Thank you, Veterans, for your service!

     To celebrate and honor the Veterans of our great country, we attended a school wide chapel service. Ms. Heiskell gave a brief history of The National Anthem, followed by our guest speaker, Master Sgt. Adams. The students learned who Veterans are, why they are Veterans, what they do now, and how we can show them that we are thankful for their sacrifice. 

     We furthered the discussion in the classroom by completing a special project. Each student had the opportunity to research someone in their family, or a close friend that is a Veteran. The students were instructed to interview and listen to the Veteran's stories and then write a brief summary of why they are their American hero. It was such a joy to see the students understand the concept of honoring our Veterans, as well as their pride for their family member's sacrifice! I am daily inspired by my students' sweet and willing spirit. It is my prayer that the Lord continues to cultivate within them an appreciation for selfless giving. May they always be aware and humbled by God's grace in and throughout their lives.

The Lord's Plan

The past few weeks we have been studying the genealogy of Abraham. Each student made a visual representation of the genealogy to map out the relationship between Abraham and his ancestors. This has been a wonderful time of discussing how God always had a plan and how it was set in motion. We also had the opportunity to talk about how the Lord uses both good and bad things for His glory and overall plan. Our God is sovereign and it was brilliant to see how each student understood this! We will be expanding our family trees as we learn more about the family God designed from the beginning!     

We Love Our Buddies!

Since school began, third grade and prefirst have become best friends! Every so often, my students partner with Miss Shannon's prefirst class and read books to each other. This is a sweet time for my students to set a good example and encourage the younger students. Enjoy the pictures below!

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 

~1 Thessalonians 5:11

"Miss Mackie, nature walks are the best!"

In third grade the past few weeks we have been learning about animals and their habitats. The great thing about science is that to really teach it to each student you must let them experiment and experience what you are teaching. Conducting experiments and engaging God's creation is where I see the students' excitement and understanding come to life. A few weeks ago our class took a nature walk around the school's property. We had a list of what we were hoping to observe, but before we set out we discussed the importance of documenting our findings. We created our very own field notebooks and set out with our checklist, ready to discover. In short, I was so proud of my students and how excited they were about the walk. They listened carefully to instructions and were so quiet that we could observe the animal sounds we heard! Enjoy the pictures posted below and stay tuned for more fun third grade adventures. 

Third Grade Loves Chicken!

Every year The Heiskell School celebrates the arrival of the Fall season by putting together a fabulous festival. To take the celebration to the next level, each class designs and creates their own scarecrow. Well, do I have a creative class this year! As you can tell by the picture, my class came up with the idea of the Chick-fil-A cow as our scarecrow. However, what completed our scarecrow were the slogan signs around it. Everyone knows that Chick-fil-A has some pretty great advertisements, but maybe they should call up my students when designing their next billboard. My favorite slogans that my students made up are pictured below.... and of course we included the famous phonetic Chick-fil-A spelling!

"Please, Dad, we really want to go!"

Heiskell father/son retreat!
(We encourage all boys to attend with their father, grandfather, uncle, or a close friend)
When: November 6th and 7th

Where: Blue Ridge Camp (www.blueridgecamp.com )
Located near the city of Clayton, Georgia

Attending: Kindergarten through eighth grade boys

Cost: $90.00 per person

Included in fee: Three meals, lodging, and all activities

Register immediately, time is running out! 

Happy Columbus Day!

In honor of Columbus day, third grade at The Heiskell School did a fun project! Today was extra special because we had just finished studying about Christopher Columbus and his discovery of the New World! I loved how excited my students were about Columbus day, because they knew the meaning behind it. This afternoon we colored and cut out Christopher Columbus hats! However, coloring, cutting, and gluing isn't all we did. To demonstrate what we learned, each student wrote six facts about Christopher Columbus on the back of their hats. We definitely showed  everyone that we knew many facts about Columbus off the top of our heads! Enjoy the pictures below! 

We couldn't help but share what we did with Miss Boyd!

 She was clearly impressed!