Happy Mother's Day

Arbor Day- a CCS Tradition

Before the assembly we heard a book about trees and made tree collages

 We were joined by Charlie Prout of Horseford's Nursery.  Every year he donates a tree to the CCS playground.  All the amazing trees on our playground have been planted on Arbor Days over the years.  The Charlotte Tree Warden Mark Dillenbeck also came to share his knowledge of trees with us.  Several classes had things to share as well-such as poems, books, book reviews, and art.  The K-4 classes are working on a bulletin board outside of Mrs. Poirer's classroom based on the book The Wish Tree.  I'll include that in next week's post!

Learning how to retell books by focusing on five key events:

Our new Writing Unit: Realistic Fiction

Some of our Mentor Texts for Realistic Fiction

Practicing strategies for adding 2 two-digit numbers:

first add the tens, then add the ones, then add the tens and ones together-easy as can be!

This is what we teach children before introducing the algorithm.  It is actually easier  to start with the tens rather than the ones like the traditional algorithm has us do-try it yourself and see!

The VSO presented "Symphony Reel".

Four Winds-learning about clouds-thank you to our volunteers!

We had a surprise visit from a therapy dog as well!!

What a sweet dog!

Our new read aloud:

Our last science unit:

1-ESS1-1.	Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted. The sun and moon appear to rise in one part of the sky, move across the sky, and set; and stars other than our sun are visible at night but not during the day,

How can a statue's shadow move?

We experimented with paper gnome statues that were taped to paper and the paper was taped to the tables.

The flashlights had to move, just like how the sun seems to move across the sky, and then the shadow moved. Although we say the sun rises and sets, it is important to always remind ourselves that the sun is stationary and it is the earth that is really moving!

Math-learning to add two 2 digit numbers.  

First add the tens, then the ones...then put the tens and the ones together!

We practiced this with a math packet on our own. Then, we swapped papers with a partner and tried to "read"their math thinking.  Then we worked together to come to agreement on all of the problems.

This week's Disability activity:

We watched this video from Sesame Street.

Then each table was given a photo of children with disabilities playing different sports.  They shared out with the class what the sport was and what special tools enabled then to play.

Our growth mindset work continued with focus on our brains:

  

April Chicken Soup with Rice Activity

Finally some sunshine!

Then we used a spinner and die to build two 2 digit numbers and and then together.

Our trip to the Flynn: