Lets travel
Students worked on learning more common phrases used in everyday conversation, especially when traveling, since the focus of the chapter for March was the airport and traveling.
Mr. Hernandez
Love
Students focused a bit on the attribute of love. The students worked on making Spanish cards for friends and family, expressing love. We also worked on learning the members in extended families.
Mr. Hernandez
Bookworms
Our library is still under construction and let me tell all of you that it looks amazingly great. Our students will surely enjoy it once its ready. Our older students have done independent reading. 4L amazes me at how much they have a love for books. When they are reading you could hear a pin drop. I feel so proud of them for being such great readers and good BOOKWORMS.
Mrs. Ruiz
Funny Stories
Our library is still under construction and let me tell all of you that it looks amazingly great. Our students will surely enjoy it once its ready. 1st Grade has been reading about Amelia Bedelia. They enjoy her funny, silly stories, which keep them entertained.
Mrs. Ruiz
Rainbow Fish
Our library is still under construction and let me tell all of you that it looks amazingly great. Our students will surely enjoy it once its ready. For this month with PK and Kindergarten we have read books that deal with summer themes – for example, Rainbow Fish. After we read the story we talked about the importance of sharing and being friendly. Then we colored rainbow fish and pasted glittery scales on them. This Rainbow fish now decorates the bulletin board outside the library.
Mrs. Ruiz
A new Library
First of all there is exciting news for the library. Our Library is being completely remodeled. We are blessed to have the opportunity of upgrading our library. For this reason, I have been and will continue to be having library in the classrooms. I come in with a rolling bookshelf for students to continue borrowing their favorite books. Although they miss the library it’s a nice chance for the library to come to them. The important thing is that they continue to exercise their love for books. Pk and Kindergarten have been reading about The Old Lady that Swallowed a Shell. They enjoy this story about the old lady that swallowed a whole bunch of ocean stuff. It is a great story to teach them about fiction, fantasy, and make believe and also stimulates their imagination.
Mrs. Ruiz
Timeline
Together we constructed a timeline of events leading up to World War Two. Taking a big picture view, we traced events from World War One, the Great Depression, growing Nationalism, and even social Darwinism, and put them together to understand how the world became ripe for war in the early 1930’s. We talked about why dictators gain power, and how many people love them at first. This timeline helped us to look back and see how usually big events in history are a reaction against something else.
Miss Jensen
Propaganda
During our unit on World War Two, 8th grader Austin Ashton presented on U.S. propaganda directed at children during the War. He brought in Disney films produced during the 1930’s and 40’s, intending to education children about Nazism. They were funny to watch, but it made students think about how countries portray each other, in the way they are drawn, the way they speak, what they dress, eat, drink, sound like, etc.
Miss Jensen
The A Bomb
During our unit on World War Two, 8th grade student Keoana Arnett researched and presented on the creation and dropping of the Atomic bomb. She made her own powerpoint, showing pictures of the bombed cities, and describing the scenes in the words of firsthand witnesses. Her presentation, along with films watched in class, sparked discussions about when it is ethical to fight civilians, and whether there is a right and wrong way to wage war. Debates were heated, and the 8th graders proved their critical thinking abilities.
Miss Jensen
Students make their own movie
We began a long unit on World War Two with student projects. A few students visited New York’s Holocaust Museum, and created a movie to share their experience with the rest of the class. Using footage of what they saw, stories they heard there, and incorporating music into their short film, these students created a very moving presentation for the class to see.
Miss Jensen