Art Encounter Day

Last Thursday was Art Encounter Day.  This was an all day event where different artists came to our school to share with us about their crafts.  We rotated from room to room and learned about many different artists.  We met a card maker, choreographer, musician, storyteller, balloon artist, caricature artist, and cookie decorators.  The students LOVED this day.  Thank you to Mrs. Nall for planning such a wonderful event at Concrete!

card making

choreographers

 musicians

Elijah was selected to try out the guitar!

storyteller

balloon artist

caricatures

caricature of Jackson

caricature of Jillian

cookie decorating

Here is a video of our day.

Little Poets

We have been working hard on Poetry all month in writing.  We are finally beginning to publish our poems.  I have a few that were ready today for sharing.  Look for more poems to come soon!

 "Last Night I Dreamed of Cats"

by: Mary-Caroline

 by: Xavier

"Rainbow, rainbow you're so bright

Like a stripe in the sky." 

by: Trevor

"Baseball, baseball you're so fun.

Outfield is fun, but catcher is better.

He hits the ball. He runs to first. 

He runs to second. He runs to third.

Homerun!"

by: Elijah

by: Emily

"Rainbow, rainbow I like you.

You are so bright. You are good."

 by: Lance

All About R2-D2

I'm R2-D2. 

I live with Luke

and his partner all blue and white.

Though you have a camera

it has no light.

by: Benjamin

St. Patrick's Day Fun

We had a lot of fun celebrating St. Patrick's Day.  The day began with Donuts for Dads, where all Dads were invited to enjoy a donut with his child in the cafeteria.  When the students arrived in the room, they were excited to find a mysterious guest had left tiny green footprints and glitter all over the room.  In our social studies, we learned about the country of Ireland and how St. Patrick's Day began.  Some of our other fun activities for the day included: making our leprechaun hats, using our leprechaun finders, reading Leprechaun on the Loose, and making a tasty rainbow treat.  The students were also thrilled to enjoy a bowl of Lucky Charms in green milk after the Duke Power Energy Show.  A big thanks to Mrs. Leopard for surprising us with the Lucky Charms treat.  Here's a video of our day.

USA webs

In Social Studies we have embarked on our trip around the world.  We have packed our suitcases, prepared our passports, and created our maps.  Before we traveled to our first country, we created a poster about our own culture.  We drew ourselves, our family, our house, our school, our community, our foods, and our customs.  Here's a few pictures to enjoy.

 Jackson had the teacher assistant pass for the day for earning 70 reading counts points.  He got to make his at my desk.

 Here's Taylor and Lynli working hard.

 The blue group is almost finished.

 The green group is hard at work.

 Lance, Victoria, & Elijah

 Taylor & Lynli

 Mary-Caroline, Elias, & Ella

 Maxwell, Ryland, & Benjamin

 Jillian, Xavier, David, & Lew

Hannah, Jackson, Aubrey, & Matthew

Sharing Research

We have finished our first research cycle.  Each research pair joined another research group to share the new facts learned from our nonfiction books.  The students really enjoyed getting to be the teacher about their own research topics.

 Lance was teaching Elias, Matthew, & Trevor how to find your pulse.  This was one of the cool facts he and Trevor learned in our body books.

 Emily was teaching Ryland, Taylor, & Jillian facts she learned from our president books.  Ryland and Taylor were counting the facts she had already shared.

Hannah was sharing with Aubrey and Victoria new facts she had learned. 

David was teaching Xavier, Elijah, & Alex some cool facts from his nonfiction books. 

Maxwell, Jackson, Benjamin, & Rufus each taught each other about their topics of snakes and transportation. 

Ella was sharing her facts about sharks with Zack & Lew.

We are now in the middle of our 2nd research topic.  The students were very excited to begin researching a new topic.  We are working on jotting notes and digging for details in our books.

Rolling for Doubles

In math we have been working on adding doubles.  We practiced this skill by trying to roll the dice for doubles.  This game was a hit with the kids!  They rolled the dice and recorded all the doubles they rolled.

 Victoria & Jillian

 Xavier & Alex

 Ella & Aubrey

 Rufus & Taylor

 Elijah & David

 Maxwell & Elias

 Trevor & Matthew

 Emily & Hannah

 Zack, Lance, & Lew

Jackson & Benjamin

Jottings

In our nonfiction study this week, we learned about jotting down facts.  I must say we LOVE sticky notes and they are a fun place to write a fact!  The students did a great job hunting for cool facts to jot down from their books.

 Emily jots a note about the Declaration of Independence.

 Maxwell writes a note about motorcycles.

 Hannah makes a note about dolphins.

Aubrey writes about dolphins too.

Taylor & Jillian work together on a note.

Benjamin makes a note about jets.

I just couldn't resist snapping this photo!  I caught Trevor testing out his research while he read.  He was reading about the body and your pulse.  He was trying to find his pulse as described in the book.

Way to go to all my awesome researchers!  These students are so smart!