Turkey Fun!

Garden Prep

Our classroom garden pallet is painted and ready! Next week we will be planting strawberries herbs and lettuces there :-)

Literary Pumpkin Display

Each student worked hard to create our Junie B. Jones, First Grader (at Last) pumpkin display. 

These boys glued on the hair.  

Mrs. Tracy traced a hand to be Junie B. ' hand right on a pumpkin.  

Assembling the hand onto the sleeve was no easy task.  

These girls made sure the final display was just right!   

Enjoy your home at CCE for the next week Junie B.!   

We hope you can come see Junie B. in our school lobby this week!   We also hope to see you at our school carnival Thursday night Oct 20!

How do scientists use thermometers to learn about our world?

Our little scientists learned how to read and record the temperature shown on a thermometer. 

We measured and compared the temperatures of...

1.  Indoor air

2.  Projector fan

3. Refrigerator

4.  Freezer

5.  Outdoor air

Small Moments Writing Celebrations

It's a Publishing Party!    Students traveled from table to table reading their classmate's stories. 

They put stickers and wrote compliments on the celebration page.  

Reading Celebration

Students wrote about their celebrations as readers as well as their goals for the future.  

Skills Games

The R is a very bossy letter. It tells the vowels to say a different sound.

Students played for in a row with a partner.

In order to color a circle, a student had to read a word correctly to his or her partner.

Can your child read these words quickly to you at home?  As readers, our students cannot get far if they ignore the boss r!

Partner Reading

Partners read together… Partners share ideas together… Partners grow ideas together.

Partners help each other solve hard words.

Partners don't tell hard words… They help each other solve hard words. They give reminders!

Scientists Ask Questions

Scientists have lots of questions!   What will happen when a deflated balloon filled with  3 tbs. baking soda is dumped in to a container half full of vinegar?  Scientists come up with experiments to test these questions.

How are bubbles created? Why does the balloon fill up? What is the balloon filled with?

This is an easy experiment to try with your child using items you may already have in your home....Materials:  empty plastic water bottle, a balloon, vinegar, baking soda.

How many do we need to make 10?

Our mathematicians played a math game today to practice making 10. One student held a number on his/her forehead. The other student had to tell how many more was needed to make 10. The student with the number displayed had to guess what number was showing.   

"You need to 10"

"You need eight more to make 10."

What questions do scientists ask?

Student scientists asked questions as we started an experiment. What will happen to the oil if we pour it into a glass container of water?

What will happen to the food colouring if we put several drops on top of the oil?

How did the food colouring drop through the oil and into the water?

Our little scientist wrote about the questions they had as we completed the experiment.

They also drew pictures of what they observed. Scientists write down thei data they collect and draw their observations in their scientific notebooks. 

Scientists Using Arrrrrg Senses

We tasted apples. 

"Mmmm...sweet."    "Juicy!"

It smells like sweet"

"I think it smells like cardboard."

"I can see tiny dots with my hand lens."

" I can see red and yellow on my apple."

"My apple looks bigger through a hand lens."

Our Crew!

We are a mighty crew with mighty promises that will aid in a successful school year full of learning.