Tuesday, 3/6/17

In like a lion and out like a lamb!  Ms. Nancy's art project for today was a lesson in texture, with a lion project!  First, they used chalk pastels to create the lion's face, and then they used different "visual textures" to create the mane.  The results were fantastic!


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After today's spelling test and math independent study time, we broke up into our language arts groups.  The hobbit group read together and discussed the recent adventures, and the Ivan group worked on a gorilla habitat project using pizza boxes!  In grammar, the Happy Horses continued to work on contractions, and diagramming sentences with "not" contractions.  We talked about getting out our great big ax and chopping those contractions into two pieces in order to diagram them.  The class decided that instead of an ax, we needed a "Grammar Hammer"!  Next, the group learned about direct addresses.  The Girly Goats had worked on a direct quotation review assignment at home, as well.  Today, this older group also learned how to diagram sentences with a direct address.  They then reviewed prepositional phrases, and sentences with more than one direct object, more than one predicate adjective, and more than one predicate nominative.  Both groups will continue today's lesson at home tomorrow.




In history, the class continued their Civil War lesson with a discussion about Abe Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.  They will be working on an activity at home to sum up the relationship between the two and their roles during the war.

Today was icky and rainy... the perfect day for a pajama day!  The kids wore their pj's and brought in their favorite book to share with the class.  At the end of the day, we all gathered around as they explained why they love their books!  We have some very avid readers, and some that would rather not read.  It's my hope to spread the joy of reading, and to get the students' excited about a new book to check out for themselves!