Thursday, February 12, 2015

100th Day of School

We have been waiting in anticipation for this day for quite some time! 
We did so many activities to celebrate our 100th day of school. 
We started the day with everyone piling in wearing 100 objects on their shirts! It was classic to see the creativity and time that went into their shirts! We then put on our 100 item necklaces created with Fruit Loops – clearly it was a wonderful accessory to their shirts! 
I literally think we did 100 activities today! We are exhausted! Here is a peak at our day! 

Did 100 exercises (10 squats, 10 jumps, 10 push-ups, etc.)
Wrote 100 words
Made a crown with 100 tallies
Made 100 gumballs
Sorted our 100 items into groups of 10 
Made a 100 piece snack
Made towers with 100 cups
Counted how many words we could write in 100 seconds
Counted how many jumping jacks we could do in 100 seconds
Counted how many jumping jacks we could do in 100 seconds
Went on a hunt for 100 hidden pennies
Made a bucket list  of things we'd like to do BEFORE we turn 100 
(see slideshow below this project was ADORABLE!)


Tell your child to kiss their brain, because they successfully passed the 100th day of school! 
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A sneak peak at our day!


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Our bucket list project!

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Groundhogs Day

Well...our optimism failed up this year! We were REALLY hoping that the groundhog would NOT see his shadow Monday morning. But naturally he did. 
On Friday we made little groundhogs and graphed our predictions. We had 12 students predict he would NOT see his shadow and 8 predict that he would see his shadow. Then, the entire grade level put up their predictions in the hallway! 
Time to bundle up, at least 6 weeks more of winter it will be! 



Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Dates to Remember!!

Dates to Remember for February!
February 3rd: Husky Huddle

February 6th: Sneaker Hop at School (See note in Tuesday Folder)

February 10th: Late Start

February 12th: 100th Day of School (Wear special shirts with 100 things!!)

Febraury 13th: Valentines Party

February 16th: Presidents Day (Wear Red, White, and Blue!)

February 20th: NEON DAY for 400 Club Readers!


February 27th: Music Concert for 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Pattern Block Creatures

We have been learning about pattern blocks this week for Math. Our BUILD stations focused around creating patterns, extending patterns, using pattern blocks and using pattern block templates. I wish I would have snapped more photos of their creations throughout the week, but the students did an amazing job using their imaginations and building and creating with our pattern blocks and pattern templates! 

Here's a few photos of their creations with our pattern blocks!

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Body Shapes

This week in math we have been focusing on the different attributes of shapes - the size, colors, thickness, and names of each shapes. They love watching how the shapes can rotate, grow, and/or change on our Smart Board. We also sorted shapes by different attributes as a group. 
Then, we decided to take over our classroom to see if we move the tables around in our rooms so we could work as teams to create shapes with our bodies! The students did a wonderful job and really showed they understood the basic qualities of each shape. Only the leader could talk to guide the students to they had to use first time listening ears and work as a team to create the shape. Then they had to hold that shape until they were checked off! 

Look at how we did! 
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Sunday, November 30, 2014

November News

Check Out all our Cute Classroom Projects in November!
 Turkey Bags
Thanksgiving Number Stories
We are thankful for eachother! 
 Handpainted Turkeys
Fill in the Blank Poems
 Ss is for Scarecrows & 
Rainbow Writing Names on Turkey Feathers
Symmetrical Turkeys