Kindergarten and First Grade students played "Sailors and Sharks"today week in PE. This is a fun tag game with lot's of running involved! Students then had fun with various types of balls and mini-parachutes. Activities involved a great deal of sharing and creativity.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Cross a Bridge
For the past few weeks, 2nd and 3rd graders learned about different kinds of bridges: Beam Bridges, Arch Bridges, Truss Bridges, Draw Bridges, Pontoon Bridges and Suspension Bridges. After we read "Cross a Bridge" by Ryan Ann Hunter, we built our own bridges with wooden sticks, wooden clothpins, glue and some scrap paper.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sugar Skulls!
SPIDERS! OH, MY!
Kindergarten through second grade read a special edition of National Geographic this week. We learned all about SPIDERS! Surprisingly, we had the chance to view a spider up close, too. Students also learned where to find spider books in the library!
Third Grade Naturalists!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Big Ball Soccer
Middle School students and Third Graders had an adventurous time playing "Big Ball Soccer" in PE. Students discovered what it felt like playing soccer with a very large bouncy ball, a medium size bouncy ball and then a traditional soccer ball. This led to a discussion on skill specificity in sport.
Third Grade Tech
Friday, October 14, 2011
There's a Roller Coaster...At the Bottom of the Sea?!?
In music, K-1 students have been working on voice development and singing a lot of songs. Pictured at the far right, Kindergarten students warm up their singing voices with a ride on the Vocal Roller Coaster. The leader (the driver) draws the track on the board, then riders hum up and down. To the middle and left, the long First Grade Fish swims around the room, picking up the remaining seaweed in the fun Danish singing game called "At the Bottom of the Sea."
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Newell's Class Says "HORRAY!" for Library Books!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Second Grade Technology
First Grade Goes "Ape" in PE!!


First Grade students had fun playing "Animal Tag" in PE today. We have some very creative students this year. The game involved each team picking an animal and acting out that animal for the other group to guess (at which point there was a tag element to the activity). We had all manner of living creatures conjured up! From cheetah's to narwhals to King Cobra's to plankton--non-stop smiles all day long! I was incredibly impressed the imaginative spirits of all classes!
Keith Haring inspired Art

made sketches with simplified shapes, figures, and words about "7 Habits" and painted with primary and secondary colors.
Some of the 2nd graders said: "Mrs. Choi! we are going to work on Habit 6--Synergize (Together is Better). We are working together to make a better one."
Friday, October 7, 2011
Dónde está la pegatina?
Technology


Kindergarten students have been getting to grips with the Kid Pix drawing program in readiness for a project they will be starting soon. This week they practiced using the wiggly line, shape drawing and flood fill tools. Meanwhile First Grade students got their first taste of Word when they used it to type up their spelling words, with most of them also managing to change the color of the text as well. Meanwhile Middle school students got a crash course reminder on how to create a PowerPoint presentation in order to prepare them for the biography project they are working on with Ms. James.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
4th Graders "Let It Go-Go" in Music
4th Graders have been working with recorders and guitars in Music. Today we changed gears and learned a tune called "I Let Her Go." Students stood in a circle each facing a partner. The tune features several clap patterns and turns that leave students dizzy after twirling and jumping both within and around the circle, continuously changing partners. Fun game!
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