Tuesday, November 27, 2012

How to Catch a Turkey!

                                    Superstars share ways on How to Catch a Turkey!



 
We finished up making our wooden boats in our early learning collaborative time. Students added weight and air to their boats to try to either move or sink them!
 
The day before Thanksgiving we had our very own Seabury  Thanksgiving. Below the Superstars bake over 60 mini muffins for our school feast!



 
We started using unifix cubes to measure things around the room. All of the students worked together to build a "snake" across the floor of the classroom. They then estimated how many cubes that they thought it took. We discussed that a straight line would be a faster way to get from point A to point B, rather then a curved line. One student said "It is like bending you knees, you are shorter when you bend, and taller when you are straight!"
 
 
 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Election Time

The Superstars and their Flat City
 
 
 
In math we have been working hard on getting more hands on activities happening. Below are students working groups and counting pumpkin seeds by 5's and 10's.




 
Once each group counted their seeds, we added up to total number....our small pumpkin had 581 seeds!
 
 
 
 
While discussing elections, presidents, and electoral college numbers the students wanted to create their very own Oval Offices!


 
 
On Election Day students got the chance to vote for a new Head of School, Secretary, and for our country President!



 
 
Do not forget that Thursday is our Field trip to Pioneer Farms!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Picasso Self Portraits


Looking at Picasso's art on the smart board and talking about colors, line, shape and mood 

 Hard at work with oil pastels



Our masterpieces!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Day of the Dead Art

 Students create a background
 They pose their skeleton and have them doing a certain activity
 Two girls combined their skeletons to show them doing a gymnastics routine
 A boxer
Jumping out of an airplane with a parachute

Halloween Fun!

 We had fun making Day of the Dead masks using watercolor, glitter and jewels
 
 Fun with Kool-Aide Playdough

 Drawing themselves in their costume and writing about what they are dressed as for Halloween