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Happy Birthday, Phoebe!  We LOVED your chocolate and sprinkle covered strawberries to celebrate!  YUM! What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  Class Novel:  The Snowy Day from the Black Lagoon; Connections between scientific ideas; … Continue reading →

Welcome back and HAPPY NEW YEAR!  This week we discussed being INTENTIONAL while creating individual goals for 2020.  Intentions are displayed on mobiles above each student’s desk as a reminder for the next few weeks.  Ask your child what they … Continue reading →

And to ALL a GOOD NIGHT! We packed it in this week!  Between holidays around the world rotations, ornament making, birthday celebrations, 12 days of Christmas YOGA, Polar Express, and a holiday breakfast… I think we are FILLED with Christmas … Continue reading →

Class Picture Day! Love this crew! We missed you Zeva!  Happy Birthday Kalilah and Alsea!  We enjoyed celebrating you! Thank you to Alsea’s mom for being our MYSTERY READER this week!  She is a MARINE BIOLOGIST at Whitney Lab and … Continue reading →

5th grade STEM Fair! Students enjoyed listening to 5th graders explain the scientific process with their experiments. We have quite a few siblings in our class as well!   Thank you to Noah’s Mom for being our MYSTERY READER Thursday!  We … Continue reading →

I was completely floored by the students’ country research presentations!  We learned so much and tasted some DELICIOUS and NOT so delicious (Vegemite!  Ha!) foods.  It was truly an international feast!  Graded rubrics are stapled to the back on student … Continue reading →

Game, SET, Match!   You can practice this fun game at home!  https://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle Happy Birthday, Maddox! We are in desperate need of donations for our Food Truck themed Holiday Tree.  Please send anything you are able to contribute – gift certificates to … Continue reading →

Tick, tock!  Tick, tock! Fun with clock games during small group Thank you to Mrs. Laura for being our MYSTERY READER today!  We loved hearing all about the many HATS you wear and your love of Dr. Seuss!    What … Continue reading →

Colonial in-school field study!  A great trip back in time! Thank you to Phoebe’s dad for bring our MYSTERY READER this week!  We enjoyed hearing about your job as an engineer and reading “Rosie Revere, Engineer”… an excellent book on … Continue reading →

Thank you to Isabela’s mom for being our Mystery Reader!  We loved the book ROT and the MORAL – staying true to yourself!  What a great message! Congratulations to Zinnia for being voted by her peers to represent our class … Continue reading →