Thank You

Dear Parents,

I want to thank you all for the lovely gifts, flowers, and collective teacher gift.  I have had a wonderful year of learning with your children.  This class has been extraordinary!  They displayed a love of learning and a kindness of spirit that will follow them throughout their lives.  The joy I have seen in your children is a direct reflection of the love and care that you have provided.

Your support and hard work have been invaluable to me.  I have appreciated the time you have spent supporting our third grade journey and your participation in our many special activities.  We have been engaged in a partnership, working together to create learners who have finished the third grade and are ready to move on to fourth!

I want to thank you and let you know that this has been a special year for me.  Teaching your children and getting to know you have been a pleasure.

Have a wonderful summer!

Julie O'Connor

Newbery Book Club

Third graders read 1,273 Newbery books (and it started just four months ago)!

Little Town Tour

During the last assembly, all grades will be presenting.  Third graders will be singing a song called Little Town Tour.  It is tricky!  If your student wants to practice, below are the lyrics and a link to the song.  Students, you will have a copy of the lyrics during the performance!

Chuck Pyle:

“Little Town Tour”

THE SOUL OF COLORADO, is’n LITTLE COUNTRY TOWNS

The ONEs OUT ON THE BACKROADs, Rather NOT BE FOUND.

THE ONEs YOU HITCHHIKE INTO,

WHEN YOUR TRUCK GETS BROKEN DOWN.

The ONE’S WHERE PEOPLE SAY, “HELLO, WELCOME TO OUR TOWN.” Towns like:

Bayfield, Cascade, Manitou, Palisade,

Palmer Lake, Larkspur, Lake City, Gardner,

Kiowa, Niwot, Walden, Wolcott,

Rico, Antonito, Bayona, Villecito,

Firestone, Crestone, Romeo, Redstone,

Redwing, Green Land, Blue River, Uravan,

Villa Grove, Parachutte,

Hugo, Crested Butte,

Hudson, Gunnison,

Miliken, Morrison.

The Kind of place a guy can go,

drink coffee on a rainy day.

A place when you’re too tired to cook,

Where everything’s homemade.

A place to swap a story,

and pass the time away.

Towns like:

Hotchkiss, Silvercliff, Westcliff, Redcliff,

Kittredge, Cedar Ridge, Trinidad, State Bridge

Rockvale, idledale, Deer Trail, Carbondale,

Ouray, Ridgeway, Rye Way, and Gateway.

Limon, Yuma, Monument, Duma

Mountain View, Johnstown, Franktown, Jamestown,

Southfork, Lake George, Del Norte, Dinosaur, El Jabell, Maybell, Bo Mar, Aguilar.

The voice of colorado,

is blowing in the wind,

The one that tells the aspen leaves, 

its time to fall again.

The One down from wyoming,

 that blows the winter in.

The One in March, That let’s us know,

Spring Time’s roaring in.

Towns like:

Julesberg, Strassberg, Ellberg, Walsenberg,

Buena vista, yampa, Monta vista, blanca,

norwood, cortez,

meeker, and de lorez,

salt creek, coal creek,

holyoak and oak creek,

clifton, burlington, silverton, paxton,

gilcrest, golden, rocky ford, plattville,

victor, la veta, Clark, and naturita,

fairplay, cotapaxi, climax,

and take a taxi.

THE SOUL OF COLORADO IS IN LITTLE COUNTRY TOWNS

The ONEs OUT ON THE BACKROADs, Rather NOT BE FOUND.

THE ONEs YOU HITCHHIKE INTO,

WHEN YOUR TRUCK GETS BROKEN DOWN.

The ONE’S WHERE PEOPLE SAY, “Hello WELCOME TO OUR TOWN.”