Lickfeld's Learning Fun!

THIRD GRADE, here we go!

2010-09-24T04:47:00.000-07:00

Why are you looking forward to being in third grade? Are you excited or nervous to be in third grade? What is one thing you are hoping to accomplish or learn this year?

A New Beginning

2010-08-11T19:13:00.000-07:00

This year I am transferring to a school that is closer to my home. I am excited about this opportunity because it allows me to spend more time with my family and less time in my car driving. I will miss the teachers, students and school that I was part of for the past 7 years. However, I am so excited about being at a new school and teaching third grade!!! I have thought a lot about my new class. I have picked the theme of "Space Travel" this year since we will be learning about the Solar System. I am so excited to see what lies in store for me and my students this new school year!

Goodbye

2010-06-08T17:13:00.001-07:00

Boys and girls, this has been a wonderful school year (two for some of you)! I am so proud of you because of all of the hard work that you have done. I will never forget this class. We have learned a lot of new things, and we have had some fantastic experiences. We made wonderful memories and I hope you will look back on our blog and remember all of the fun times we shared! I will miss each and every one of you!

Mrs. Lickfeld

End Of Year Party

2010-06-08T03:35:00.000-07:00

Our volunteers had a fantastic, fun end of the year party for us!!! We had a wonderful time. We love you Meredith and Susan. Thanks for the memories!

Going Green!!

2010-05-09T17:29:00.000-07:00

In celebration of Earth Day, we planted two garden boxes in the habitat area at our school. We planted flowers and 5 mounds of pumpkins and gourds. We learned so much!!! We are having fun caring for our seeds and watching them sprout!!

Click on the arrow to watch us plant our garden!

Butterfly Farm

2010-04-20T16:00:00.000-07:00

On April 19th we visited the Butterfly Farm in Highpoint. The students and I had a fantastic time!

Butterfly Farm *April 19, 2010* on PhotoPeach

AMAZING

2010-04-09T12:28:00.000-07:00

Today was one of the greatest day of my career. My students are publishing poetry. It is beautiful. In all of my 12 years of teaching, I feel like this has been the most valuable teaching tool- poetry. I have learned so much about my students, their fears and their dreams. It has been so rewarding.... THIS makes me proud to be their teacher!

BEST EASTER PARTY, EVER!!!!

2010-03-27T06:56:00.001-07:00

Thank you to Meredith, Susan and all of their staff for throwing such an exciting party for our class. IT WAS A BLAST!!! Thank you for the experiences you gave us!

(click the arrow in the center of the picture to see what we did!)

LepriCAKES!!!!

2010-03-17T16:16:00.000-07:00

We wear blue, yellow or white uniforms to school, so we were not able to celebrate St Patrick's day by wearing green. So, we did something different. We made "lepriCAKES" in class (pancakes that were colored green!). WHAT A FUN EXPERIENCE!!! We were able to see how everything we do involves math, reading, writing and science. Read about how valuable this lesson was!

I wish.........

2010-02-25T19:07:00.000-08:00

I wish I were a ....................
If you could be anything at all, what would it be? Why did you choose to be that one thing?

1/2 way mark!

2010-01-25T16:37:00.001-08:00

It is hard to believe that we are 1/2 way through our year. We are on our way to third grade. It is time to focus on your work and prepare for what is coming. I know that each and every one of you will do well in third grade, if you work hard. BUT, it is up to you. I have given you the knowledge to read and write, solve problems, add and subtract. Now it is your job to practice and extend the skills I have taught you. Students, are you up to the challenge????

Holidays Around the World

2009-12-11T06:40:00.000-08:00

We have been "traveling" around the world (to other classrooms!) and learning about holidays around the world. We are writing about our experiences and will make a book about our travels. These are some of the things that we have learned...

Schools/ Places around the world!

2009-11-20T08:19:00.000-08:00

We want to learn about as many schools as we can over the next few weeks. Please help us out and tell us about the school you attend. Please tell us things like: What is the name of your school and your mascot? Where are you located? How many students are in your school? What "special" classes do you have (gym, art, music, etc.)? What grade levels are in your school? Is your principal a man or a woman? Do you wear a uniform? What is the best thing about your school?

If you are not a student, please tell us about where you live (city, state). Let us know what is special about your state and what the weather is like.

Bolton Bears want to know!!! Please tell us about your school or where you live!

TESTING, TESTING, TESTING!!!

2009-11-15T18:36:00.000-08:00

We have not been blogging for the past 3 weeks because we have been taking tests!!! We miss sharing on our blog. We are looking forward to getting back to it, soon!

Spike, our class pet

2009-10-23T05:32:00.000-07:00

I came in on Monday morning and guess what I found? An empty hamster cage! I was very upset that our class pet Spike was gone! Was he still in our classroom? Did he run out into the halls? Did he hide in the principal's desk? Was he hiding in the library? Would we ever find him.....

Happy Columbus Day

2009-10-16T04:57:00.000-07:00

Monday was Columbus Day. We read a story about Columbus, researched him on the internet, watched a short movie and read a play about his voyage. Another way we celebrated this day was by creating our own ships. Each student was given a milk carton and paper. We let the students create their boats on their own. The teamwork that this class showed was amazing! Students worked together to assemble their ships. They turned out fantastic and the students are so proud of their work.

Apples

2009-10-09T06:41:00.000-07:00

We tasted 3 kinds of apples. They each tasted so different! We tried a Golden Delicious, a Gala and a Granny Smith. Everyone had their own thoughts about the apples. Listen to what each child thought about their favorite apple!

EXCELLENT WORK!!!

2009-09-26T20:14:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of my second graders, each and every one of them!!! It was our turn to create a bulletin board for the hallway. We spent a week reading about and researching spiders. Everyone chose how they were going to "publish" their work. I have never been so proud! All students worked hard and were excited about the work they did. Students wrote stories, made a book, brochure, picture, etc. They were given freedom to choose how they wanted to show their work. Their excitement was worth the time it took to complete the projects. GREAT JOB, KIDS!!!!

Weather

2009-09-18T07:40:00.000-07:00

Weather is all around us! We learned about weather and how to use tools to predict the weather. Listen to what we know.....

Tomato Worm

2009-09-10T16:27:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen a giant, green worm? I found one and brought it into my classroom for our class to observe and research. These are some of the things that we learned and thought....

New Year!

2009-08-18T19:53:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about the new school year! Some of our friend will not be returning to Bolton, but we have new friends in our classroom! Mrs. Hair (another new face in our room) and I have been very busy preparing the classroom for everyone! We have some new and exciting things planned for this year, and we are ready to get started! We hope you are, too!

2009-06-16T18:56:00.000-07:00

Hello class!! I hope you are all having a great summer. I have been working at school for the past 2 days and preparing for next year! I am so excited that I will have all of you again. We will have a great year.

The last day...

2009-06-11T16:13:00.000-07:00

Today is the last day of first grade. You have learned so much this year. You have learned how tell time, add two digit numbers,and about place value. You learned how to write stories, paragraphs, and how to edit your writing. You leaned how to read, use strategies that will help you understand your reading better, and why authors write stories. Mrs. Milburn and I are so proud of the hard work that each of you has done this year. We hope everyone has fun this summer. We will miss all of you! Keep working hard and READ, READ, READ!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-08T05:12:00.000-07:00

During the week of Earth Day, we saved our milk cartons so we could "recycle" them as flower pots. We decorated them and planted a flower in them for our moms. We had lots of fun doing this project! We hope our moms enjoy their gift.

MOTHER

2009-05-06T06:33:00.001-07:00

We love our mothers! Our class has been learning how to write acrostic poems. Read and see what we think of our MOTHERS......

Growing Seeds

2009-05-01T05:23:00.000-07:00

We planted a seed in a plastic baggie. We have been looking at the seeds grow. It is amazing to watch the changes.

Natural Science Center

2009-04-23T12:21:00.000-07:00

On April 22, our class went to the Natural Science Center of Greensboro. We had a wonderful time! We saw lots of live animals- donkeys, llamas, meercats, tigers, snakes, fish and turtles. We even touched a snake and alligator skin. We also saw a dinosaur! We had a great time. Listen to our stories.....

April Journal

2009-04-20T05:10:00.000-07:00

What is Earth Day? Why do we have a holiday called Earth Day? Why is Earth Day important?

First Half

2008-09-04T09:55:00.000-07:00

We have had a great first half of the year. Our class has been involved in an initiative called Teach 21. Our classroom was outfitted with a Smart Board and we are using it daily. The students and I love having the world at our fingertips! Learning has become interactive and exciting with the help of SMART. The second half of the year I am going to allow the students to begin responding to simple questions in this blog. ENJOY!!!