by Kelly Smith | Nov 17, 2017 |
In our last blog post, we talked about how Cooltopia was founded and named. Today, we are going to look a little at how we have started to plan Cooltopia. During our reading mini-lessons, we have started to read Curious George books. Not only have we started to look...
by Amanda Wagner | Nov 17, 2017 |
It looks as though the cold weather is here to stay, so I hope everyone is staying warm! As usual, we had a busy week in room 17. In science, we began our unit on sound. The 3rd and 4th graders have really enjoyed experimenting with making sound, and discovering what...
by Kelly Smith | Nov 14, 2017 |
This week, we started a new unit – Kid Town! In this unit of study, the students learn through a simulation what kind of things it takes to make a town function and run. This week, we are focusing on two main concepts – maps and the concept of needs and...
by Lynn Hahn | Nov 12, 2017 |
Ms. Hahn’s Newsletter November 12, 2017 Reading The students have finished reading Underworlds The Battle Begins. The class enjoyed all reading and discussing the same book. This coming week the students will be completing a book project. Many...
by Susan Neil | Nov 12, 2017 |
We all are catching our breath (and seeing our breath outside) after our busy week last week. We enjoyed our trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum and learned a lot about different biomes around the world. Our docent led tour of the Rainforest was especially...