Multiplication Table with Arrays

Today the students worked as a team to fill in a multiplication table with arrays. This giant table is on the wall and is a great visual for our math facts. Please remember to have your child practice his/her facts using the Reflex Math program three times a week. 

STEM with Mrs. Horton's Class

Last Friday we decided to partner up with Mrs. Horton's fifth grade class to work on making candy corn towers. Students made a plan and shared with their group. They then used trial and error to create the tallest tower using only candy corn and toothpicks. Here are some pictures of our engineers in action. 

Mystery Madness!

This week we started our Mystery Unit in reading. I am reading The Absent Author and modeling how to make note of suspects, clues, and motives. The students are working in partners in their own mystery books and taking notes in their Reading Response Notebooks. I'm excited to hear them question character motives and noting any clues or suspicious activity as they read. This unit is perfect for teaching them how to read closely and pay attention to even the smallest of details.

Exploring the Maker Space

Today we had the opportunity to explore the technology in the Maker Space. To say the student were excited is an understatement. Some were coding robots, designing 3D figures, using green screen technology to take pictures, and wiring their own keyboards. The creative possibilities were endless in the Maker Space.

Revising with a Partner

"Great lead!"

"I like how you added lots of details."

"You need more dialogue."

"You need to add some transition words."

"This part was a little confusing. What is happening?"

"I like how you ended your story by saying what you learned."

These were some of the comments I overheard as students worked in partners to revise their writing. After several weeks of writing personal narrative stories the students are moving towards publishing their pieces. They had some wonderful suggestions and advice for their peers.