Turkey Math

Last week in math, the students worked VERY hard to solve a problem about buying and cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. The students were given the weight of a turkey and the price per pound. The class worked together to figure out the total cost of the turkey. Next, the students had to think about how long to cook their turkey, and again they were given how many minutes per pound to cook their turkey. Lastly, they had to figure out what time to put their turkey in the oven if the wanted dinner to start at a certain time when their guests arrive. The class did an excellent job and thought deeply about multiple strategies to solve the questions in a variety of ways.

Thankful Pumpkins

Our class is THANKFUL for so many things! Check out each thing your child is thankful for on a section of their pumpkin. They worked so hard on them. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with family and friends!

Super Pollinators in the STEM lab!

Super Pollinators in the STEM lab

Problem: Mrs. Harvey wanted to make a model of a “Super Pollinator” for everyone to take home but she didn’t have time. A “Super Animal Pollinator” is a pollinator that can carry 250 times more than your average bee!

Criteria: The students model “Super Animal Pollinator” must be able to stand on its own and be able to support 1 teaspoon (5 grams) of “pollen.”

Veteran's Day

Here are a few photos from our school wide Veteran's Day celebration on Friday.
Our class had the honor of singing a song to the Veterans that were able to come to our assembly.
They did a great job and were very respectful performers and audience members!
Every child in the elementary school traced their hand and wrote something that they were thankful for and this flag was created as a symbol of our support for veterans.

Publishing Party

Last week, our class celebrated finishing their personal narratives with a publishing party! The students worked hard to revise and edit their stories into their best and final drafts. They also made covers and an about the author page to tell their readers a little bit about themselves.

As the students read their stories, it warmed my heart to look around the room and see smiles, laughing, questions of curiosity, compliments and proud authors. The students did an EXCELLENT job and the growth in the writing that I saw over the last month or two has just been amazing.

The students also were able to fill up the GEM box once again by being respectful, responsible and safe. They voted to bring a stuffed animal to school, and they were also invited to the publishing party! Check out the narratives on display outside our classroom on our bulletin board!

Super Reading Partners

This week our class is learning about being a super reading partner. The students watched Mrs. Christie and Ms. Toof partner read a text. We modeled a conversation of connections, explanations and things that made us think! The kids then practiced these rich conversations themselves in their literacy partners.

They chose their own books out of their book boxes and used sentence starters like:
"This part reminds me of..." , "I'm thinking..." , "I'm noticing..." , "I wonder...".

When your child is reading at home for their reading log this week, start a conversation with them about it. See what they can tell you about what makes them think!

New Library Read Aloud

Ask your child about our latest Red Clover read aloud in the library!

Halloween Math

Yesterday, during our Halloween party, we did some candy corn math! The students first had to make an estimate about how many pieces of candy corn they thought were in the jar. Next, they counted portions of the candy collections in small groups. After they saw how many pieces were in their group, they made another estimate. We then added the group totals to a grand total of candy corn. Every time we practice an estimate, we are getting better and better!