Spilt Milk Symmetry

Well...I said stay tuned for the rest of our ideas about 'spilt milk', so here it is!

It looks like spilt milk but it's a...

Can't, won't, don't! and Hey, that's MINE!

Can't, Won't, Don't!

Take a look at what we have been learning about Contractions...

We have been working with, searching for, and using contractions all week. 

Students have been offered table points for any contractions they write 

on their own time, either at home, during indoor recess, or any other spare

time during class.  For anyone who wants to work on contractions at home

check out the contraction list in your child's agenda coming Monday.

We will continue to work on contractions during class time as well!

Hey, that's MINE!

Possessive Nouns can often be confused with contractions, since they both have

an apostrophe.  We are working on these too!!

We have been putting on our best 'whiny voices' as a way to help

us remember when to use an apostrophe for possessive nouns.

Stay tuned for more on these topics!

Jersey Day

Thank you to everyone for your generous support today to honor the Broncos.

How can you tell if it's symmetrical?

How can you tell if something is symmetrical?

Ask your child and they will tell you that something is symmetrical 

if it's the same on both sides!

You can tell just by looking sometimes, but there is a special tool

we used in the classroom, called a mirra that can help you 

be sure about symmetry.  

Investigating using a mirra...

The ruler acts as the line of symmetry and the students built

symmetrical designs around the line of symmetry.

'It's got to be the same on both sides...'

Sorting picture cards into pictures with a line of symmetry and 

pictures with no line of symmetry.

After reading a story called, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, the 

students spilled some 'milk' on a blue paper and created 

amazing symmetrical designs (click on the link

below to read the story).  Check back in a few days to see

what we do with these amazing pictures!!

Click here to read the story

Stay tuned for the results of our 'Spilt Milk' symmetry...

Animal Adaptation Scoot

As we wrap up our science unit on Animals, the students participated in an activity called 

'The Adaptation Scoot'.  There were 14 stations, each station focused on a different animal adaptation.  The students read about the adaptation or looked at a picture that illustrated an adaptation and they had to use the word bank to name the animal adaptation.

Some of the adaptations from the activity were night vision, camouflage, 

poison bite, large ears, etc.