Justin O'Toole

Third grade teacher, Washington Elementary

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3rd grade engineers used their knowledge of bridge types to design and construct a bridge model. Can you spot the truss, arch, beam, and suspension bridges?

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Celebrating International Dot Day by putting our mark on a button and wearing it proudly. #ThisIsWES #InternationalDotDay

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Making a 1,000 chart and using landmark numbers. #ThisIsWES

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After reading Weird by @erinfrankel1 , we filled jars with words and pictures of things that make us unique. #ThisIsWES

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Happy Veterans Day! Thank you for your service. #ThisIsWES

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3rd grade engineers researched, designed, built, and painted bridge models. The models show the features of the type of bridge built. #ThisisWES

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"Googly" eyes... autocorrect!

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Finished some fun Halloween activities this week. Created symmetrical skeletons using our cursive names as the body with a dia de los muertos theme. We also made monsters using google eyes to set up an array. #ThisisWES

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Happy Halloween!

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3rd graders followed the rules of a haiku poem to create a Halloween haiku. Students had the opportunity to make a pop up haunted house to present their haiku. They turned out great!

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Ms. Newman from the School of Education @PointParkU taught us about Antarctica and Emperor Penguins. We read articles, examined photographs, and completed a KWL chart. We enjoyed Ms. Newman’s lesson! #ThisIsWES #PointParkU

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Today we used red cabbage juice as an indicator to test if some household liquids are an acid, base, or neutral. Acids turned red/pink, bases turned green, and neutral stayed the color of cabbage juice. We also tried out litmus paper. Can you tell which is acid, base, or neutral?

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Check out the highlights from our classroom science fair. #ThisIsWES https://t.co/KDqeEbumty

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🇺🇸 Thank you Mr. Alan for showing us how to respect and fold the flag of The United States of America. #ThisIsWES 🇺🇸

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Students wrote spooky haiku poems. As a bonus, they could create a pop up haunted house to display their poem on. #ThisIsWES

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Bridge project complete! Can you tell which are suspension, beam, arch, or truss? #ThisIsWES

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After researching, planning, and designing, we began building bridge models that include the unique design features of a suspension, arch, beam, or truss bridge. Stay tuned for finished products! #ThisIsWES

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Students completed their first 4 day rotation of math stations. They earned a free choice math/STEAM workshop during class today for a job well done.

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While reading The Trial of Cardigan Jones, we talked about jumping to conclusions about others. After reading, we began making a comic about another day in the life of the clumsy moose Cardigan. #ThisisWES

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The first day of third grade went by in the blink of an eye. We made jitter bots to help break the ice. Lots of creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. #ThisisWES