Science in Action

Carley in our classroom brought her root viewing vegetable system. I set it up while the students were gone to PE. We planted a radish, a carrot, and a onion. On day one the students are going to predict which vegetable will grow the longest and thickest root. They will also draw a picture of the seed and the root viewing system. Throughout the next few weeks the student will observe and measure the roots and we will be recording the data on our charts. Check out our Root Viewer! Thank you Carley!

Writer's Workshop is what's up!

This past week we got back into writing after having a week off during Spring Break. We started our how to writing unit. The students watched and helped me write how to make a peanut butter sandwich and how to brush your teeth. On Friday, the students were given the topic How to blow a bubble. We met at the carpet and I gave all the students a piece of bubble gum. (Crazy I know I had to threaten them to make sure it didn't end up in someones hair)  After we had all chewed the gum and tried to blow bubbles we began writing. We wrote the steps together and then they wrote it independently. Here is a picture of how it turned out. Also, we have Fine Arts Night coming up on April 16th at 6:00. Here are some pictures of the students art work. This week we are working on Thank you Notes in Writer's Workshop. I can't wait to Blog about it :) Happy Monday!

Birds of a feather YAM together!

The whole month of March is Youth Art Month (YAM) This month we have been studying and learning about birds. When my students went to Mrs. Hall's art class they have been doing fun bird artwork and learning facts about the birds they are drawing. At snack time we have been watching the flamingos at the Smithsonian zoo. They have zoo web cams that are awesome! We got to make colorful bird mask to wear to lunch on Friday. During our lunch time, there was a flash mob and it was great! All the other classes wore their birdy things too. We also got to see a Natures night life show this week. The students got to see different types of animals and learn cool facts about them. They also go to pet a gross  I mean cool snake!! Here are some pictures from this week. 

petting the snake 

Charlotte brought her pet bird for the class to meet and observe!

Wearing our mask in the lunchroom.

Our Bird mask

With Yammy the bird

Check it out

We have one more week until Spring Break! I thought I would catch everyone up on what has been going on in our classroom. I also wanted to share some pictures from the Mission Trip I went on this weekend. It was such an amazing and humbling experience. Sharing Gods word is what all Christians are called to do!  I am so blessed to be your Child's teacher! I count my blessings everyday!

These sweet boys have 150 AR points!!!!

My students loved this writing topic!! Thank you Pinterest

St. Patrick's Day Reading Station

Measurement Stations

Measurement Stations

Bible Clubs with the children from the community

After our Church service with these sweet girls

Dr. Seuss Week 2013

Mrs. Rains and I as our favorite book Characters

The Twins as Thing 1 and Thing 2

My Dr. Seuss Board

Trying Green Eggs and Ham

Reading our favorite Dr. Seuss book

Crazy Sock day

My sweet boys and girls!!

We had an awesome Dr. Seuss week!! Here are some pictures from our fun, crazy, and tiring week! Thank you parents for making it a great week.

100th Day of School!!!

We had a wonderful 100th Day of school!!! Here are some pictures from our fun day.

We are a silly bunch!!

My sweet boys and girls! I have enjoyed these past 100 days!

Happy 100th Day!

Estimating 

Can you guess how many?

Making words with the letters from the words one hundred

Writer's Workshop and Math Stations

After Christmas we have been working a lot on our writing. My kids are loving Writer's Workshop.Since is it cold and flu season our first writing was about a time when we were sick. We have spent three day on writing our stories and editing them. My students are very excited to publish their stories. I am going to grab a Mac Cart that we can use. Each student will get a computer and get to go through the last step of the writing process. My kids love getting to use the mac books!! Also, I have transformed my math stations. We got to have a review week this past week. I added a trash to treasure center. They loved this center. We have learned how to regroup. On paper I wrote problems and then students had to decide if they needed to regroup or not regroup. Once they sorted all trash from the treasure, they had to solve the problems. I had one stations using playing cards and they students had to work on adding three or more addends.  Here are a few pictures from our Writer's workshop time and math stations.

Any document that I created for my stations I will email them to you. Just let me know that you want them by emailing me Kwilson@albertk12.org