The Fantastic Frogs were in for a treat this week. Mrs. Sigmon, Mrs. Mackey and I came up with a great class learning experiment that involved turkeys!! The assignment: make a turkey only using supplies that were cut into one inch lengths. We used this assignment to introduce the students to our new planner: How We Organize Ourselves. The students were divided into random groups with three people. Next, they had to acquire supplies by visiting other countries (i.e. different classrooms) to see what they were exporting. Supplies could also be traded or bartered for. The end products then received an adward. Stop by next week to take a look before they disappear!Gobble, Gobble
The Fantastic Frogs were in for a treat this week. Mrs. Sigmon, Mrs. Mackey and I came up with a great class learning experiment that involved turkeys!! The assignment: make a turkey only using supplies that were cut into one inch lengths. We used this assignment to introduce the students to our new planner: How We Organize Ourselves. The students were divided into random groups with three people. Next, they had to acquire supplies by visiting other countries (i.e. different classrooms) to see what they were exporting. Supplies could also be traded or bartered for. The end products then received an adward. Stop by next week to take a look before they disappear!
Measuement Hunt!
We are exploring the US Customary system of measuring and the Metric system. We decided to go on a hunt! We are on the lookout for anything that might be one inch, one foot or one yard in addition we are looking for items that are one millimeter, one centimeter and one meter long. Do you know how small one millimeter is? 
Art A La Carte Part II
We had another very exciting Art ala Carte visit from Jackson and Patrick's moms. I am not sure what is happening, but it looks like a lot of fun. The students were very excited to paint in this new way! Thanks Moms!!!Conserve Water!
The Fantastic Frogs worked together to create a poster that would persuade students to conserve water. You can turn the faucet off when you brush your teeth, put a brick in the toilet so it uses less water and did you know your plants only need one inch of water a week. Just a few ways that you can start conserving water today!Student Led Conferences
Here are some eager students ready to show you all that they have learned and discovered through the two planners we have been working on. Please come to student led conferences this Wednesday from 3:00-4:00. If this time will not work, please schedule another time before or after school or during your lunch hour.
Is 1% water enough???
Throughout this planner we have been discussing the amount of water on the planet. Even though our planet is 75% water; there is only 1% of freshwater for our use. This brought up the question: Will there be enough water for us? The visit from the Water Wise lady helped us to understand that we need to be careful with the water we have now. The question is how are we going to do that? The Fantastic Frogs have been developing persuasive posters to convince us that we need to conserve water and how we should do it. Way to go!Hydrologic Cycle
Did you know that the water cycle is also known as the hydrologic cycle? Through fiction and non-fiction stories and articles we are expanding our knowledge of the water cycle. We have added several knew vocabulary words such as: transpiration, accumulation and groundwater. Musters' Magical Meteorites
Our Field Day T-shirt! Congratulations to Christopher for his winning design!
Please send $8.00 and your child's size as soon as possible.
Parents you are welcome to purchase one too!
Thank you Stormy for making it happen!
Toss and Talk??
Toss and Talk is part of the Envision math program. Just another way I supplement the students' learning activities. Students work with partners or small groups to solve the problem presented. This activity invites a lot of discussion to arrive at the answer. After completing we meet to discuss what we learned. One student exclaimed, " I was having a hard time with clocks, but now I understand!" Music to a teachers' ear!!!Math Time
The students are working with partners to discuss and develop strategies for solving math problems. Scroll down, click on pause on playlist so you can hear the discussions!
Gardening Part II
Everyday, The Fantastic Frogs go grab two of our first grade buddies and go tend to the garden. We are keeping a journal of how our plants are doing. We measure, water and weed the garden.
Gardening!
Well, between both classes we finally figured out how to plant the seeds in the bed. Since we had three different kinds of seeds we divided the bed into three sections. Everyone is very excited to see what happens next.
Teaching First Graders
Mrs. Phillips and I signed up to share a bed in the garden. We decided it would be more fun to have the third graders teach the first graders! We were right! Mrs. Phillips class listened closely to everything my third graders had to say about producers and consumers! Next we head off to the garden to figure out how to plant the seeds.Main Street Theater
The Fantastic Frogs had a great time on our first field trip of the year! We went to see Busy Town which tied into our community planner. The students were so excited. It was fun to watch their expressions and hear them laugh. A BIG thank you to all the chaperones!
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