Friday, January 31, 2014

Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics have arrived at our school campus, and we have prepared countless lessons and activities that tie in with the 2014 Winter Olympic games! Each grade level is representing a different country and will be learning about traditions, food, history, mathematical calculations and statistics of specific sports, etc throughout the week.

Pre-Kinder:     China
Kindergaren:   Germany
1st:                  Australia
2nd:                 Canada
3rd:                  Italy
4th:                  U.S.A.
5th:                  France
Phys. Ed:          Russia

 


  



                       


The library will be hosting an Olympic Book Fair for the next two weeks: February 3rd - 14th. During that time, students will have the opportunity to purchase books/items at our book fair as well as learning and working on activities pertaining to their individual country.

Since we are currently on a poetry unit, Upper Grades will get a chance to work on Acrostic poems.
Lower Grades will work on various crafts and help decorate the library with their work.




Click here to play Winter Olympic Games online!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Weather

This week's poetry theme is weather. We have poetry for grades Kindergarten through 5th grade in various tones and moods, from serious to humorous. Join us on a poetic journey from various poets.

Kinder: Teddy Wear by Graham Denton
1st gr: My Dog by Charles Waters
2nd gr: Why Does Weather? by Mary Quattlebaum
3rd gr: Wondering by Cynthia Cotten
4th gr: When the Rain Falls by Susan Taylor Brown
5th gr: Apprehension by Autumn by Kristy Dempsey




Pre-Kinder, Kindergarten, & LifeSkills: Students will read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
Activity: Use cotton balls to decorate a snowy landscape from the book The Snowy Day.