Off to the arctic!

Our arctic display

Learning a bit about the arctic environment and wild life has given us a whole new class library of books to explore. We have fictional stories featuring arctic animals and many non-fiction, beautifully photographed books about the chilly arctic lands. This week we wrote about the arctic - its location, weather, and wildlife, and then attached it to a waterpainting of the scene.

Painting is always relaxing!

Choose each color with care!

Full concentration!

artists at work!

 Watching videos of the Northern Lights was amazing - what a light show the arctic lands provide! We made chalk drawings of the Northern Lights after also reading about it.

Using chalk was a treat!

Pictures and fun facts!

 Besides writing about the arctic, we also spent time on our How-To writing genre. After reading a text Clay Creatures, we made our own little creatures while recording the steps of its creation! 

Making a mini caterpillar

It's a snake for me!

Writing about and making our creatures!

Tada!

The snow days and holidays make for some short weeks, but we are filling the days we are in school with plenty of learning and fun. We took the math test for Topic 7 this week and will be moving on to Topic 8 which focuses more on place value and using the 100 chart. We continue to practice skip counting by 2s and 5s so that we can solve some problems more efficiently and to use the 100 chart more effectively.



Next week the school highlights Kindness Week. There will be lessons, activities, and books to support the theme. It is also a school spirit week. Check the TES parent communication for each day's choice. Monday is school colors or clothing. 

Here is a book we enjoyed, based on the true events in Iceland where school children stay out late each night for two weeks to help save young puffins who did not reach the sea on their first flight. The children find them and release them to the ocean. You can also find a Youtube video showing this!

Love true stories!

Our hallway display of the snow globes and corresponding writing looks great! Take a look:

Outside room 115!

Looks like a warmer weekend for plenty of snow play outdoors - enjoy!

Mrs. Dagley