Camp Cannon Summer Reading Club

Please join us this summer on Tuesday nights for Camp Cannon Summer Reading Club. We have some great things planned -- GHS Football team, GHS Fillies, hot dogs and trail mix -- not to mention the books! 

We are especially excited about Story Time Theater presenting a play "Gertrude McFuzzy and the Three Little Whos" on July 16. You won't want to miss out!

Awards Day

I love Awards Day, when we stop and recognize our scholars and all of their accomplishments. This year we took the time to hear what the students themselves were proud of. Click on the movie below to share what your scholar had to say about Third Grade!

Monster Math

Students had a great time this week writing math problems about monsters. We finished our monster project by designing monster covers today. I hope you enjoy their creations below!

PTA Mustache Bash

Great lunch today with Joshua -- he won Lunch with your Teacher at the PTA spring cookout. Kaley and Maddy also had lunch with Mrs. DeLeon and Mrs. Highfil. Thanks so much to Mike Davis Insurance, who provided our lunch from Sonic, as well as Vicki Rosamond who coordinated this event.

Because of Winn Dixie

We have been enjoying reading the book "Because of Winn Dixie", by Kate DiCamillo. India Opal Buloni adopts a dog she names Winn Dixie, after the supermarket she finds him in. Winn Dixie will change Opal, her father, and the entire town of Naomi, Florida.  

Today students are designing a dog supply organizer that will hang in a closet.  This is a small glimpse into the design process. Stay tuned for pictures of the completed designs.

Cannon Choir at NRH2O

Congratulations to our Cannon Choir, who performed today at NRH2O.  The choir received a SUPERIOR rating and our Tocar choir received a SUPERIOR PLUS rating. We are so proud of our 2nd through 5th grade scholars!  Thanks, Mr Lollis, for all your hard work.

Spanish Projects

Important Information from Mrs. DeLeon

 

Dear Parents,

 

Some scholars have not turned in their South American projects that were assigned on April 8. I have informed them that they have until Tuesday, May 28th, to turn in their South American projects (that were due the 21st). If they do, they will be able to bring up their current 'U' grades and participate in Mercado on June 4th. If you have any questions about the PBL project, please go to my webpage below or you may contact me directly. Thank you so much for your support!

 

 

Cannon Website  

http://www.gcisd-k12.org//Domain/1480

 

Queridos padres,

Informé a todos los escolares que no entregaron sus proyectos de Sur America a tiempo, que tienen hasta martes, el 28 de mayo, para entregarlo. Si lo logran, cambiaré sus notas de 'U' y podrán participar en mercado el 4 de junio. Si tienen preguntas sobre este proyecto, favor de mirar a mi sitio web o se puede comunicar conmmigo directamente. Muchas gracias por su apoyo.

Family STEM Night

Don't miss out -- our Family STEM Night is next week!  Don't miss the opportunity to experience what your child has learned in our latest engineering unit - designing membranes.

Field Day

We are enjoying a great day today at Field Day. Thanks to all of the Cannon Staff who worked so hard to organize our events today. We are so glad that the weather forecast of rain was wrong!

Testing membrane materials

Today we are testing materials we will use to build our model membrane. Students brainstormed together to try and solve the problem of building a model membrane that will let water through at a slow rate.

Is an Eggshell a Membrane?

We are continuing to explore membranes, today using eggs. We soaked a peeled egg and an unpeeled egg in colored water over the weekend. The peeled egg let in a lot of the color and the unpeeled egg let in very little color. We concluded that an eggshell is a membrane because it let some of the food coloring in.

What does a raisin look like up close?

Have you ever looked at a raisin under a microscope? Mrs. Hall's and Mrs. Step's class used a digital microscope to look at a raisin skin up close. Some of us have decided that we may never eat another raisin! We soaked some raisins and will look at them again tomorrow. Will it look different? Wait and see.

Exploring Membranes

Today we began the next step in our engineering unit -- exploring different membranes. Today's investigation uses raisins. Did you know raisins have tiny holes in their skin. We will know more tomorrow!

Biomimicry

Today we are exploring the idea of "biomimicry" -- technology that mimics biology. We used the iPad app, Instacollage, to compare pictures and write about their function.

Mobile Engineering

Today the TAME Mobile engineering trailer was at Cannon. The trailer is sponsored by ConocoPhillips Phillips, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Halliburton and the University of Texas at Austin. Check out their website at www.tame.org. This visit is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force 344th Recruiting Squadron in an effort to get students excited about careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

Learning about Amphibians and Reptiles

Today is our first day of our engineering unit. We are learning about membranes and the Bioengineering field. In rotations today, we learned about the difference between reptiles and amphibians. Thanks to the Fort Worth Museum of Science for the loan of real reptiles and amphibians for us to use.

Celebrating our First STAAR Test

Today we enjoyed a beautiful day at Heritage Park. We had a great picnic with friends and played. What a fun way to celebrate our first STAAR Test

Playing "Trash" to Practice STAAR Vocabulary

We had a fun time today studying math vocabulary by playing a game of "Trash". (Of course, since it is Earth Day, we will recycle the trash when we are finished.) I gave the definition and students searched the "trash" for the correct word. For example, "A 3D shape with 6 faces that are all the same shape." D you know the answer? Ask your child when they get home.

Top 5 Things You Need to Know About STAAR

The big day is upon us. Here are the Top 5 things you need to know about STAAR:

 

5.  Get a good night's sleep the night before -- your child needs one, too!

4.  Eat breakfast before coming to school, or plan to eat breakfast at school.

3.  Be on time.

2.  Leave plenty of time to get to school, so no one is rushed and stressed.

1.  Have an encouraging word for your child before they leave home.

Remember, Cannon will be closed to visitors on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will be having sack lunches in our classroom on both days. Mrs. Blizzard has provided snacks and water bottles for each day of testing.  While STAAR testing is only one of the ways we measure your child's progress in third grade, it is an important test. Ask your child what some of their strategies are for doing their best. Your encouraging words will be go a long way in their confidence that morning.

STAAR is Getting Closer

As the STAAR test looms closer, please take a few minutes to talk to your child about their math homework. Ask them how they solved a problem, they should be able to explain their thinking behind the answer. See if they showed their work.  I am no longer accepting homework that does not show work -- attach a separate sheet of notebook paper if necessary.  Most of all, encourage them. Confidence goes a long way to their success on the test!

Battle of the Books

We are so proud of our Cannon Cubs who participated yesterday in the "Battle of the Books".  Farah and Anaka, along with two 4th graders and two 5th graders, read and studied all of the Texas Bluebonnet Books and answered 50 questions about the books!  They did a great job.  Way to go Cannon Cubs!!