March is Here!

Miss Deb and her dog Stevie joined us to kick off our new science unit. 

 Week 1's essential question: what makes something living?

The next week we explored traits.  

What traits do babies share with their parents? 

Do all babies look just like their parents? 

 How do parents take care of their babies?

Baby and Parent Memory Match Up

A Mystery Science activity matching lost baby birds to their parents.

 

 

Headbands -clues can only be about the animal's traits.

A couple more 100th day collections

Favorite stuffies from home

We learned how to put words in alphabetical order

Our UVM Students are working hard!

Miss Kayleigh taught a lesson on personal space

Miss Avery taught a lesson on whole body listening.

 

We watched the first half of the CCS teachers vs students basketball game before the February break-a CCS tradition!

We continue to practice writing sentences that have a subject and a predicate.  

March is Woman's History Month.

We learned about Ruby Bridges.  

We also learned about Venus and Serena Williams

We started a geometry unit in math.

We played a fun game called Last Shape in Wins

Geometry Go Fish

 

Recess and classroom snapshots!

 

February Fun

Wow-the UVM basketball game was a treat!

We are transitioning away from Literacy Centers to a Readers Workshop model.  Similar to writing, it starts with a mini lesson then children read independently or with a partner.  During this time I will work with reading groups.

First we practiced reading alone.

Then with a partner/s.

February is Black History Month

Fourth grade taught us about Black History Month during our Whole School Morning Meeting

 

 

We learned about the great Jackie Robinson 

We also celebrate Kindness this month

 

Making Kindness Bookmarks to hide in the library

 with third grade

 

100th Day of School!

We made our own fact family flip cards and write a story problem to match.

Our UVM students are doing a great job!  They are creating small group and whole group lessons that compliment our curriculum.  They are also leading read alouds and discussions.

Writing our January Memory page

February Stuffy Sharing

We filled our Champ Treat Jar.  Our class celebration will be Hat Day on Monday!