WHITE OUT!!!

What a fantastic day! Even thought it did not snow, we had a cool time! We started the morning after receiving a letter back from Frosty saying he would do what he could to help make our day white. We cut snowflakes and wrote about how we are all special. We made sugar cube houses (thanks to all the moms who donated). We had a winter weather clothing race. We had a snow ball fight with numbers, and ended the day by learning about temperature and enjoying a WHITE snack.

I hope your kids had as much fun as I did.

Andrew's Loose Tooth

Today was opening morning in our class. The play based on Robert Munch's book and adapted by Ellie and Avery finally saw an audience. The kids did such a great job writing the parts and designing the set that we performed it for 3 classes! This project was all student directed (Mrs. Johnson only helped with a few creative differences).

Reader's Theater!

Today we practiced our scripts and created our costumes and backdrops! It was a blast. See for your self...

We have so much to be Thankful for...

The holidays are in full swing. Today we enjoyed our families for the Thanksgiving Feast. I loved hearing what everyone was thankful for. Alexis was thankful for our country, Katie was thankful for our classroom, Devin was thankful for the soldiers, and Elaina was thankful she was not bald... I am thankful for a wonderful group of kids to work with everyday! Happy Thanksgiving!

Roller Coasters, Readers, and more...

Wow, we have been busy. We built roller coasters to learn about motion. Each student designed and built a roller coaster. Some learned that the car (a gumball) would not stay on the track if you turned the track upside down. We had a special treat! Ms. Snyder shared some great big books. Do you know what a googley glocker is? We do! We have a mystery reader tomorrow. We have learned 2 clues, but have 1 more to go - we can't wait till the mystery is solved! What a great week of learning!

Rising Actions and Falling Actions

Tommrow we are learning about rising actions and falling actions in a story! This is the video we used to trigger our schema!

Putting Science in Motion!

Today we learned about motion. Did you know that objects can be made to move by using a push or a pull? We used our aluminum foil boats to push and pull through the water. Some boats moved better than others. Friction is what causes things to stop or slow down. When a person's boat was not smooth on the bottom, the friction made it move slower. Look at our pictures to see our experiment!