We have introduced the Tangrams to our students. Tangrams consist of 7 flat polygons, called Tans, that are put together to form shapes. The goal is to copy a pattern given without overlapping the pieces. Puzzles are great brain work. On our Geography shelf, we have extended our biome activities by adding our maps. We...Read More
Happy Holidays! This week we have been talking about different holidays that are celebrated around the world. We have talked about St. Nicholas Day, Hanukkah, Poinsettia Day, and St.Lucia Day. The students have enjoyed learning more about these holidays! New work in the classroom this week, (yes, we continue doing work the week before school is...Read More
On Wednesday, the Wood County Hospital Wellness Program brought a 7-foot, overstuffed, blue haired doll to our school to kick off our science units on the Circulatory System and the Respiratory System. Stuffee turns “inside out” to reveal all the major abdominal organs. On the shelf, students are learning how the body works. Some of the...Read More
Welcome back. We hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving break! We are back into the swing of things here in the classroom. For our Language work, we have added antonyms to the synonym work on our Word Study shelf. For the Writer’s Workshop, we are beginning opinion writing. Our students are exploring Biomes for our...Read More
This week students were introduced to new word study units. One new unit covers synonyms. This unit allows children the opportunity to learn about many words that mean the same thing. Some of these works include matching synonym work along with worksheets to heighten the understanding of synonyms. This language unit not only encompasses children...Read More
In our Lower Elementary classrooms, we rotate most of our cultural units in a 3-year cycle, with the exception of the Botany and Zoology units. Work on the shelf progresses in difficulty, and rarely do students progress through all of the work on the shelf In their first year. This week we have introduced the...Read More
Thank you for meeting with us for conferences last week. We appreciate your support and your time. Remember, if you ever have questions, contact us via email, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We want to continue to work together to help your child succeed. Each month in lower elementary we...Read More
This week we have introduced Story Problems for our Math Unit Shelf. The students are practicing reading information in a short paragraph, recognizing and recording the facts that are needed to solve the problem, and realizing the keywords used to know what process will be used to solve the problem. Thank you for your support....Read More
Within the past two months of school, a lot has happened within the classroom communities. The students have learned so much already, and normalization within the classrooms has ensued. This week, students were presented with geography, language, and botany lessons. For geography, the students were introduced to the “reading a map” unit. Within this unit,...Read More
In the Lower Elementary classroom, Zoology is a favorite among the students because many are interested in the natural world. We follow our study of living things by following the Timeline of Life that was introduced with the Second Great Lesson. We have completed our study of invertebrates and have moved on to the study of fish, the...Read More
