Archive | 2016-2017

The cabins are on the WATER! That was insane. We spent 3 days 2 nights.  So fun!

We also played gaga in all 12 of their gaga pits. We learned how to fish and shoot a bow and arrow.

In science we have two teachers from UT, Ms. Einhorn and Ms. Quan. Last week we did testing if things would dissolve in water and stuff about mixtures.

In reading we are doing the Lightning Thief, the first book in the Percy Jackson And The Olympians series

4th grade is reading the Lightning Thief. After they read it they will watch the movie. Some people read it in Spanish. We learned about Greek Mythology while reading it, including about the Greek gods and monsters.

I was learning about Barbara Jordan’s life: when she died, what year was she born, and what she did during her life. Then we started doing our drawing. The drawing was  about what she looked like and the setting. When I finished, I put the information on notes and hung them up on the wall.

We were lucky enough to have a professional journalist meet with us today.  We discussed how to be an effective journalist and viewed many of his amazing images.  Thank you, Lee Klancher, for taking the time to share your expertise with us!

I think one of first grade’s favorite things are stations. They read books and cards. They play games, and in all the whole grade is a giant family.

This year during Spanish Camp 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade made signs for the trees. Here are a few trees that we named.

The tree above is Big V. He is a Live Oak. Live Oaks can live past 500 years old. They are home to many creatures, including spiders and ants.

This tree is Bob the Carrousel. He is a Pecan tree. Pecans trees can live past 300 years. Pecans are native to all of the  south-east of the United States.

Our after school Prime Time classes have begun.  Students are learning things like Korean, Ballet Folklorico and Coding.  A big appreciation pump to Mrs. Guerra, who has gotten everything organized and off to a great start!

Fifth grade’s social contract is big and bold.  A social contract is rules we go by.  All the fifth grade students met in Ms. Freeman’s classroom and came up with some rules to follow.  We wrote them down and signed the paper.

Checkout the mural in front of the school. I like that it’s colorful and very bold.  You can see it from far away.

If you’re in fourth grade, get ready to get busy in art.  You’ll be working on a clay project this year making tiles for the wall of the school.

In reading we were reading a book in Spanish about a woman. She went against what people say about women.  She wrote a diary when people said that women can’t read or write.

A biography is when the author tells the story of a person’s life.

In fifth grade we are reading biographies, then we are creating timelines about what we read.

We are working in our notebooks and using good reading strategies.