Welcome Back to School!

The school year has begun, and we are off to a BLAZING start! This blog will be one way that you can see what is going on in our classroom. I will be updating it frequently with a variety of things. In the posts below, you can meet my family and get to know me a little bit. I will be sharing all sorts of "cool" things this year! You may share this website with whomever you'd like... the more the merrier! Also, feel free to leave comments, too. Welcome to an AMAZING third grade year!

The Science Center

The Science Center is a great place to learn! We have gone a couple times this summer. Zaida always likes to touch this globe when we walk by. It's cool! We like the way you get to play with lots of different things when you're there. Have you ever been to the Science Center of Iowa? If you want to learn more about it you can click here. You will be sure to learn a lot on your adventure.

Mrs. Wetzel Graduates

I have been working really hard to finish my Masters degree. In July... I graduated! I was really excited to have my family in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with me for the graduation ceremony. There were many teachers from Waukee who also graduated. I now have a M.A. in Education from Viterbo University!

Fireworks on the Fourth

We celebrated the Fourth of July in style! We came out to watch the parade in Waukee. It was fun to see many kids that Mr. Wetzel and I knew. In the evening we went to see fireworks. They were beautiful!

A Trip to the Zoo

Our family took a trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. It is an awesome zoo! We loved looking at all the animals and reading about them. We learned so much. This is a picture of our daughter Zaida. Her favorite part of the zoo was playing with the monkeys. This monkey was being so silly!

If you want to know more about this zoo, you can click here. You can see pictures of the different exhibits they have, read a map, and even watch live video of the penguins from a web cam! We will be learning about animal habitats this year during our shared reading time. I can hardly wait!!

Going to the Library!

One of our favorite things to do in the summer is go to the library. We all look for books that we want to read so that we can check them out. We also let Zaida play in the children's room. She can color pictures, sit in bean bags and read, play with puppets, and build with the blocks. I hope all of you have enjoyed reading this summer!

Relay for Life

The Wetzel family participated in the Waukee Relay for Life. We had a team from Waukee Elementary called "Cheeseball Liverfanny", which is Captain Underpants code for "Hope Lives". We think that's a pretty cool (and funny) name!