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HALLOWEEN!

10/31/2014

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We had an amazing day.
It started off with Halloween shaped reading buddies.

Then we made marshmallow and toothpick shapes. It was more challenging than it looks.

Then we got to pick out our own book to keep from the Literacy and Love program. We were very excited.

AND then we had a fantastic Halloween party. Whew...now we're tired.

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READING, SHAPES, AND A BIRTHDAY PARTY TOO

10/30/2014

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We're getting creative with our shapes. What can you make with 12, 25, 28 pattern blocks?

Happy Birthday Finn!
Thanks for the early Halloween treat.

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A 100 YEAR OLD ROOM?

10/29/2014

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Soldier's Room Frozen in Time for Nearly 100 Years

Devon told us all about a soldier's room that has been preserved for 100 years! This soldier died in WWI and his parents wanted to keep his room exactly how he left it. They even made the new owners promise they would keep it that way for 500 years! That's a really long time. Devon did a great job sharing with us. We asked some great questions too! We wanted to know what color his uniform his was, why his room was kept that way, and why the moths were eating his clothes.

Recess is usually a highlight of our day. I decided we should probably see what's so fun out there...

And, we're going to practice this more too!

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GEOMETRY

10/28/2014

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We're talking about shapes. Each one has unique properties. So far we've touched on circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, rhombuses, and trapezoids. All 2D shapes for right now, though we're very excited to learn about the 3D ones. We've learned some new words like parallel and vertices. Ask us what these words mean and what they look like if we make them with our arms. We filled in these different shapes below with our pattern blocks. Even though we each had the same larger shapes we all came up with different ways to use the blocks! Ask us if our designs were symmetrical or asymmetrical.

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POWDER POWER

10/27/2014

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Mr. G has a lab coat. I think we need a class set of lab coats as we turn into fantastic scientists this year!

Scientific Method

Extreme Focus

Materials

Procedure

More Extreme Focus and Patience

Results

Ask us about what we did!

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SUPER SECRET SCRAP

10/23/2014

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Sometimes, we make a mess. Actually, all the time we make a mess. To make sure we get all the little bits and pieces we play super secret scrap. Miss Kylie picks one scrap...it can be anything in the room. Whoever cleans it up, puts it away, or straightens it wins! We even have a treasure box.

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PEACEFUL PUMPKIN PROJECTS

10/22/2014

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We started our fall harvest pumpkin project. We are sewing! We all got really into it and excited about our progress. We're learning the chain stitch and it's kind of tricky to master. Look how far we got today.

Hard at work!

Also...is it a ninja or is it William? We weren't so sure.

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A WRITING CELEBRATION AND PAJAMA DAY, WHAT COULD BE BETTER

10/21/2014

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Wow. We have writers! We took a gallery walk around the room and shared our published small small moments. We gave each other detailed compliments. We listened to some music and quietly read our friends work. It was awesome. Look for our compliments coming home next week in Friday Folders :)

It was also PAJAMA, STUFFED ANIMAL day. For two stars and a wish...our unanimous wish was for pajama day everyday. I almost agreed because we had such a great day. Look who we brought to school!

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LOOK WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT NEIL YOUNG...

10/20/2014

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Neil Young Has Just Begun to Fight
By Brian Hiatt

Charlie is the Historian of the Week. He did the most amazing job summarizing and sharing his article with us. We learned that Neil Young played a concert in Nebraska (NE is Charlie's favorite!). He was singing to try and make people understand that building a pipeline might not be the best choice. We learned that if a pipeline breaks it could be pretty bad for the grass, the rivers, and the animals in the area. We were respectful listeners as Charlie shared and we asked some really great questions too! Micah wanted to know how singing could help. Charlie said he was sharing his thoughts in his songs and let all the people building the pipeline come to the concert. Quintin wanted to know when the concert happened. Charlie said it happened on September 27th. Ike wanted to know what would happen if the pipeline broke. Charlie said that the gas could leak and that it would be poisonous to the grass and the dirt!

Thanks Charlie!
Can't wait to find out what's happening around the world next week!

In other news, we took a vocabulary brain break. We learned the definitions and movements to marvelous, freedom, smooth, allowance, and overflowing. Can you guess which is which?

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ACES

10/17/2014

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ACES is the best! We learned all about the leaves in our area. We identified, found, colored, and tallied cottonwood, aspen, maple, rose hip, geranium, and spruce. We smelled the decomposition of fall, listened to the birds, and observed the beavers work on the muddy trail. Then we picked our favorite leaves, made rubbings with crayons, and made our own leaf men with the rubbings.