Snow Day Blog Post

How can we sort river rocks by size?

We used 3 screens with different sized mesh.

  

We found that the mixture had three different types of rock in it:

gravel, pebbles and sand.

Once a week we have been practicing our typing skill using a program called Typing Club.  

In math we practice writing numbers through 1000.

Our nonfiction reading unit has wrapped up.  This past week children chose a book and then took notes on what they learned.  I was really impressed with the quality of their work.

Here are a few for you to enjoy.

 

    

    

  

Our Second Step work has focused on skills for learning

Now we will move into feelings, starting with being able to identify feelings:

Concepts	Objective—Students will be able to:
Clues in faces, bodies, and situations help you notice and understand how people are feeling. Everyone feels a wide variety of emotions. Some feelings are comfortable, and others are uncomfortable.	Name a variety of feelings Distinguish between comfortable and uncomfortable feelings Use physical, verbal, and situational clues to determine what others are feeling

We watched a short video about Daniel and his family.  During a walk in the woods, Daniel gets separated from his family.  We zoomed in on different moments and came up with this list of feelings.  

We spent another technology session using Seesaw-a new platform for using technology in the classroom. Thank you to Mr. Miller and Mrs. Murray for their support!  

Stay tuned for Seesaw updates in the next few weeks! 

YOU Skills with Vicki

Our primary classroom donations for the food shelf were picked up Thursday afternoon-thank you for your generous support!