Doulos Third Grade

Pen-pal Photos

2008-05-27T12:36:00.000-07:00

These 4 students are in my advanced English class. In order: Madeline, Michelle, Franchira, and Ethan. They write letters to another English class in Colombia.

Seesaw Project

2008-05-27T11:34:00.000-07:00

From our Simple Machines Expedition

2008-04-07T11:23:00.000-07:00

This is a slideshow of Doulos Discovery School here in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. It's only 2 minutes long, but it shows the difference between Doulos and the public school system here. Enjoy!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8XBhLX_8vO8

"There is more in you than you think."

2008-03-06T11:25:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it is March. The school year here at Doulos is flying by!

In 3rd grade, we are finishing up our simple machines unit in science. Our class is constructing a seesaw (lever) for the playground as a final project. We started studying Ancient Egypt in geography. It is always everyone's favorite topic all year. We will be making a pharaoh and then mummifying him!

Above is a photo of one of my students, Wilson. I just want to praise God, because I have been seeing some progress! I am still trying to figure out how he learns best... I've been using a lot of manipulatives (learning toys) with him in math tutorials and he's getting it slowly but surely!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

2007-12-27T07:59:00.000-08:00

Third grade finished off the year happy and full of sweets from our Christmas party! The whole school watched the movie The Nativity Story about the birth of Jesus. If you haven't seen it yet, go get it. It's an amazing visual reminder of all we have to be grateful for. We have a lot of catching up to do when we get back in January due to an unexpected trip for me and Hurricane Olga!

Outdoor Education Week- JUCUM

2007-11-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

Day 3: The pond.

Outdoor Education Week- La Poza

2007-11-16T10:39:00.000-08:00

Day 2: The river.

Outdoor Education Week- La Presa

2007-11-15T08:04:00.000-08:00

This year for Outdoor Education Week 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades compared and contrasted lakes, rivers, and ponds. Day 1: The lake.

Measurement Madness!

2007-10-24T06:52:00.000-07:00

We started our measurement unit in math! We measured the width of the room using our shoes. The kids discovered why standard units of measurement are necessary because everyone has a different sized foot! Afterwards, we practiced measuring things around the room using "Franchira-rulers". Franchira is in our class. We made rulers that are the length of her shoe. We had so much fun, we didn't even realize we were learning!

Ann Katherin

2007-10-10T06:43:00.000-07:00

Ann Katherin came to Doulos this year after a year in Sosua (a beach town here) and before that from Germany , where she’s originally from. She speaks English fluently and her Spanish is not far behind. She’s very sweet and intelligent!

Yeik

2007-10-09T06:36:00.000-07:00

Yeik (pronounced Jake) is a sweet, loving boy in my class. He knows so much from the Bible. He’s also a natural math whiz. This is his second year at Doulos. When he smiles he lights up everything around him. Yeik is amazing and I see so much potential.

Steady progress

2007-10-08T06:33:00.000-07:00

My third graders are progressing steadily. Our biggest challenge this year is to love the people around us even if we don’t like them sometimes. It is something I have to constantly work on myself as an adult. I’m also trying to teach them to crave learning so they can use what they know to change their world. I gave them a very dramatic example of the people in our town that beg for money, many because they didn’t get the education they need to work. I think it has helped some of them take more responsibility for their learning.

We have 5 nationalities in our classroom this year. Most of my students are Dominican, one is from Canada , one from Puerto Rico, one from Germany , and I’m from the U.S. One day, we all took turns singing our national anthems. It was a spontaneous thing that ended up being a really good team-building activity.

School Starts Tomorrow!

2007-08-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

Class starts tomorrow here at Doulos Discovery School www.ddsdr.org They re-did the webpage so check it out! I am once again teaching 3rd grade... Surprise! Ha, ha! This will be my 4th year. Please pray for our new third grade family to get off to a great start. Here's my class roster if you want to pray for them by name (b=boy, g=girl):

Alex-b
Allan-b
Christian-b
Cristin-g
Daniel-b
Ethan-b
Franchira-g
Ione-g
Madeline-g
Marcos-b
Melissa-g
Michelle-g
Ruama-g
Ruth Noemi-g
Valeri-g
Wilson-b
Yeik-b
Ann Kathrin-g

Welcome

2007-05-01T11:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks for visiting the Third Grade website. We will be updating this site with pictures and stories very soon.