We finished a math lesson. Then we completed a science activity. Then we took a break to create Valentine boxes and share treats with our classmates. (Thank you families for being so generous and sharing so many Valentines with the students.)
We completed our first classroom auction of 2024. Thanks to all the companies who are supporting this outcome and ensuring the students have items to bid on.
Thank you to all the families who helped with the 2023 holiday celebration.
One of my favorite classroom traditions is the holiday card and board game White Elephant exchange. I want to express my gratitude to all the families who contributed by bringing in their favorite games, ensuring the continuation of this tradition and leading to an afternoon of fun.
On Monday, our classroom visited Judge Scott Pearson’s courtroom to put on a mock trial, hear from the court’s bailiffs and participate in the Ask An Inmate program. It proved to be a terrific experience in which students learned more about the judicial process and the difference between “getting to go to court” and “having to go to court.”
Thanks to all the parents who shared pictures with me, so that I could post them to the blog.
Thank you to the families who helped with our Halloween celebration on Tuesday. We had four stations and plenty for students to do, after changing into costumes.
On Monday and continuing into Tuesday, we integrated an engineering activity, a science lesson, a reading passage and an Discovery Education video into our learning around the holiday.
Students have been studying arthropods and this week was a chance to visit Arrow Creek Park and look for them. We shook trees and bushes, lifted rocks, and used aspirators, all in an effort to see what we could find and keep track of how many of a specific group we could find.
Ultimately, this information will be shared with Truckee Meadows Parks.
We continue to make huge academic strides and cover a lot of content. We completed our work with place value and have started a unit on multi-digit multiplication. We continued our study of the Earth and Sun with activities in and out of the classroom. We moved a Which One Doesn’t Belong to the four square area and thanks to our art volunteers, finished a lesson that integrated our language standards.
After paying rent, students participated in our first classroom auction. This was a chance for the students to use extra money they have earned, through academic and social citizenship, on items donated from a number of companies.
We packed a lot in this week and not only did a series of community building activities, but also got to a lot of content. We worked in all of our subject areas, went outside for PE, and finished our first art project. An amazingly fun and productive week!
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