March Madness
And the winner is...
The Easter Bunny's Assistant
The runner up was Ol' Mama Squirrel. The Community One teachers, Mrs. Mitchell (our instructional coach), and Mr. Matt (librarian at Pike Road library branch) each picked two texts to put into the tournament. Each family read and voted on two texts until we reached the Elite 8, the Final Four, and finally, the Championship. Before votes were announced, Mrs. McDevitt read her pick, Easter Bunny's Assistant, and Mr. Matt read his pick, Ol' Mama Squirrel. The kids had such a great time. Lead learners were able to connect multiple standards to this event.
- Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. [RL.1.6]
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. [RL.1.1] a. Make predictions from text clues.
- Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. (See Appendix A, Table 1.) [1-OA1]
- Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. [1-MD4]
Mrs. McDevitt says, "I'm so EXCITED."
Mr. Matt says, "Chook, chook, chook!"
And the votes are in...
52 < 92
Gardening
Multiple communities have been working to incorporate raised garden beds onto our campus. Community 7 and 8 measured and figured out what/how much material we would need. Community 5 planted onions, squash, and other veggies. And our family filled the beds with soil. Science standards covered...
- Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering.
The OCEAN
Learners worked so hard this week to construct an orca whale. One group measured, cut, and taped. The original plan was for the orca to be 27 feet, however, we realized that space was a factor. Our 27 foot orca became a 20 foot orca. Everyone helped to stuff bags. We stuffed ALOT! Then, learners taped the bags together to make the body of the whale. Then, we covered him. The 20 feet of paper that we measured turned into a 13 foot whale once we put the stuffing in. Then, learners attached the fluke and dorsal fin. He is massive, but not as big as originally planned. Standards covered in this research and construction include:
- Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. (science)
- Identify basic properties of objects. Examples: size, shape, color, texture (science)
- Write informative or explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. [W.1.2] (English Language Arts)
- Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps. [1-MD2] (math)
- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. [RI.1.1] (reading)
- With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for Grade 1. [RI.1.10] (reading)
Mystery Reader
Thanks, Mrs. Hawthorne!
Our newest 100 Book Club winner...
Meet Bobo, our Bearded Dragon
He has spurred on some research and questions and interest in living things.
Upcoming events...
- March 21-25 -Spring Break
- March 28 – Professional Learning Day – No School for Students
- April 1-Patriot Gear order forms due
- April 5-Community Showing of "Most Likely to Succeed," 5:45
- April 5-7 – Book Fair
- April 20-Field Trip-Lanark (money due by April 1)
- April 25-Kindergarten Kick Off
- April 25-Profession Learning Day-No School for Students
- April 29-Patriot Games (field day)
- May 2-6-Lead Learner Appreciation Week
***All students need a pair of headphones or earbuds to keep in their backpacks. I have a few extra pair, but it is not enough for all to use. Also, please check your child's headphones periodically to help untangle wires. This will help save time.