Winter Field Experience

We had a great time learning about winter habitats!

                       

                                                Essential Questions:

             1.      What is the importance of a habitat?

             2.       Why do animals live where they do?

Investigate : mass audubon ~ipswich river wildlife sactuaries                                   
Read:    Bear Snores On

100's day celebration

The 100^th day of school will be celebrated on Thursday, February 12^th. (It is no longer the 100th day of school but for our celebration purposes it is.) For 100’s day I am asking each child to put together a display of 100 items. You may simply want to put 100 items into a baggie or you may want to make a display of 100 items on a poster board or perhaps you want to build something with 100 “somethings”. The only thing I ask is that it fit on the top of your child’s desk, as that is where it will be displayed. In addition to the display, I will require that your child write at least 4 sentences about the project. What he writes is entirely up to him. Lastly it must come to school by February 11^th.

 We will have an OPEN HOUSE on February 12^th to view our 100-day projects and anything else your child would like to show you.  Your child will host the Open House, so be sure to bring him with you. The Open House will be from 8:10-8:40am.

 

Below are some ideas from previous classes. However, anything goes, be creative!

The Olympic Flag from 100 beads

A bouquet of 100 pops

The number 100 from Legos

100 sticker poster

Hundred's Day fun

 

Martin Luther King Jr.

One of the ways we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. was by watching a video about his life on Brainpop Jr. The children really enjoyed watching the video and playing the activities.

                                                                                 

The Brainpop Jr. link is on the Cole School Portal. You'll find it under the general category.
Brainpop Jr.        

The username is: hlcole and the password is: cole

We read the book "Martin's Big Words"~ below is a video of the book:
Martin's Big Words

Common Core

Reading: Informational Text
RI.1.1
Key Ideas and Details

1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

Ella & the All-Stars

The author of Ella & the All-Stars Sherry Cerino came to share her book with our school on Monday.
Sherry Zentner Cerino received a Bachelors of Science degree from Syracuse University School of Nursing.  She has practiced nursing for over 30 years, caring for patients in a variety of hospital and community settings including Pediatrics, Intensive Care, Long Term Care, Special Needs and Rehabilitation. She has worked with many culturally diverse children and adults with medical needs and disabilities, developing her strong passion for respect and tolerance of differences.

Ella's Friends Play by 
All-Star Rules:
Be Kind
Be Helpful
Be Strong
Be Patient
Be Thankful
Be Thoughtful
Be Brave
Be Loyal
Be Caring
Be a Friend

If you didn't buy the book yet it is available on Amazon.

Ella & the All-Stars, the first in a collection of Ella's Way stories, introduces Ella a young starfish who befriends a group of unusual sea creatures. Through trust and acceptance of differences, Ella learns that friends come in all shapes, sizes, colors and abilities. This undersea adventure with colorfully unique characters and a heartwarming story sensitively introduce diversity, disability and differences in childhood friendships.

Our class enjoying Ella & the All-Stars.

Remember~~

“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.”
― Theodore Roosevelt 

January is here!

Welcome to January!
It is hard to believe that 2015 is here already. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and vacation!
Below are 2 pictures of my daughter Emily. She got married to her fiancé Mike on New Year's Eve! It was a magical evening and hard for me to believe that she is married now. I remember when she was in first grade like it was yesterday :)
I have posted my January Newsletter under "recent newsletters" so please read it when you have time. I will also send a hard copy home.
I hope you all have a wonderful and healthy 2015!

 

I will leave you with this joke....

What do you call a computer that sings?

A Dell

:)