Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch

Today we finished our unit of study on Characters.  This week in our reading workshop we read the book Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch.  In this book the characters Pinky and Mrs. Morgan go through a character change.  As a class we created a graphic organizer that showed both Mrs. Morgan and Pinky at the beginning of the book, the turning point (the event that caused change) and Mrs. Morgan and Pinky at the end of the book.  Students used pictures and information from the text to write a constructed response.  Our graphic organizers and students' work will soon be hanging outside our classroom - come take a peek!  After students finished their responses we had a culminating activity.  Students made healthy breakfast bars while I read aloud Pinky and Rex Get Married.

Wonder of the Week: What is a Biography?

I think a biography is something where you learn about characters that were here along time ago. (Iris)

I think a biography is about reading. (Luke)

I think a biography is about a person. (Mari)

I think a biography is a picture of a person. (Hunter)

I think a biography is a true story about a persons life. (Roma)

I think a biography is about a character that did something special or important. (Talan) 

I think a biography is a picture of something and a book and it real picture from the centuries. (Madison) 

I think a biograohy is a book about a persons life.  (Dana)

I think a biography is a book about a famous person for example Taylor Swift. (Nadja) 

I think a biograohy is a true story about what someone did in life and what was important to them. (Caitlin) 

I think a biography is a book about a famous person tha lived a long time ago. (Xander)

I think a biography is about people who are famous or did something really special like Neil Armstrong. (Spencer)

I think a biography is about so one that writes a book and at the end it tells about the person who wrote the book. (Peyton)

I think a biography is a person in a book that helped the world for example Martin Luther King. (Gavin)

I think a biography is a book about people who lived long ago. (Meili)

I think a biography is a book about someone's life. (Ilona)

I think a biography is where you learn stuff about people. (Nathan) 

I think a biography is some thing about a person in a story. (Josh) 

I think a biography is a picture of something.  (Connor) 

I learned...

I learned a biography is a book tells about a persons life.  (Nicole)

I learned a biography is a non-fiction book that tells about a person life and gives real information. (Caitlin)

I learned that a biography can be about important people who ahve died and people who are still alive. (Kaden)

I learned that when you write a biography you write about someon who interests you.  (Kaitlyn)

I learned that you can learn more about people if you can learn about more biographies.  (Nathan)

 I learned that when you write a biography you have to learn about the person so you have to do research.  (Selena)

I learned that if you want to start a biography first you have to pick a topic that you want to write a biography about and second you have to gather information about the subject you want to write about.  (Dana)

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Balance and Motion

We have been having a wonderful time exploring balance and motion! Last week students experimented with balance points and counter weights while trying to balance a paper crayfish on only one finger! This week we continuing to use counter weights while attempting to balance arches and triangles in stable positions.

Students have also been practicing Writing like Scientists! We have been using phrases like I observed… The evidence shows… I predict… and I noticed… Students are learning that when they make a prediction or a claim they must back it up with evidence or observations. Our science notebooks are really coming along!

Make sure to ask your student about their hard work in science!

Wonder of the Week: What is spring trainig

I think spring raining is where people who play different sports train for when they have big games. (Caitlin) I think spring raining is a lot of exercise like running laps and stretching. (Spencer) I think spring raining is something where you get a lot of exercise. (Roma) I think spring raining is a sport. (Mari) I think spring raining is a kind of sport that do not play in the spring and they train. (Gavin) I think spring raining is running laps and biking. (Dana) I think spring raining is when you train for a race. (Ilona)

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Book Fair Extended

YEAH!  The PPS Book Fair has been extended until Monday, March 24th due to the snow days last week. 

 

The hours for the book fair will be:

 

Thursday: 8 am - 7 pm

Friday: 8 am - 3 pm  (Closed 11-12)

Monday: Before school and after school 8 am -8:30 am and 2:00-3:00 pm

Fair Ends March 24th at 3:00

Are Leprechauns Real?

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I think leprechauns are real because their would never be a word leprechauns if they were not real. (Spencer)

I think that leprechauns are real because sometimes you can get things from them, and sometimes you can't. (Iris)

I think that leprechauns are not real because when Miss LaRose gave us the information it said that they were mythical, and Mythical means not real. (Dana)

I think that leprechauns are real because if leprechauns were not real there would not be a holiday called St. Patrick's Day. (Nadja)

I think that leprechauns are real because sometimes when I wake up on St. Patrick's Day things are gone! (Caitlin)

I think I leprechauns are real because they move stuff in my house and horse around. (Luke)

I think that leprechauns are real because there's a bunch of stuff about them and that is why I think they are real. (Roma)

I think leprechauns are real because in my world record book it said that there was the largest gathering of leprechauns. (Xander)

I think leprechauns a real because green is special.  (Peyton)

I think that leprechauns are not real because at the end of the rainbow it ends in water and not a pot of gold. (Hunter)

I learned...

I believe in Leprechauns, I think they exist if you believe. - Nathan M.

I learned that leprechauns are mischievous and like to play tricks. - Hailey R.

I learned that if you catch a leprechaun they grant you three wishes. - Caitlin

I learned that when you look away leprechauns disappear because they are speedy quicky. They are zippy - Ryan

I learned that leprechauns are shoemakers. - Spencer

I learned that leprechauns are as smalls as a little child and can sit on your shoulder. - Jayden

I learned that leprechauns are known to be practical jokers who love to play tricks on humans. Dana

I learned that leprechauns make shoes and then put gold in their shoes. - Josh L

I think that if you don’t wear green on Saint Patricks Day leprechauns will bite you and trick you. -Xander

I learned that if you catch a leprechaun they will grant you three wishes. - Kaden

I learned that leprechauns can be musicians. - Gwenyth

Wonder of the Week: What is the Scientific Method?

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Have you ever been just sitting around, enjoying nature, when you WONDERed about something? Perhaps it was something you noticed for the first time. Maybe it was something an animal did. Whatever it was, it made you WONDER and a question probably popped into your mind.

I learned the scientific methods is steps that scientist use when they are running an experiment. (Summer)

I learned that the first step of the scientific method is to ask a question.  (Gwen)

I learned that the second step of the scientific method is to make a hypothesis. (Hunter)

I learned that the third step is to run the experiment and test your hypothesis.  (Nadja)

I learned that you have to test get an accurate result you have to do things the same exact way.  (Roma)

I learned that the fourth step of he scientific method is to look at your data and draw a conclusion.  (Josh P)

I learned a conclusion is the end of an experiment and what you learned.  (Dana)

I learned the second to last step of the scientific method is to share what you learned.  (Kaitlyn) 

I learned that the final step is to ask a new question. (Talan)

Message from the PTO

On March 14th from 6:30 - 7:30 the PTO will be hosting the school dance and will have a beach themed party.  Children are encouraged to wear their best beach attire and come dance and have fun with friends.  Please remember attire must be appropriate so no bathing suits allowed.  Children must be accompanied by an adult for the entire dance and there are no exceptions.   Please remember the school expectations apply at all after school activities.  Who is ready to Be Safe and Respectful at the school dance?

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