Computer Lab Flipped Lesson

Dear Students,

Please view the following video and then answer the following questions in a comment.



Questions to Answer:

1)  Which part was your favorite?  (My favorite part was...)
2)  List 3 describing words (adjectives) that describe the video.

To post a comment, scroll down and click COMMENTS.
Then click on the down arrow and click on "Name/URL."
Type your FIRST NAME ONLY in the box by "name."
Leave the box by URL blank.
Type your comment in the box.
Click Publish.
Type in the secret word and number.
Click Submit.

Team Impact

This morning we had an awesome assembly to celebrate Red Ribbon Week.  A group named Team Impact came and performed some awesome things to show how strong they are.  They did things like bend a steel bar, break a baseball bat in two, and rip a phone book in two.  Their strength was very impressive!  Then they spoke to us about working hard to achieve our goals and dreams and to not let anyone or anything steal our dreams.  You can do anything if you work hard enough.  They also talked to us about bullying and how it will NOT be tolerated in our school.  We learned that hurting someone physically is bullying, but using unkind words can also hurt them emotionally, and that is bullying, too.  Here are some things we learned from today's assembly:

Zarko:  Don't let people steal your dreams.

Ivana:  Real friends won't be mean to you or bully you.

Renee:  You can't let anybody take your dreams.

Emily:  If somebody is bullying you, tell someone.

Tara:  Don't be a bully.  Don't make fun of people's names.

Ayden:  Words can hurt people.

RJ:  If you see someone being a bully, go tell someone like a grown up.

Kathryn:  It doesn't matter if you're different.  Just be yourself.  If someone is calling you names, tell a big kid like your brother or sister.

Nicholas:  Be yourself.  Don't be a bully to anybody.

Vedant:  Don't give up for your dream.  Words are powerful.

Ian:  Drugs can steal your dreams.

Christian:  Don't use drugs to make your muscles big.  Tell an adult if someone is bothering you.

Kevalya:  If someone calls you names, just ignore them.

Trevor:  Don't let people bully you.  Think before you say things.

Arundathi:  Think about making the right choice.  Say no to drugs.

Ella:  If someone is bullying you or laughing at you because you're not perfect at something, just pretend they're not even there.

Nandhini:  Don't take alcohol or drugs.

Mo Willems Day

Thanks to Ms. Fultz and her hard work, we had lots of fun celebrating author Mo Willems last Friday!

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Today we were scientists. :)
We hypothesized about what would happen if we put our large pumpkin into a bucket filled with water.
We each added our name to our class bar graph based on our predictions, and then we talked about what the graph showed.

According to our graph, 2 more students predicted that the pumpkin would sink instead of float.

Afterward, we conducted our experiment, and we discovered that pumpkins float because they are hollow!

We also made predictions about how many lines our pumpkin has, and tomorrow we will count them and see if our predictions were close!

Balance: Science Fun

A couple weeks go we did some experimenting with balance to see if we could use counterweights to make a sharpened pencil balance on a Popsicle stick.

Check out some pictures of us experimenting different ways to arrange the counterweights.

We learned that the counterweights must be low, not high, because otherwise the object will be top heavy and fall over. We also learned that the counterweights help to balance the object better if they are symmetrical.

Yay science!

Stellaluna

Please check out this Voki to practice your vocabulary words for our story this week, Stellaluna!  Brought to you by yours truly, Mrs. C.  Hope you enjoy it!  Don't forget to practice your motions with the words like we practiced!

Johnny Appleseed

Check out our cool Johnny Appleseed art and writing!

We had lots of fun creating our portraits and scenery!

Be sure to check them out when you come in for conferences.

Writing Assignment!

Dear 2A Students,

Please view the short film below and use the Comments to practice your writing skills.  After watching, please COMMENT on this post with 2-3 complete sentences reflecting on the video.  This can include a short summary of the video, telling about why you liked it/didn't like it, telling about your favorite part, or making a connection to your own life.

Please remember to use capital letters and punctuation where needed.  Try your best at spelling; sound out the words that are hard, and try your best. 

To comment, click below where it says Comments.  Then click on Name/Url and type in your FIRST NAME only.  (You don't need to type anything in the URL box.)

Type your sentences about the video in the box.  Click PREVIEW to see what your comment will look like, and click PUBLISH when you are ready to post your comment.  DON'T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR FIRST NAME ONLY, AND HAVE FUN!