Friday, March 13, 2015
Kaitlyn is Star of the Week!
Our Culture Unit
Students have been learning about new cultures and also discovering their own culture. Our culture unit began by the teachers being trained in how to integrate arts in core curriculum areas. Students activated their prior knowledge by learning about Native Americans from Minnesota and other regions of the United States.
In this unit, art, music, and phy-ed teachers are collaborating with classroom teachers to teach an arts integrated unit. Students have been given the opportunity to develop and integrate their artistic and academic abilities. We do this this by teaching in and through the arts.
The reason why arts integration holds so much potential for the classroom is the power of art to engage students in experiential learning, which is the process for making meaning directly from the learning experience.
Studies show that children thrive on the study of the arts. The arts open doors to creativity and initiate critical thinking and innovation. Important new technologies can only add to the scope of the arts. Our students have been blogging about these experiences to exhibit their critical thinking skills and how their understanding has changed over the course of the unit.
Here are a few of the pictures from the culture unit.
Blake reading and creating a poster that represents Native Americans from different regions of the United States.
Students displaying their finished project. The students had to pick symbols to represent each Native American tribe.
Aijah and Danielle reading about Children of Native America Today.
Derek creating a musical instrument and painting his symbol that represents his culture.
Issy and Michelle painting their musical instruments.
Mr. Wilson taping the boys during their dance.
Stretching on the fabric to create the drum in art class.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Aimee is the Star of the Week!
Science Experiment
Today we had a blast making and testing out our boats. The objective of the lesson was to design a boat using the design process. We then tested our boats (a foil and a clay one) to see what one would hold more cargo.
Star of the week!
Kailey is our star of the week! Kailey loves to dance, read, play soccer, and do math! She is a very kind and caring student who is always willing to help our her friends. She is also a great problem solver. You are the star of room 119~
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
GReEn EgGs and HaM
Come to our Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast on Friday from 7:30-8:15 with you child. I bet you would love to see our green eggs. We also will have books prizes for you to try and win. Hope to see you there.
Learner Locator Numbers
The fourth grade teachers had a parent resource night last evening. We shared learner locator numbers from the winter MCA OLPA assessments. If you were unable to attend last night we will be giving the learner number out at conferences.
Star of the Week
Blake was the star of the week this past week! Blake loves to do anything that involves being active including football, wrestling, and other sports. Blake is a star of room 119. I even got Blake to smile......a little:)
Science Fair
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| It was great to see so many students at the science fair. Don't forget to turn in your permission slip. |
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