Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Today students from several classes were able to enjoy a special Enrichment lesson while there teachers attended meetings.
Monday, October 30, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
2nd Grade - These students learned that Predict means to declare or tell in advance. Their thinker was Lydia Darragh who was a spy for George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War.
5th Grade - Students learned that Sequester means to remove and hold in isolation. Today's thinker was George Washington Carver who had a secret garden as a child. Together students solved a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lessons have been focusing on Leadership. Today students had to identify 10 people in their lives and in the world who demonstrate the qualities of leadership. The rest of class was spent finishing up the Bridge Across America project.
5th Grade - Students learned that Sequester means to remove and hold in isolation. Today's thinker was George Washington Carver who had a secret garden as a child. Together students solved a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lessons have been focusing on Leadership. Today students had to identify 10 people in their lives and in the world who demonstrate the qualities of leadership. The rest of class was spent finishing up the Bridge Across America project.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Friday, October 27, 2017
5th Grade - Students learned that Sequester means to remove and hold in isolation. Today's thinker was George Washington Carver who had a secret garden as a child. Together students solved a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lessons have been focusing on Leadership. Today students had to identify 10 people in their lives and in the world who demonstrate the qualities of leadership. The rest of class was spent finishing up the Bridge Across America project.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
2nd Grade - We took our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods where we are still working on our Convergent Thinking skills. Today students had to analyze shapes and sort them into a Venn Diagram.
3rd Grade - Today they learned that a Reef is a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water. The weekly Thinker was Cher who met with failure after her first record. Through determination and hard work, Cher became a famous musician. The focus of the affective lesson was on caring. In Crystal Pond Woods, students reviewed and played a Convergent Thinking game similar to Master Mind called Aces, Jumbles, and Zilch. For the Relationships lesson, students were introduced to two books; Call It Courage and Abel's Island. These two books will be the focus for our Relationships lessons over the next several weeks.
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Loquacious which means someone who talks too much. The thinker was Rachel Carson an environmentalist who was able to remove DDT from being used on farms. Students worked together to solve a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with pet peeves. The rest of our time together was spent working on language system assignments from Google Classroom.
3rd Grade - Today they learned that a Reef is a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water. The weekly Thinker was Cher who met with failure after her first record. Through determination and hard work, Cher became a famous musician. The focus of the affective lesson was on caring. In Crystal Pond Woods, students reviewed and played a Convergent Thinking game similar to Master Mind called Aces, Jumbles, and Zilch. For the Relationships lesson, students were introduced to two books; Call It Courage and Abel's Island. These two books will be the focus for our Relationships lessons over the next several weeks.
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Loquacious which means someone who talks too much. The thinker was Rachel Carson an environmentalist who was able to remove DDT from being used on farms. Students worked together to solve a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with pet peeves. The rest of our time together was spent working on language system assignments from Google Classroom.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
2nd Grade - Students from this class enjoyed a field trip today.
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Loquacious which means someone who talks too much. The thinker was Rachel Carson an environmentalist who was able to remove DDT from being used on farms. Students worked together to solve a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with pet peeves. The rest of our time together was spent working on language system assignments from Google Classroom.
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Loquacious which means someone who talks too much. The thinker was Rachel Carson an environmentalist who was able to remove DDT from being used on farms. Students worked together to solve a logic elimination grid puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with pet peeves. The rest of our time together was spent working on language system assignments from Google Classroom.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
2nd Grade - Students completed their storyboards regarding what they like about themselves. This was part of the affective lesson we started last Wednesday where students learned that being gifted means different things to different people.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
2nd Grade - Today's affective lesson focused on the book by Jamie Lee Curtis "I'm Gonna Like Me." Students started a storyboard regarding what they like about themselves.
4th Grade - In order to accommodate the fourth grade classes around Fall Break, Mrs. Bonner, Mrs. Bruns and Mrs. Nine's gifted students met today. They learned that Infallible means a person who never makes a mistake. Elizabeth Blackwell, today's thinker, was accepted to medical school because the school thought it was a joke. She was admitted and became the first American woman doctor. Students worked together to solve the logic elimination puzzle for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students were given eight entities they deal with everyday and were asked to determine where on a spectrum they fell with each item. From there students had to put each entity into perspective by creating a house blue print with each entity as the room of a house. We continued to work on language systems. Students created posters to share different countries and the languages spoken in each. If they completed that activity, they had some assignments in Google Classroom to complete.
4th Grade - In order to accommodate the fourth grade classes around Fall Break, Mrs. Bonner, Mrs. Bruns and Mrs. Nine's gifted students met today. They learned that Infallible means a person who never makes a mistake. Elizabeth Blackwell, today's thinker, was accepted to medical school because the school thought it was a joke. She was admitted and became the first American woman doctor. Students worked together to solve the logic elimination puzzle for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students were given eight entities they deal with everyday and were asked to determine where on a spectrum they fell with each item. From there students had to put each entity into perspective by creating a house blue print with each entity as the room of a house. We continued to work on language systems. Students created posters to share different countries and the languages spoken in each. If they completed that activity, they had some assignments in Google Classroom to complete.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
2nd Grade - Students worked together to solve the logic elimination grid puzzle we started yesterday.
4th Grade - In order to accommodate the fourth grade classes around Fall Break, Mrs. Bonner, Mrs. Bruns and Mrs. Nine's gifted students met today. They learned that Infallible means a person who never makes a mistake. Elizabeth Blackwell, today's thinker, was accepted to medical school because the school thought it was a joke. She was admitted and became the first American woman doctor. Students worked together to solve the logic elimination puzzle for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students were given eight entities they deal with everyday and were asked to determine where on a spectrum they fell with each item. From there students had to put each entity into perspective by creating a house blue print with each entity as the room of a house. We continued to work on language systems. Students created posters to share different countries and the languages spoken in each. If they completed that activity, they had some assignments in Google Classroom to complete.
4th Grade - In order to accommodate the fourth grade classes around Fall Break, Mrs. Bonner, Mrs. Bruns and Mrs. Nine's gifted students met today. They learned that Infallible means a person who never makes a mistake. Elizabeth Blackwell, today's thinker, was accepted to medical school because the school thought it was a joke. She was admitted and became the first American woman doctor. Students worked together to solve the logic elimination puzzle for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students were given eight entities they deal with everyday and were asked to determine where on a spectrum they fell with each item. From there students had to put each entity into perspective by creating a house blue print with each entity as the room of a house. We continued to work on language systems. Students created posters to share different countries and the languages spoken in each. If they completed that activity, they had some assignments in Google Classroom to complete.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Monday, October 16, 2017
2nd Grade - This class learned that Front is a transition between two different air masses. Their thinker was Thomas Jefferson who actually kept a couple of grizzly bears on the White House lawn. We started working on a Plexer puzzle for the warm up activity. Tomorrow we will work together to finish it.
5th Grade - Today students learned that Solicitous means attentive, concerned. Luther Burbank, the plant doctor and today's thinker, had 3,000 experiments going at one time. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzle for the warm up activity. The focus of the affective lesson was getting kids to focus on their own potential to become a leader. A survey of the gifted and talented program was then completed. Finally, students worked some more on their Bridge Across America projects.
5th Grade - Today students learned that Solicitous means attentive, concerned. Luther Burbank, the plant doctor and today's thinker, had 3,000 experiments going at one time. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzle for the warm up activity. The focus of the affective lesson was getting kids to focus on their own potential to become a leader. A survey of the gifted and talented program was then completed. Finally, students worked some more on their Bridge Across America projects.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
5th Grade - Today students learned that Solicitous means attentive, concerned. Luther Burbank, the plant doctor and today's thinker, had 3,000 experiments going at one time. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzle for the warm up activity. The focus of the affective lesson was getting kids to focus on their own potential to become a leader. A survey of the gifted and talented program was then completed. Finally, students worked some more on their Bridge Across America projects.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Thursday, October 12, 2017
2nd Grade - Students completed their gifted education program surveys this morning.
3rd Grade - This class learned that Confidence means belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities. The thinker was Jim Carrey who had to drop out of high school to help support his family. Students solved the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. Each student completed a survey about the gifted education program. The affective lesson focused on Courage today. Each student was able to demonstrate courage by giving a one minute, spontaneous speech about an assigned topic.
4th Grade - These classes learned that Benign means something that is harmless. The weekly thinker was Mary McLeod Bethune who understood the importance of an education and started a school for African Americans in Daytona, Florida. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students evaluated and compared their characteristics with those of different family members. Time was taken to complete a survey about the gifted program at Washington Irving. When those tasks were completed, students finished selecting 10 foreign countries and research the language spoken there.
3rd Grade - This class learned that Confidence means belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities. The thinker was Jim Carrey who had to drop out of high school to help support his family. Students solved the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. Each student completed a survey about the gifted education program. The affective lesson focused on Courage today. Each student was able to demonstrate courage by giving a one minute, spontaneous speech about an assigned topic.
4th Grade - These classes learned that Benign means something that is harmless. The weekly thinker was Mary McLeod Bethune who understood the importance of an education and started a school for African Americans in Daytona, Florida. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students evaluated and compared their characteristics with those of different family members. Time was taken to complete a survey about the gifted program at Washington Irving. When those tasks were completed, students finished selecting 10 foreign countries and research the language spoken there.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
2nd Grade - These students worked to complete the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. The rest of our time together was spent completing a survey about the gifted program.
4th Grade - These classes learned that Benign means something that is harmless. The weekly thinker was Mary McLeod Bethune who understood the importance of an education and started a school for African Americans in Daytona, Florida. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students evaluated and compared their characteristics with those of different family members. Time was taken to complete a survey about the gifted program at Washington Irving. When those tasks were completed, students finished selecting 10 foreign countries and research the language spoken there.
4th Grade - These classes learned that Benign means something that is harmless. The weekly thinker was Mary McLeod Bethune who understood the importance of an education and started a school for African Americans in Daytona, Florida. Students were challenged to solve the What in the World puzzles for the warm up activity. For the affective lesson, students evaluated and compared their characteristics with those of different family members. Time was taken to complete a survey about the gifted program at Washington Irving. When those tasks were completed, students finished selecting 10 foreign countries and research the language spoken there.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Classroom teachers were involved in their Professional Learning Community meetings today and Dr. Rains had the opportunity to provide some enrichment activities to different classes.
Monday, October 9, 2017
Monday, October 9, 2017
2nd Grade - Today we learned that Meteorology means the study of the atmospheric conditions and weather of an ares. Their thinker was Molly Pitcher who bravely took water to soldiers on the battlefield during the Revolutionary War.
5th Grade - These students learned that Pejorative means disparaging (negative/discouraging). Their thinker was Levi Strauss who invented blue jeans because he couldn't sell his bolts of canvas. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. The affective lesson playing a game called Linked. This was followed by some discussion regarding leadership. The final activity was to have students continue to work on their Bridge Across America project.
5th Grade - These students learned that Pejorative means disparaging (negative/discouraging). Their thinker was Levi Strauss who invented blue jeans because he couldn't sell his bolts of canvas. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. The affective lesson playing a game called Linked. This was followed by some discussion regarding leadership. The final activity was to have students continue to work on their Bridge Across America project.
Friday, October 6, 2017
5th Grade - These students learned that Pejorative means disparaging (negative/discouraging). Their thinker was Levi Strauss who invented blue jeans because he couldn't sell his bolts of canvas. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. The affective lesson playing a game called Linked. This was followed by some discussion regarding leadership. The final activity was to have students continue to work on their Bridge Across America project.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Thursday, October 5, 2017
2nd Grade - We spent our time together finishing projects started earlier in the week.
3rd Grade - This class learned that a Cannibal is a person who eats human flesh. Their thinker was Lucille Ball who was told to go home by her drama school teachers. Ms. Ball persevered and became a famous actress. Together these students were able to solve the Quotation Quizzler puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on task commitment and motivators to completing a task. Our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students starting a game similar to Master Mind only using paper and pencil.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word for this group was Interminable which means something that seems forever, as if there's no end in sight. Clara Barton was the thinker. Ms. Barton started the American Red Cross during the Civil War. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. We began looking at family traits and how our personality came from our ancestors. For the System study, students began looking at different languages spoken around the world.
3rd Grade - This class learned that a Cannibal is a person who eats human flesh. Their thinker was Lucille Ball who was told to go home by her drama school teachers. Ms. Ball persevered and became a famous actress. Together these students were able to solve the Quotation Quizzler puzzle for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on task commitment and motivators to completing a task. Our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students starting a game similar to Master Mind only using paper and pencil.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word for this group was Interminable which means something that seems forever, as if there's no end in sight. Clara Barton was the thinker. Ms. Barton started the American Red Cross during the Civil War. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. We began looking at family traits and how our personality came from our ancestors. For the System study, students began looking at different languages spoken around the world.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
2nd Grade - Today students focused on the affective lesson which focused on the generalization that being gifted can mean different things.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word for this group was Interminable which means something that seems forever, as if there's no end in sight. Clara Barton was the thinker. Ms. Barton started the American Red Cross during the Civil War. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. We began looking at family traits and how our personality came from our ancestors. For the System study, students began looking at different languages spoken around the world.
4th Grade - The vocabulary word for this group was Interminable which means something that seems forever, as if there's no end in sight. Clara Barton was the thinker. Ms. Barton started the American Red Cross during the Civil War. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. We began looking at family traits and how our personality came from our ancestors. For the System study, students began looking at different languages spoken around the world.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Teachers were attending grade level meetings throughout the day so there were not Enrichment classes.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
2nd Grade - This class learned that Atmosphere means a gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. John Adams, our second President, never climbed the stairs of the White House because the stairs hadn't been built yet. Together we started solving the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity, but ran out of time to finish it.
5th Grade - These students learned someone who is Pugnacious is quarrelsome (argumentative). Their thinker for today was Alexander Graham Bell who experimented with vibrations because his mother was deaf. Students completed a Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm up activity. Our affective lessons this year are focused on developing leadership in kids. Today, students had to make a human train with each member connected by a balloon. Following the activity we discussed the successes and failures of working together. The rest of the day had students trying to log onto the internet but technology issues made the final activity one to be saved for another day.
5th Grade - These students learned someone who is Pugnacious is quarrelsome (argumentative). Their thinker for today was Alexander Graham Bell who experimented with vibrations because his mother was deaf. Students completed a Surprise in the Middle drawing for the warm up activity. Our affective lessons this year are focused on developing leadership in kids. Today, students had to make a human train with each member connected by a balloon. Following the activity we discussed the successes and failures of working together. The rest of the day had students trying to log onto the internet but technology issues made the final activity one to be saved for another day.
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