Research Using Laptops

We used laptops on Friday to explore Pebble Go! We took notes on the moon and its phases. Then we got to free explore! Lots of researchers took notes on their free explore topics. It was neat seeing what interested them (biographies, holidays, animals, habitats, cells, planets, and more!) Using Pebble Go helped us learn about the moon, take notes, and navigate technology. We can play and pause audio recordings, click links to view maps, play and pause videos, change the volume of our laptops, enlarge screens, scroll, shut down our laptops, and more! Ask your child for more information about what they researched and what they learned!

Practicing Skills in PE

Mrs. Baitz shared some videos of these awesome athletes! They were practicing their boarding skills. Ask your boarder for more details. Click the slideshow below and then click each "screenshot" to zoom in and play each video.

Oceania Week!

We have been busy learning about Oceania! 

Jason Chin visited and talked about his process of writing and illustrating books like Coral Reef. 

We read lots of books set in Australia! Then we used what we read to inspire some artwork.

Teresa Davis visited our class to teach us about food, history, language, animals, and more! 

The All School Share was fun! We got to wear the masks we made in Art, the fourth graders did a great job doing the Haka, we listened to a didgeridoo performer, and we all had a great time dancing to "Waltzing Matilda!"

Our Last Day with Dana

We have been on such an amazing journey learning about dairy and farms with Dana! On her last visit, she helped Mrs. Mandigo's class and our class make ice cream! Ask your child about how we made this delicious dairy treat!

Farmers' Market

The Farmers' Market was a HUGE success! We had so much fun creating our products, selling them, and buying some! :) Thank you for coming and supporting our first and second grade classes!

We owe a great deal of our success to the amazing volunteers who helped by donating materials, prepping materials, and/or helping us in the classroom! THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help and generosity!

Our Tic Tac Toe boards/bags were very popular and our decorative rocks were in high demand. People were lining up as they waited for us to put out the next bunch!

It was fun seeing our booth all put together! Our signs were very helpful and eye-catching!

What a busy night! These sellers were collecting money, making change, and encouraging people to buy their amazing products.

We had so much fun working with Mrs. Mandigo's class on this project! Together, we raised $82.72 from our tic tac toe boards and decorative rocks! We'll be donating the money to the Waterbury Food Shelf.

Thank you again for helping us make this such an amazing and memorable experience!