4 Winds

This month in 4 winds we learned about forest birds. The different levels of the forest hold different challenges and benefits for the each species of birds. We learned about different types of beaks and the how some bird calls sound like they are actually saying word or laughing!

Amelia and Zakyia's Post

Today we voted on the red clover books. It was fun!

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Emmy's Blog Post

In the stem lab we did experiments with gas. It was cool!

Community Helpers

The students have been working very hard on their community helper reports. Today they finished and shared their research and drawings with one another. They are now being displayed in the hallway outside the classroom, please feel free to stop by and check them out! 

The Snowflake Man

Today, the second grade had the pleasure of watching Sarah Frechette's award winning puppet show  "The Snowflake Man." The student's attention was captured from the moment they sat down, Sarah answered questions for the students (in character of course) and they all learned a bit more about the man Wilson Bentley (Snowflake Bentley) from Jericho, Vermont. This is not Sarah's first time at GEMS, not only did she attend school here, but she conducted a shadow puppet production with the 3rd and 4th grade in 2012 which was performed for the entire school and their parents!

Check out her website at: www.puppetkabob.com

A Read Aloud in the Computer Lab!

At the computer lab this week, our focus was on reading. The students explored a few different websites. One of the websites had famous people reading well known books to the students. Another website had the pages of the story come alive and made the illustrations move. Students really enjoyed listening and reading along to the books. 

Check it out at home!

www.storylineonline.net

www.wegivebooks.org

Kaylie's Blog Post

This week we did a math menu it was fun!