Landforms

In Science the children learned about different landforms. As a culminating activity they created and labeled several landforms using playdoh. Some of the landforms they learned about are mountains, lakes, rivers, peninsulas, and islands.

Writer's Workshop

During Writer's Workshop time the children work on their writing. Most of the time the writing is self-selected. On pretty days we will go out on the deck and write in the beautiful Houston weather. At the end the children enjoy sharing their stories with their friends.

Workstations

During Reader's Workshop the children practice their reading several different ways. They Read to Self, which is independent reading. They Read to Someone, which is reading to a buddy and they Listen to Reading, which is listening to a story while following along in the book. The children also work on the computer and I-touches as well during Reader's Workshop.

Math Games

During Math we often play games that help the children with the concepts they are learning. We play 'place value' and 'fact family' games as well as practice our math facts. If you would like to know more about the games that we play just ask and I can provide you with a copy of the game to play at home.

Motion Lab

The students went to the Science lab here at Frostwood and a parent volunteer taught the children about motion. They learned how objects rotate and spin on an axis. The children used 'force' to cause an object to rotate and spin. Who knew that Science could be so much fun?

Balance Lab

In Science the students learned all about balance. They learned how to make an object stable and used counterweights to help balance an object on a popsicle stick. They created their own objects to balance on their desks.

Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum

On September 27th, the class visited the Yeargin Art Museum. This is a special museum because SBISD is the only district in the United States to have their own museum. Altharetta Yeargin was an art teacher in SBISD. She liked to travel and she brought back various pieces of art from the places she visited. She donated several of these pieces to SBISD. The donated items include black pottery by Native American Maria Martinez, quilts, carved tusks, archeological treasures and a painting by Grandma Moses. The museum is located on the Westchester Campus.

Word Hunt

The students are going on a word hunt in books they can read. They look for words that have the same 'chunk' as the spelling words they are working on for the week. The students then write down the word in their spelling spiral.

Election Day!

In Social Studies we have been learning about how elections work in America. We held an election for Class Governor of room 201. In order to be eligible to vote the children had to be at least 7 years old, a member of our class, and register to vote. We had 100 % turn out on election day!

Writer's Workshop - Revising our stories!

The students worked with a partner to revise their stories. They asked each other questions to help make their stories better.

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