Spanish this semester went so well! Ace, Ben, Greer, and Jonas were all such wonderful students ready for each class with great participation and questions! We started off the semester working with “Las Palabras del Día” (The words of the day) where we started basic vocabulary acquisition. At first, we learned about basic Spanish conversational Read More >>
Archives for May 2017
Math Table Spring 2017
Students in 5th, 6th and 7th grade participate weekly in a 50 minute math table that explores 5th, 6th and 7th grade math topics. This spring, we have spent a lot of time on fractions. Those pesky fractions have tested us with adding, subtracting, being mixed with whole numbers, divided, multiplied and more. We’ve also Read More >>
Dictation Class
In our dictation class this year students have been working with spelling patterns for long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words. For example, the short vowel sound is typically spelled CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) and the long vowel sound for many words is spelled CVCe (silent e at the end) or CVVC (vowel team). The students Read More >>
Fudge Book Club
Students who participated in the Fudge Book Club read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume. This is the first in a series of books featuring Fudge, a toddler, and his older brother, Peter. Fudge’s mischief-making always causes problems for Peter. Students prepared for each week’s book discussion by reading the assigned chapter Read More >>
Lego Class
In Lego class 2nd and 3rd graders have been learning about simple and powered machines using hands-on activities. They investigated structures and forces, incorporating both rigid and flexible shapes in building deck chairs and drawbridges. Applying principles they learned about levers, they made drumming machines. Attaching a motor provided more opportunities to explore. For example, Read More >>
13 Colonies Update
After looking at maps and realizing how many people were already here in the “new world” each student was assigned a tribe to read about, do research on and report about their customs, homes, food and more. Students were also given picture of Native Americans in different situations and used VTS (visual thinking strategy) to figure Read More >>
All About Books
This unit was started by our student teacher this past fall. After she left, we slowly have been finishing up what she started. Each student picked a topic that they knew “all about” and started writing about that topic. Topics include, cheetahs, NASA, The Fastest Things, Video Games, Tae Kwon Do and more. Using Read More >>