Glacial Movement and Erosion

Today we are learning about glacial movement and erosion.  After watching our video we will draw pictures and write captions in our Science Notebooks to share our learning with our classmates.

Glaciers!

Currently we are studying the Arctic.  As scientists we are interested in how glaciers form.  We learned how glaciers form by watching this excellent video.  After watching the video we journaled about the process in our Science Notebooks.

Here comes the Tooth Fairy!

Two of our favorite classmates lost a front tooth this weekend! We couldn't resist sharing.

Living Biography Wax Museum

Our Living Biography Wax Museum was a HUGE success last Thursday.  Each student did an incredible job teaching us about their historical figure.  The project linked reading, writing, social studies and character education together.  Our local newspaper came out and created a wonderful video of our students.  Thank you Mr. Baxter!

Biographies

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This month has been all about Biographies!  Each student has been researching and writing about a famous historical figure.  In 5 days our class will be opening a "Wax Museum" to share our learning with family, friends and peers.  Students are learning about what made their historical figures famous, what their childhoods were like, major contributions they made to society and what, if any obstacles they faced. We have also been discussing which of the 8 Keys of Excellence our historical figures exhibited throughout their lives and/or careers.

Christmas Around the World: Day 1 & 2

This week our class began traveling the world on Reindeer Route Airlines!  So far we have visited Mexico and Brazil.  We are learning a lot about the similarities and differences between ourselves and the citizens of these countries.  We have discovered that some of us have traditions in our families that originated in the countries we are studying!  We think that is pretty cool. We are creating scrapbooks and learning a lot about geography and seasonal differences in the opposite hemisphere.

Our classroom map.

Journal pages.

We can't board the plane with our our tickets and passports!

Did you know Papai Noel wears a suit made of silk?  It is HOT this time of year in Brazil.

On Christmas Eve Brazilians light fireworks to celebrate at the beach...

and in the cities.

Reindeer and Measuring

Here are the reindeer that we made last week. They are so CUTE! You should really come by and take a look at them in person.  We have also been working on measurement this week. We read the story Inch by Inch by Leo Lionniand then created some grass collages.Today we are measuring our blades of grass and will use our data to create line plot graphs.