Fairy Tale Brain Brawl

Multiplication Masters

Ice Cream and a Movie!

Skate World Trip

Field Day

Face Painting

More Masters

Check out the latest Multiplication Masters: Davion Miller, Valerie Pinson, Mariyah Ponder, Carlos Martin Jr., Khalia Gilley, and Paris Kelley. Great job!

Multiplication Masters

Congratulations to our first set of Multiplication Masters! These students have mastered their facts from 2-12. Way to go, guys! Pictured below are: Shiloh Holloman, Zaehon Hobbs, Trevor King, and Hannah Sherer. Nice job!

Take Your Child To Work Day

Take Your Child To Work Day is fast approaching. I am strongly encouraging your child to participate in this event! We are currently working on an economics unit for social studies. Your children have all been assigned classroom jobs, in which they are getting "paid" for at the end of each week. They have already filled out job applications, interviewed, and have been "employed" in their positions. As we go through the unit, they will have to buy a house, buy food, and pay taxes!

Take Your Child To Work Day will be a great way for them to apply what they have been learning in class to the real world. I will assign a "Work Day Scavenger Hunt" for them to complete while they are at work with you. (If you work at home, this counts, as well).

This is one of my favorite days of the year. The students who participate always come back with great stories about what they did at work with their parents, what the learned, and they always have a new found appreciation for what you all do to provide for them.

A form will be going home regarding participation in the next few weeks. Please be on the lookout for it!

Like Our WeatherSTEM Facebook Page

We are in a competition to see which school's WeatherSTEM page can get the most likes. Help us out if you are a Facebook member. Like our page and SHARE with your friends! The school to get the most likes wins a prize!

Click here to like our Springwood WeatherSTEM page on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Springwood-Elementary-School-Weatherstem/1379437779036447

Valentine's Fun

We had a great, educational time for Valentine's Day. We sorted our candy hearts and played Valentine's BINGO. We then had a Minute to Win It Challenge. The class was challenged to move as many candy hearts from the BINGO board to a paper plate, using only a straw. We then worked in teams on an engineering activity of building catapults with popsicle sticks and rubber bands. The teams each took turns testing their catapults in a head to head competition. The team to shoot their candy heart the furthest got a medal. Pictured below is the winning team. Finally, Valerie brought some Mentos and Coke. We got to watch a chemical reaction take place.

Types of Lines

Notes From Today

Comparing Fractions With Cross-Multiplying

We have been busy comparing fractions. The EASIEST way to compare fractions is to "shoot your arrows" AKA cross multiply. Here is the link to a video that explains this.

http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=bcXcnluAQOU

Hope this helps!

Skyping with Timor-Liste

We were very fortunate to participate in the Catlin Coral Live Education Event, which allowed us to talk to real live divers. Our diver was doing research in Timor-Liste, an island northwest of Australia. Due to the time difference, he was Skyping with us at 10:30 at night, when it was only 8:30 in the morning for us! He was on the beach, just finishing an exploration, so we got to learn all about the different sea animals he had seen, learned why the coral reef population is important, and what we can do to protect it. 

The students had fun asking him personal questions about his diving experience, and also learning new facts about a different country. It turns out Timor-Liste isn't so different from Florida. They have many of the same sea life that we find here. We found out he has had some encounters with sharks and sea snakes. We also found out the area where he was located during our chat has a very large whale population.

We are really enjoying Skype in the Classroom. It has taken us on adventures to other states, and now other countries! Stay tuned to see where we Skype next!

AR Dance Party

Happy January!

Wow. I just realized I haven't posted since before break! We have been super busy! Last week, we had a guest speak from High Touch/High Tech give a wonderful introduction to space. We shot off a rocket, and did some hands on activities with moon rock simulations,  made the phases of the moon, and eclipses with a blow up Earth, flashlights, and a ball to represent the moon.

This week is Celebrate Literacy Week. So far we have had "Take Your Parent to School Day" (thanks to all the parents who came to visit our class Monday), Dress as You Favorite Book Character Day, and today we had students from Godby High School visit our classroom to read a story.

Finally, Mrs. Owen's homeroom was able to Skype with a class in Livermore, UK (England). We talked about what we did over the holidays. They were shocked to learn that most of us eat macaroni and cheese at our Christmas meals. We were shocked to learn that they celebrate another holiday after Christmas called, "Boxing Day". We are going to do some research on that one!

Math updates: We are completing our chapter on division (Chapter 7) on Friday, and will begin working with fractions on Tuesday. (No school on Monday!)

Rockets Launch

Making craters in moon sand.

Phases of the Moon

Creating our own moon phases.

Skyping with England

Readers from Godby

Dress as Your Favorite Book Character Day