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Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 3 to see a message from Kevin, the 2 is a message from Brody and the 1 will lead you to Emma’s message. A Message from THE WORLD’S BEST 3rd GRADE TEACHER…ME! Hey Crusaders!  I am so sad that our year had to end this way, but I can guarantee that this is a year I will remember forever!  I can not tel

Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 4 to see a message from Matthew. Virtual Countdown Tomorrow is our last Crusader Countdown, THE LAST DAY OF 3RD GRADE! Day Date CrusaderS 3/2/1 Tuesday, June 9th Kevin Cook, Brody Blankenbaker AND Emma Angelo   Love Ya, Mrs. Cummings

Looks like you all had a blast during Field Day, just look at all these smiles! Breakfast Art Paper Airplane Fun Sponge Water Relay Chalk Artist Towel Flip Lego Design Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 6 to see a message from Hunter.  If you click on the dog bed you’ll see pictures and learn a little about our new class pet for the day.  We als

Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 7 to see a message from Seamus.  Continue to send in accomplishments that I can spotlight or pets you’d like to bring to school for the day. Virtual Field Day Today is Virtual Field Day!  Good Luck!  Please e-mail me pictures that I can post on the blog. Zoom Meeting I will still host our LAST Zoom call today a

Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 8 to see Grace’s good-bye video.  Continue to send in accomplishments that I can spotlight or pets you’d like to bring to school for the day. Virtual Field Day Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 3rd, is Virtual Field Day.  The Student Council, Mr. Van, and Mrs. Elliott have been working hard to plan our first ever

  Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 9 to see Evelyn’s good-bye message.   We have new class pets today.  A class mate turned in a hamster, dog and a chicken…do you know who?  Be sure to click on the laughing animal to find a “Joke of the Day”. Virtual Pets Still looking for more virtual pets!  If you’d like to bring

  Cummings Virtual Classroom Be sure to click around and check out the virtual classroom.  Click on the 10 to see Paige’s good-bye message.   We have a new class pet today, click on the fish bowl to see who is joining us.  Be sure to click on the laughing animal to find a “Joke of the Day”.  See if you can share the joke and get a giggle out of someone!  The spotlight is now shining on a new vi

  Supply Pick Up/ DROP OFF Last night Mrs. Barrett sent an email about when/how to pick up your child belongings.  Last week I cleaned off all the classroom walls, I cleaned out all the desks, and cleaned out every locker.  I neatly placed all of your child’s belongings into a labeled bag.  The only thing I did not pack up was their Words Their Way books (which I will pass along to next year’s teache

Cummings Virtual Classroom Check out the virtual classroom! Click on the 12 to see Johnny’s good-bye message.   We have a new class pet today, click on the dog house to see who is joining us!  Be sure to click on the laughing animal to find a “Joke of the Day”. Class Zoom I can’t wait to see everyone for our Class Zoom at 10:00.  Be ready with prayer intentions and a group game of Eye Spy. At

I hope you all had a fabulous 3 day weekend! Can you believe that we have 13 days left of e-learning? Crazy how fast all of this is going. Cummings Virtual Classroom Check out the virtual classroom! Click on the 13 to see Emily’s good-bye message.   We have the spotlight shining on a new classmate that created a great video about the Luminous Mysteries!  You will now notice a laughing giraffe as our new classro

Cummings Virtual Classroom Check out the virtual classroom! Click on the 14 to see Kaitlin’s good-bye picture.  The dog bed will lead you to another new classroom pet, check it out.  AND…we have the spotlight shining on a new classmate!  You will also notice Mrs. Cummings riding on an eagle…click on her to watch a short video and learn what Memorial Day is all about. Persusasive Letter Writing I am

And then we have a 3 Day Weekend! Cummings Virtual Classroom Take some time to look at Jack’s good-bye picture.  Today we have a new classroom pet, check it out.  AND…we have a spotlight shining on one of your classmates.  Go explore the virtual classroom!   Virtual Countdown Don’t forget about our virtual countdown posted on the white board.  We have new crusaders that are up next week.  Pleas

  Cummings Virtual Classroom Take some time to look at Tommy’s good-bye message, he did a great job!  Don’t forget,  if you want to “bring your pet to school”, all you need to do is send me his/her name, a picture and a sentence or two about your pet. Spotlight I have added a new link to our page called “Spotlight”.  If you have accomplished something you want to share with yo

Cummings Virtual Classroom Take some time to look at Grant’s good-bye message.  Go ahead, explore! Click around the page.  Have you found the link to Mass?  The clock is a hidden link for some fun games to help learn how to tell time.  I also added a new link on how to pray the rosary.  Did you find it? History of Wilmette What did you think about yesterday’s lesson?  Can you believe all of Wilmette used

Cummings Virtual Classroom This week we have a new addition to our classroom, a virtual pet!  Click on the doghouse to see who came to school today!  If you would like to have your pet join us, simply submit a google document with the name of your pet, a picture of your pet, and a brief paragraph with some fun fact about your pet.  Don’t forget, to get a copy of today’s lessons, click on “lesson pla

Cummings Virtual Classroom I am so glad so many of you loved the new virtual classroom.  Today when you click on the link above you will see a few changes.  Be sure to click the “19” on the whiteboard to see “Lillian’s 19 Days To Go” slide!  She did a great job and included a little bit of everything! Zoom’s Today Don’t forget I have two Zoom’s today.  I have office hou

I am so excited!!!  I have been doing some learning just like you!  I challenged myself to learn more about google slides.  My last “project” was to set up a virtual classroom.  You can check it out here, Cummings Virtual Classroom!  You will find that I even put Splash into our virtual classroom!  You can click on the “books” to get to the different resources we use. Click the lesson plans on

I can’t wait to see you all at 10 today for our weekly Zoom call.   Next Tuesday, the 19th, is Fr. Wayne’s 30th anniversary of becoming a priest! Ms. Barrett and Mrs. Phillips thought it would be nice to have you all  make some messages or virtual cards for him.   If you choose to participate, I would love to have your card or virtual message by Friday.     Here is the link to the google do

  Out of the Box Pictures   Morning Meeting Don’t forget to join us all for our weekly Morning Meeting call on Wednesday at 10. Greeting – Rainbow Wave Game – What’s in the Bag? Fun Treat….What roller coaster are we riding this week???  Have to join us to find out! Radical Room Designs Wow, my class has some fancy ideas for some Radical Rooms!  I had bedrooms turned in with $6,

I hope everyone enjoyed a nice and relaxing weekend!   I still can’t believe what a beautiful day it was on Saturday! I had the very best Mother’s Day, full of yummy food and lots of family time! Outside of the Box Activities This will be the last week for “Outside of the Box Activities”, so see how many you can complete! 1) Take a selfie with some flowers 2) Have a dance party with the family

Words can not express how special and appreciated you all have made me feel this week.  I have had surprise flower deliveries, presents dropped off at my door, bike ride-bys, emails, letters, signs, homemade cards and cookies… all sent my way to say “Happy Teacher Appreciation Week”.  I have been touched by every little act!  But, seeing everyone’s smiling faces at the parade yesterday really

I can not wait to see everyone today at the parade. I love seeing you all on zoom, but I can’t wait to see you in person and send you some love! Fun Zoom Call Our Zoom call yesterday was a hit!  Everyone had on their shades and shared a favorite vacation spot.  I loved everyones reaction to the roller coaster ride, and had request for a new ride next week.  I will continue to take suggestions for what we should

Fun Pictures to Share Wednesday Zoom Meeting I am excited to see everyone at 10:00 for our Weekly Morning Meeting!  Since I will not have office hours this week, please also come prepared with any questions about assignments you may have.  Here is the meeting agenda… Wear sunglasses Greeting – Head Nods Share – Favorite Vacation Spot Game – Would You Rather Prayer AND a fun SURPRISE! Parent No

I hope everyone has tacos on the menu for tonight! If I was thinking I would have had that on our “Out of the Box” ideas for the week!  I know I am serving tacos!   Out of the Box Pictures Small Math Group Meetings This week the small math group meetings have focused on multiplication fact fluency. One of the most important math skills the third graders need to leave with is the memorization of addit

Out of the Box Below are some different ideas for the upcoming week.  You can complete them in any order, on any day of your choosing.  Remember…these are designed to be fun, not mandatory!  I would love to see some photos to share on the blog each morning! Build two or more types of paper airplanes and see which one flies further Read under something (under the table, under the covers, under a tree) Make and t