Pet Portraits from Art Class

Halloween Picture

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Hydroponics Field Trip

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Thank You

I hope everyone enjoyed the break. I just wanted to say thank you for all of the wonderful food parents provided for UN Day. Please also take a look at the flag parade video on the right-hand side.


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Goal Setting Google Form

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Small Moment iMovies

After publishing their small moment stories, students created iMovies and narrated their published pieces.

Pre-K Pals

We met our Pre-K Pals on Friday. The 3rd graders had a wonderful time being the 'teacher' to their buddy. They led an interview to find out about their pre-k'er'and to discover similarities between each other. The 3rd grader and pre-k'er' then worked together to make a flower showing this information. It was a fantastic way to spend Friday morning building relationships across divisions in the school.

From Drop Box

Not photographed: Ariana, Alexa, and Hari

iPad Update

We have started to utilize our iPads more regularly as a learning tool in the classroom. Some ways certain apps have been integrated into daily life are:

• Numbers: for a Reading Log 
• Skitch: as our whiteboard for mental math 
• Socrative: take quizzes 
• Doodle Buddy: participate in a Dot Art Project Around the World
• Dictionary: to find word origins and synonyms for ordinary words in our writing

Capitalization Quiz

REMINDER

Monday is Picture Day!

Students may wear free dress, but they have to bring their P.E. clothes and shoes to change into for PE.

Week of Sept 3-7

We Are Learning To (W.A.L.T.):

Word Study:

• recognize that english is a melting pot of languages
• look up words to find their origins

Reading:

• look for patterns in our reading logs
• set reading goals based on the patterns we notice in our logs
• record our thinking on sticky notes
• write quality stickies and strive to write 'four star post-its'

Writing:

• study authors and read their writing and ask, ‘What did this author do that I could also use to make my own writing more powerful?  
• use Chrysanthemum as a mentor text to model the power of repetition
• use Fireflies to show the power of strong word choice. 

Math:

• review concepts taught throughout unit 1 as we are nearing the end of this unit

Science:

• Use two kinds of sprouting devices to find out what effect water has on seeds

Buzz about Books

Sometimes looking for a good book can be overwhelming. Last week the students learned how to 'Buzz about Books' with classmates in order to pique their interest in a new book.