About Our Class

Welcome! We are a third grade class at Summit Road STEM Elementary School in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. You can read more about our school district here and check out the Summit website here. We are the self-contained gifted/accelerated class for the third grade at Summit. Our classroom is full of creative and critical thinkers!

Every day, we work hard to investigate situations and solve problems. We apply our Summit Core Values and SPARK expectations to everything we do! 

Here’s our typical schedule. Our schedule does ebb and flow as we become engrossed in projects and welcome guest speakers – if you’d like to observe a particular part of our day, let me know so that I can check the calendar!

7:55	Students may enter the building.
8:05	Morning SPARK begins! School-wide morning meeting in the gym
8:20	Start Your Engine! Warm-Up - check out an example here.
8:30-9:15	Writing Workshop During this time, we read a mentor text and discuss how to apply the author’s craft in our own work. Students then write independently while I pull individuals for writing conferences. At the end of the workshop, students have an opportunity to share their writing with the class.
9:15-9:45	Problem of the Day (CGI) or Number Talk
9:45-10:45	Workstations During this time, students are working on differentiated assignments while I pull individuals for reading and math conferences or small groups. Click here for an example of our workstations menu.
10:45-11:30	Learning Link Monday: Innovation Station (Art/Engineering) Tuesday: Research and Development (Library) Wednesday: Dramatic Inquiry (Every other week) Thursday: Health and Wellness Friday: Music
11:35-12:05	Recess
12:10-12:40	Lunch
12:40-1:40	Fusion This is where we most frequently utilize our research skills! We investigate real-world problems and situations and apply our design cycle to develop solutions or products demonstrating our thinking and learning.
1:40-2:10	Read to Self or Read Aloud
2:10	Pack Up Routine Copy homework, clean classroom, work on brain teaser
2:20	Car riders dismissed
2:25	Bus riders dismissed