Mrs. Bowman Visits Third Graders

Mrs. Bowman is an accountant ,and part of her job is writing and presenting proposals to companies that her company wants business from.. She does business with Metro Bank and  Hershey. She usually writes about five proposals a year. She volunteered her time to help a third grade class make proposals.

She makes sure she knows who she is talking to when giving a proposal. It is helpful to know your audience because you know what to say better. She wants to make a personal connection with her audience. She told the third graders making connections can help companies trust the presenters more. She said to make a connection with Mr. Miller, who they are presenting to.

She told the third graders to practice, practice, practice. She reads her proposal thoroughly to make sure it makes sense. If she finds a mistake, she’ll edit it and make sure it makes sense. She told the third graders to practice in front of a mirror or to their group members.

On the day of the presentation, you should have your teeth brushed and clean your face. Dressing formally helps show that you are serious.

After the proposal, she shakes everyone’s hand and thanks them.  She also makes thank you cards thanking companies. She said that was a good idea for third graders too.

Mr. Miller’s Morning Announcements According To Mrs. Musone’s Third Grade Class

Many of us at Roundtown Elementary have heard Mr. Miller on the morning announcements, but we actually got to see him behind the scenes sharing the announcements with all the Roundtown PROUD students. Mr. Miller was in his office on October 7, 2013 ready for the morning announcements, but the technology was not ready for him to broadcast them. Even though the technology was not ready for him, he still had a smile on his face. Finally, the technology was cooperating and Mr. Miller began playing a Stevie Knicks song for the school. He was bobbing his head with joy to the beat of the music. He always plays a different song to start morning announcements. When he stopped the music, He used his office phone to speak to the school. The phone acted as an intercom! “Go-o-o-od Morning, Out There Roundtown Friends.” Mr. Miller greeted us in a friendly way before playing the National Anthem and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. He showed respect by standing up, putting his right hand over his heart, and looked at the American flag. After that, he shared the lunch menu (while he was looking at the lunch menu) and played a silly song about pizza. “It’s a pizza, it’s a pizza, mama mia, pizza pie…” Kids grin when they hear that song and start singing along. It’s a catchy song. He went straight into the weather with Weather Copter Man. Mr. Miller (AKA Tex from Texas) gave the weather report in a western accent. He read the weather off of a sticky note to make sure he was correct about what the weather was before telling the school about Parent Visitation Day. He told kids not to get upset if their parents weren’t there because his parents couldn’t come either. After that, Mr. Miller gave Norah D. a Roundtown PROUD Panther roar because she was acting Roundtown PROUD. Yeah, Norah! To wrap things up, he played the Roundtown Creed song, while telling the filmers “We’re almost home.” He meant the announcements were almost over. To end the morning announcements, he gave a double Panther r-o-oar-r-r (sound effect). He usually only does a single Panther roar. We’re thinking he did it by accident. Anyways, morning announcements were over. As always, we enjoyed them!

by: Mrs. Musone’s Third Grade Class

Artwork by: Conner