Geometry

We started a new unit in math this week, and this one is always a huge hit:  geometry!  For the next couple of weeks (before and after Thanksgiving break), we'll learn about shapes and their attributes, lines, endpoints, and symmetry.

Today we explored 3D shapes.  We counted their faces, edges, and vertices.

Veteran's Day

In honor of Veteran's Day and the many veterans who protect our country, we have been learning about the United States branches of the military.  We learned how the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard work together to keep our country safe by reading nonfiction and fiction books and researching on the internet.  We even learned about veterans in our own families and graphed the results.  To top it all off, we wrote letters to a real Marine!

Our letters of thanks to a Marine

Between the 20 of us, we know 85 Veterans in all branches of the military!

Red Ribbon Week

We had a great Red Ribbon Week the week of October 28-November 1!  We learned how drugs hurt our bodies and talked about healthier choices we could make instead.  The best part of the week was dressing up to show our drug-free spirit!

The girls' crazy socks

The boys' crazy socks

Our baseball fans on sports day

Sports day Pretzel fans!

Chicago Bulls fans on sports day

Football fans for sports day

The girls on red day

The boys on red day

An impromptu dance party on pajama day

Happy Halloween!

It was rainy and dreary outside, but inside it was a PART-AY!  A HUMONGOUS thanks goes to Mrs. Heironimus, Mrs. Duewer, Mrs. Long, and Mrs. Hulett for planning, organizing, and running a great party!  Everyone had a blast and went home with goody bags the size of Santa's bag!

Paper plate masks

The giant snack table

The craft table

Pasta pumpkins

Toilet paper mummies

...and a personal thank you to the kids who shared their trick-or-treating loot with me!  Chocolate is my favorite!