4th Grade - Fleet was the vocabulary word for this particular group. It means a group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels. Their explorer was Frederick Douglass. Mr. Douglass learned to read while a slave and helped in getting the thirteenth amendment added to the U.S. Constitution. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. The rest of the morning was spent building a creature from directions written by students at Russell Dougherty or Sunset Elementary School.
5th Grade -The Holiday parties shortened our time together so students spent today working to complete the first essays for the Exploravision project.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
2nd Grade - Today was shorted while we practiced preparations for a tornado drill. Until the alarms went off, students wrote a story for an animal they had built a couple of weeks ago.
4th Grade - Fleet was the vocabulary word for this particular group. It means a group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels. Their explorer was Frederick Douglass. Mr. Douglass learned to read while a slave and helped in getting the thirteenth amendment added to the U.S. Constitution. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. The rest of the afternoon was spent building a creature from directions written by students at Russell Dougherty or Sunset Elementary School.
4th Grade - Fleet was the vocabulary word for this particular group. It means a group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels. Their explorer was Frederick Douglass. Mr. Douglass learned to read while a slave and helped in getting the thirteenth amendment added to the U.S. Constitution. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. The rest of the afternoon was spent building a creature from directions written by students at Russell Dougherty or Sunset Elementary School.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
2nd Grade - Today, students reviewed the skills necessary when meeting an adult. To help us remember that process, students made sandals from cardboard and string.
4th Grade - Fleet was the vocabulary word for this particular group. It means a group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels. Their explorer was Frederick Douglass. Mr. Douglass learned to read while a slave and helped in getting the thirteenth amendment added to the U.S. Constitution. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. The rest of the morning was spent building a creature from directions written by students at Russell Dougherty or Sunset Elementary School.
5th Grade - The vocabulary word was Zigzag which means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction. Their explorers were the Smith Brothers who invented the cough drop. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. Rules or codes they have to follow was the focus of the affective lesson. Later, students worked to complete the first essays for the Exploravision project.
4th Grade - Fleet was the vocabulary word for this particular group. It means a group of cars, boats, or other type of vessels. Their explorer was Frederick Douglass. Mr. Douglass learned to read while a slave and helped in getting the thirteenth amendment added to the U.S. Constitution. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. The rest of the morning was spent building a creature from directions written by students at Russell Dougherty or Sunset Elementary School.
5th Grade - The vocabulary word was Zigzag which means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction. Their explorers were the Smith Brothers who invented the cough drop. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. Rules or codes they have to follow was the focus of the affective lesson. Later, students worked to complete the first essays for the Exploravision project.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
2nd Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Gloat which means someone who is happy about other people's failure. The explorer was Sacajawea, interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A Surprise in the Middle drawing was today's warm-up activity.
5th Grade - The vocabulary word was Zigzag which means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction. Their explorers were the Smith Brothers who invented the cough drop. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. Rules or codes they have to follow was the focus of the affective lesson. Later, students worked to complete the first essays for the Exploravision project.
5th Grade - The vocabulary word was Zigzag which means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction. Their explorers were the Smith Brothers who invented the cough drop. They completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm-up activity. Rules or codes they have to follow was the focus of the affective lesson. Later, students worked to complete the first essays for the Exploravision project.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
3rd Grade - Their vocabulary word was Sedulous which means industrious. The explorer was Harrison Ford who has his own "air force" and is a volunteer rescue pilot. These students also completed the Quotation Quizzler for the week. In Crystal Pond Woods, students continued developing their Divergent thinking skills learning about fluency, flexibility and originality. The Discoveries lesson had students defining, comparing and contrasting what is civilized and what is primitive. In the Relationship study, students explored more about what taxes pay for.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Classes were canceled today while Mrs. Rains was working on a professional development opportunity.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
2nd Grade - Students continued their divergent thinking by SCAMPERING a common object and creating a new invention.
4th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Allude which means to refer to casually or indirectly. Walt Disney was the Explorer because he thought "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." They completed a Quotation Quizzler for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on personal security systems. Students made repairs to their creatures and completed their directions. The directions were sent off to Russell Dougherty's fourth grade enrichment program. Next week, we will be building a creature from the directions they send to us.
4th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Allude which means to refer to casually or indirectly. Walt Disney was the Explorer because he thought "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." They completed a Quotation Quizzler for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on personal security systems. Students made repairs to their creatures and completed their directions. The directions were sent off to Russell Dougherty's fourth grade enrichment program. Next week, we will be building a creature from the directions they send to us.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
2nd Grade - We continued learning about the characteristics of successful people. One characteristic is a demonstration of bravery. Students were taught how to put their "best foot forward" when meeting adults.
4th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Allude which means to refer to casually or indirectly. Walt Disney was the Explorer because he thought "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." They completed a Quotation Quizzler for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on personal security systems. Students made repairs to their creatures and completed their directions. The directions were sent off to Russell Dougherty's fourth grade enrichment program. Next week, we will be building a creature from the directions they send to us.
5th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Avert which means to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening. Our explorer was Ada Lovelace, who dreamed of machines that would compose and play music and draw pictures as well as calculate answers. She wrote the first computer program in 1843. These students also completed the Quotation Quizzler. The affective lesson focused on the many different hats people wear and the characteristics of those roles. The rest of the afternoon was spent developing our projects for the Exploravision Contest.
4th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Allude which means to refer to casually or indirectly. Walt Disney was the Explorer because he thought "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." They completed a Quotation Quizzler for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on personal security systems. Students made repairs to their creatures and completed their directions. The directions were sent off to Russell Dougherty's fourth grade enrichment program. Next week, we will be building a creature from the directions they send to us.
5th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Avert which means to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening. Our explorer was Ada Lovelace, who dreamed of machines that would compose and play music and draw pictures as well as calculate answers. She wrote the first computer program in 1843. These students also completed the Quotation Quizzler. The affective lesson focused on the many different hats people wear and the characteristics of those roles. The rest of the afternoon was spent developing our projects for the Exploravision Contest.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
2nd Grade - Their vocabulary word today was Aversion which means a strong dislike toward something. The explorer was John Quincy Adams, our sixth President. Students complete a Quotation Quizzler for the warm-up activity.
5th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Avert which means to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening. Our explorer was Ada Lovelace, who dreamed of machines that would compose and play music and draw pictures as well as calculate answers. She wrote the first computer program in 1843. These students also completed the Quotation Quizzler. The affective lesson focused on the many different hats people wear and the characteristics of those roles. The rest of the afternoon was spent developing our projects for the Exploravision Contest.
5th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Avert which means to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening. Our explorer was Ada Lovelace, who dreamed of machines that would compose and play music and draw pictures as well as calculate answers. She wrote the first computer program in 1843. These students also completed the Quotation Quizzler. The affective lesson focused on the many different hats people wear and the characteristics of those roles. The rest of the afternoon was spent developing our projects for the Exploravision Contest.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Friday, November 30 and Friday, December 7, 2012
Due to a meeting last Friday afternoon, there was no Enrichment and the 5th grade program canceled this morning's Enrichment class. The same material was covered for both classes.
3rd Grade - The vocabulary word was Opprobrious which means shameful, infamous. Clint Eastwood, who had been told by Universal Studios he couldn't act, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination grid puzzle for their warm-up activity. We finished the Take Five program that had been teaching us about the characteristics of successful people. A few minutes was spent discovering the relationship between people and government. The final activity was a trip to Crystal Pond Woods where students completed manipulative logic puzzles.
3rd Grade - The vocabulary word was Opprobrious which means shameful, infamous. Clint Eastwood, who had been told by Universal Studios he couldn't act, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination grid puzzle for their warm-up activity. We finished the Take Five program that had been teaching us about the characteristics of successful people. A few minutes was spent discovering the relationship between people and government. The final activity was a trip to Crystal Pond Woods where students completed manipulative logic puzzles.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
4th Grade - The vocabulary word today was Expunge which means to remove; to delete; to erase. Roberto Clemente, who was a hero on and off the baseball field, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. Their final activity was to built their creatures.
Since construction of the robots is underway, lots of cereal boxes have been used and we will need many more in order to complete the ones the other school sends us. If you empty any cereal/cracker boxes over the next two weeks, please send them to school with your child.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Aghast which means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back. John Muir, the father of our national parks, was today's explorer. These students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on avoiding peer pressure. We began the ExploraVision project by designing a phone for senior citizens at Edheads.org. Students then brainstormed new or improved inventions they could develop.
For next week, students need to look up some information about their item at home.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
2nd Grade - Today, we completed the logic puzzle from Monday. Monday we were stuck. After taking a few days rest from the puzzle, we were able to come back and complete it correctly. That is an important lesson when learning problem solving skills. They then completed writing about an invention they made for Isabel the Inventor in Crystal Pond Woods.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word today was Expunge which means to remove; to delete; to erase. Roberto Clemente, who was a hero on and off the baseball field, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. Their final activity was to built their creatures.
Since construction of the robots is underway, lots of cereal boxes have been used and we will need many more in order to complete the ones the other school sends us. If you empty any cereal/cracker boxes over the next two weeks, please send them to school with your child.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word today was Expunge which means to remove; to delete; to erase. Roberto Clemente, who was a hero on and off the baseball field, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. Their final activity was to built their creatures.
Since construction of the robots is underway, lots of cereal boxes have been used and we will need many more in order to complete the ones the other school sends us. If you empty any cereal/cracker boxes over the next two weeks, please send them to school with your child.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
2nd Grade - The affective lesson had students focused on respect and responsibility. They are supposed to demonstrate both even when they are bored.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word today was Expunge which means to remove; to delete; to erase. Roberto Clemente, who was a hero on and off the baseball field, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. Their final activity was to built their creatures.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Aghast which means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back. John Muir, the father of our national parks, was today's explorer. These students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on avoiding peer pressure. We began the ExploraVision project by designing a phone for senior citizens at Edheads.org. Students then brainstormed new or improved inventions they could develop.
For next week, students need to look up some information about their item at home.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word today was Expunge which means to remove; to delete; to erase. Roberto Clemente, who was a hero on and off the baseball field, was today's explorer. Students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. Their final activity was to built their creatures.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Aghast which means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back. John Muir, the father of our national parks, was today's explorer. These students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on avoiding peer pressure. We began the ExploraVision project by designing a phone for senior citizens at Edheads.org. Students then brainstormed new or improved inventions they could develop.
For next week, students need to look up some information about their item at home.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
2nd Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Predilection which means a preference for something. The explorer was Emily Geiger. Emily kept a message from British soldiers by swallowing it, but remembering it when she had to tell General Sumter. Students worked on a logic elimination grid for the warm-up activity.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Aghast which means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back. John Muir, the father of our national parks, was today's explorer. These students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on avoiding peer pressure. We began the ExploraVision project by designing a phone for senior citizens at Edheads.org. Students then brainstormed new or improved inventions they could develop.
For next week, students need to look up some information about their item at home.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Aghast which means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back. John Muir, the father of our national parks, was today's explorer. These students completed a logic elimination puzzle for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on avoiding peer pressure. We began the ExploraVision project by designing a phone for senior citizens at Edheads.org. Students then brainstormed new or improved inventions they could develop.
For next week, students need to look up some information about their item at home.
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