Counseling Lesson- Red Ribbon

Today Mrs. Herman visited us for a Red Ribbon Week counseling lesson. One fun part is the students decorated grocery bags that Dierbergs will actually use to spread the Being Drug Free message. 

Testing out Circuits 💡

We tested out  different circuits today in science using a light bulb, wire, and battery.  Students had to recreate models and see if they would light up or not. 

Pajama Day! 😴🐑

They sure do love their jammies!  We had a lot of participation today for Pajama Day!

Day 3- Unity Day 🧡🧡🧡

Today we celebrated Unity Day. Unity Day’s Message: “together against bullying and UNITED for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.”

Dr. Lake read a book to students and each student filled out a leaf to be added to our Unity Day Tree. 

Day 2- Green and Gold! 💛💚

Remember your orange for Unity Day tomorrow. 

Red Ribbon week Day 1- Hat Day 🎩👒

Today we had hat day for Red Ribbon Week. Tomorrow wear your green and gold!

Campfire Reading 🔥⛺️

Check out the fun activity Mrs. Graef prepared in library today. She had different little “campfires” set up throughout the library for the students to read with flashlights. They loved it!  Don’t forget to wear green and gold tomorrow!

Electrical Simulations

We have been studying electricity in science and today we looked at simulations online trying to create two different simulations. One simulation with light as the output and another with sound as the output. 

Each Kindness

Our Concord book of the month is a good one- Each Kindness. Today students listened to the book and then brainstormed ways they can show kindness- at home, school, anywhere!

Setting Goals in Writing

We are starting a new unit in writing and our focus is writing a strong essay. Today we looked at our on demand (pre-assessment) and set goals for our future piece. 

A-Mazing Mazes

Today in library some students chose to create marble mazes out of cardboard and other materials. They look great! 

Multiplication Masters

We are trying multiple methods in class for two digit multiplication. We learned the traditional method but many students are using the distributive property to double check their work. 

The Camo Crew

Too bad we are not learning about camouflage today. Can see you see them?

Science- Building more Systems

We were lucky to get a little more sun today during science. We have been trying to solve the problem why the fictional town “Ergstown” has been having blackouts. So we are learning about different systems. Today we used the same materials as the fan experiment but made a light and a buzzer operate. 

Multiplying and Stem

In math we did some hands on strategies to help with 2 digit multiplication. We used both base ten models and arrays to help us with multiplication. We also wrapped up this rotation of math stations. Students loved the stem boxes in this week’s rotation. They may pop up on your child’s see saw videos. 

Solar Panels in Science

We are in an electricity unit for science. We have been learning about different systems and how a system can be anything from a cherry pitter to a circuit. Today we made circuits using solar panels to operate a fan. 

Cahokia Mounds

We had a fun day at Cahokia Mounds!  I was so impressed with our class and their great behavior. We even got some compliments from other museum guests how well behaved our class was in the movie. We also lucked out on the weather- no rain and it wasn’t hot! I’m still not sure how many steps to the top. Kids were telling me they counted 154, 160, 159- we never could agree on it but we all agreed it sure was easier going down!

And we’re off! 🚌

THE MEessage

We have been talking about theme in reading. The theme in a story is the message. Today we did a sorting activity comparing the two. It may pop up on your child’s See Saw!

Math test tomorrow

Tomorrow we have our chapter 3 math test. I have put the Kahoot we used in class to review on our Google Classroom. This is optional tonight. The homework is to study for their test and to read 20 minutes.  The Kahoot is a tool to use for review but not a requirement.