What's the Buzz in Ms. B's Room
FROM THE KIDS!
February 2015
Reminders
- Dreamfest is Thursday, March 12th, for 4th and 5th grades. Thank you for getting the permission slips back to me so quickly, and thank you to the parents who will be joining us as chaperones. We are all looking forward to an exciting day of fun and learning!
District Governor's Cup
3rd Grade
Don't Cross the Line
Fractions
In February, we have been working on fractions in our classrooms and with Ms. B. We talked about equivalent fractions. That means they are equal. In one activity, we had to build our own pizza.
Here are the directions:
Pepperoni slices need to be on 1/2 of the pizza. Green peppers need to go on 1/2, but cannot be on the same slices as pepperoni. 1/4 needs mushroom, but green pepper and mushroom can't go on the same piece. 2/8 needs onions. The pieces with onion can have green pepper, but no other toppings. 4/8 needs hamburger and pepperoni, but it may also have another topping. 1/4 will only have green peppers.
Animal Books
4th & 5th Grade
Stock Market
Resumes and Cover Letters
3rd Grade Language Arts
In the video, some of us are singing a short song for the IDEAS trait of writing.
Here are the lyrics:
I put my pencil in the air sometimes.
Singing A-O! I got ideas!
I’m gonna’ write my lists and stay on topic.
Singing A-O! I got ideas!
I’m gonna’ write my thoughts.
Make my ideas clear.
Tell the reader what I know
and what I hold most dear.
Singing A-O! I got ideas!
February: Gracie and Madison
What is my message?
Is my message clear?
Did I do my best to make it interesting?
Did I include enough information?
Madison's Favorite Activity
We used QR codes for one activity that I liked. The slip of paper has a scanner on that we scan with the iPad. It goes to a website where you read an article, and find the main idea and important details. I read a science one about why popcorn pops! Then I explained to my group what the main idea and important details were, and I drew a picture to go with the article.
Gracie's Favorite Activity
Ms. B gave us pictures of towers that she built out of Legos. There were two different ones. We had to rebuild it with a partner, and then write directions for another group. When we switched, Ms. B took away the pictures and we had to use the directions the last group wrote. If we didn't write the details just right then the other groups would build the wrong tower. The right details were important!
You will see a picture of Madison and me below.
We both want to say that we had fun doing animal books! Madison's animal was a deer and mine was a dolphin.
Questions?
Remember that you can always e-mail me at sara.butts@newport.kyschools.us, or call 292-3021 ext. 4300, if you have any questions.