled in game-making and programming with Scratch this quarter!

Students can access their Scratch accounts at home if they have an interest in trying out some more coding on their own time. Please message me if your child would like to access their account, and

I would be happy to pass on the account info to you.

After our coding unit, students were tasked with getting ready to compete in the Academic Challenge Cup's Creative Convention!

The first thing students did to get ready for Creative Convention was to create a team name and costume idea. Then, each team had to create a skit demonstrating teamwork since this is one of the big components of Creative Convention. We want to ensure that teams truly understand the meaning of teamwork.

What better way to show you understand than showing and teaching others?

The Shining Stars' Teamwork skit included making a large order at the Hot Ideas Coffee Shop where all members of the team had to work together to get all the specialty lattes and sweets completed accurately and on time!

The Jurassic Ninjas' teamwork skit included a power outage and working together to reinstall electricity so that they could continue to play their electronic games!

One member of the Sports Sidekicks got stuck in quicksand, and all members of the team shared ideas to get their team member out of the quicksand until finally one of the ideas worked!

The Imaginary Inventors played out a scene at school where all members of the team had to work together to create a 3D block puzzle.

The 4 Spies also had a school scene, where a strict substitute teacher came in ready to give a test, and the students worked together to get out of taking the test!

Another way we prepared for Creative Convention was completing an impromptu challenge in a limited amount of time:

Design a camping space for someone who really dislikes camping hopefully convincing them to try out your camp space/shelter. Once the space is designed, all team members must give a convincing presentation about their team's design.

The projects at Creative Convention work on originality, task organization, division of labor, and task commitment. We look forward to our upcoming competition, and we will keep you updated on our progress!