Sharp's Farm Field Trip

Hispanic Heritage Month Art-Milagros

Hispanic Heritage Month Art-Serapes

Writing for a Purpose

Vertical Addition With Fatima and Jeffery

Story Elements

Students worked together in groups to make story maps for Russell the Sheep.

Partner Reading

Students use "alien fingers" in order to track print accurately.

Presenting Ordering Numbers

A member of each group volunteered to go to the Presenter's Chair to share their group's four frames. The students had to tell the three numbers that they generated in order from least to greatest.

Ordering Numbers to 12

Today in Math, we worked on ordering 3 numbers from least to greatest. Students worked in small groups. They had four envelopes, and each envelope contained 3 number cards. They worked together with cubes to figure out which number was the least and which number was the greatest. They then placed the remaining number in the middle of the frame.

Constructing Meaning through Group Work

Greater Than 5 and Less Than 5

Today students used dice, connecting cubes, and graphic organizers in order to determine if numbers were greater than 5 or less than 5. Then they tried greater than 10 and less than 10. We used an elephant icon to remind us that greater meant bigger and a mouse icon to remind us that less than meant smaller.

2009-2010 School Year

August 24th was our first day of class. There are 22 English Language Learners in my room this year. Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop have started with a bang! Students are enthusiastic about their work and eager to share in the the Author's Chair. New this year will be Math Workshop. I am implementing a workshop model in Math that will consist of an Opening Meeting, a Work Period, and a Closing Meeting. It looks to be an exciting year!

Neyda Loves The Snowy Day

My favorite book is The Snowy Day because Peter threw a stick on a tree branch and snow falls on his head. That is funny. And they take their snowballs home. He dreams the snow was gone. That is funny too.

Jocelyn Loves Peter's Chair

My favorite book is Peter's Chair because I like when Peter sat down at the little chair and he didn't fit.

Erica Loves The Snowy Day

The best book is The Snowy Day because Peter made a snowyball and he put it in his jacket. He woke up and there was no snow. When he hit the tree and snow fell down on his head it made me giggle.

Kevin Loves Goggles!

My favorite book is Goggles! because the big boys wanted the goggles and Willie took the goggles. I like when Willie took the goggles!

Brian Loves A Letter to Amy

I like the book A Letter to Amy because Peter push Amy and she cried her heart out. They were still friends.

Kelly Loves The Snowy Day

My favorite book is The Snowy Day because he slid down at the hill and he put a snowball on his jacket. Then he got his jacket and the snowball was gone. He played snowball fight and he hit the tree and snow fell at his head.

Pet Show Today!

Kids were invited to share their pets with their classmates!

Kelly: How to Clean My Room

First I get my stuff ready. Next I get my vacuum ready. Then I clean my shoes. After that I clean my bed. Then I put my things away. Finally I take a break at my bed.

Jocelyn: How to Wash a Car

First you get a bucket and the soap. Next you put the soap on the sponge. After that I wash the car. Then I put water on it with the bucket. Finally the car is clean.

Neyda: How to Wash Dishes

First get the dishes off the table. Next put the water on them. Then put the soap on them. Then scrub off the dirtiness. Finally put them to dry.

Brian: How to Clean Your Room

First I get the vacuum and cover. Next I vacuum the room. Then I fix the bed. After that I take a break. Then I take the dirt and toys and put them in the closet. Finally I fix the shoes.

Ysaac: How to Make a Taco

First I make a tortilla. Next I put on chicken. Then I put on tomatoes. After that I put salsa on. Then I put cheese on. Finally I put it in the microwave.

Erica: How to Make a Sandwich

First you get out the bread salad cheese and mayonnaise. Next you put the mayonnaise on the bread. Then I put the cheese on the bread. After that I put the salad on the bread. Then I put the bread on the other bread. Finally I eat it up.

Ezra Jack Keats' Author Study

Presenting the web during Closing Meeting

Ezra Jack Keats writes about the city, pets, children, families, the weather, and friends.

Ezra Jack Keats' Author Study

Ezra Jack Keats writes about the weather.

Baltazar and Brian share ideas.

Ezra Jack Keats writes about children.

Collaborating to construct knowledge and make meaning

Principal's Book of the Month

This our bulletin board for April's Principal's Book of the Month, The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Students answered the following question: If you were the man with the ax, which animal would inspire you not to cut down the Kapok tree? Why?

Volcanoes

There are 5101 active volcanoes. Volcanoes are in South America. Volcanoes can turn you into a statue. Smoke comes out of a volcano and lava. Inside a volcano there is magma. Volcanoes make a lot of noise.

Jason C., Grade 1

Monkeys

Monkeys are funny. They swing on vines. They flip themselves when they are jumping. Monkeys eat bananas when they are hungry. Some monkeys are Howler monkeys.

Ilyas, Grade 1

Eagles

Eagles can fly. They can lay eggs. They can crack open, and the eagle feeds the babies. Eagles live in trees.

Erykah, Kindergarten

Weather

Sometimes it snows. It snows in the winter. It is hot in the summer.

Kelly, Grade 1

Firefighters save animals. They don't hurt people. They put out fires with their hoses. They rescue cats from the tree. Firefighters have a black suit and a red helmet. And they have a ladder to climb. Firefighters are kind of cool.

David, Grade 1

Police

Police help people. They have guns. They have badges. They have walkie-talkies. Police get the robbers. They ride in police cars. The cars have lights. Police put bad people in jail. Jocelyn, Grade 1

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs eat meat and flowers. Dinosaurs are big.

Katherine, Grade 1

Penguins

Penguins are little. They eat fish. Penguins walk slow. They are black and white. They live on the snow and in the cold.

Tania, Grade 1

Bears

Bears are cute. They have fur. Bears like to eat fish. They like to playwith other bears. Bears live in the forest. Bears eat strawberries.

Baltazar, Grade 1

Butterflies

Butterflies lay eggs. Butterflies are red and green. When the butterfly is born, the baby has two wings on each side. Sometimes butterflies make more eggs than one.

Erica, Grade 1