Jar Wars!

Research Time!!!

Answer all the questions and fill in the information:

Either use this website to search your country and find the answers to your questions!
http://school.eb.co.uk/levels/intermediate/students

OR search for the answers to your questions on google
google.com

Countries Project: Websites & Video

1. Use these websites to get initial information about your country. 
2. Fill in  your notes template as you watch videos. 
3. Write the name of the website you used at the bottom of your page.


National Geographic: Search your country and watch a video about it!
nationalgeographic.com

National Geographic for Kids: information, pictures, and video on each country
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/

Fact Monster: Facts about each country
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html

Think Quest: A Kid's Life in... written by kids, for kids
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/akidslifein.html

National Geographic: Travel information
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/

Kid Info: Great site full of great sites!
http://www.kidinfo.com/geography/the_world.html

Science Kids: Fun facts about countries
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries.html

Time for kids: Articles on Countries
http://www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world

Country Reports: Great information on countries
*This site requires you to pay, I will buy a short subscription for use in class
http://www.countryreports.org/

Ducksters: Information on countries, by continent
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/

Wikipedia: Knowledge for the people!
http://www.wikiforkids.ws/
or
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Encyclopedia: Always a good starting point
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/browse/subject?id=237&subject=Geography

North Korea
http://screen.yahoo.com/life-inside-north-korea-revealed-214032941.html

Flossy Flamingo - The Play!

Ms. Erin's Class Presents....

Daniel's wonderful poster

Daniel tests the mic before the show.

Audience = full house! 

Andrew (Freddy) and Adrienne (Flossy)

The siblings fight over food.

Flossy starts her journey as Daniel narrates.

Flossy visits the woodlands and meets Bente the Deer.

Simon as Danny the Deer.

She flies to the desert and meets Carl Cactus (Unai) and Cathy Cactus (Malcolm).

The cacti greet Flossy.

The North Pole is much too cold for Flossy. She meets the polar bears (Ian and Danielle).

They try to eat her!

Flossy returns home! Her parents (Ms. Erin and Oliver) are very happy.

Daniel narrates.

The Grand Finale - a song!

Andrew and Oliver sing.

Malcolm and Ian sing enthusiastically. 

Class curtain call - bravo!

Time for clean up.

Unai takes down a set piece.

Simon and Oliver work together to clean up.

Oliver deconstructing the set.

Great Job, 4th and 5th graders! Your hard work paid off - bravo!!!

**Photos courtesy of Elena Ganan and Andrea Austin

Photos from the Month

Spelling Tests:

We paired up with Ms. Caitlin's class to take (and give) our individualized spelling tests. I was very impressed with how well the students worked together and how much they improved their spelling over the week! Way to go!

Classroom Jobs:

Every Friday, we take the last 10 minutes of the day to clean our classroom so that it stays clean and organized! Each student has a job that they complete to help out!

Simon helps Andrew (our librarian) fix a book.

 Oliver and Daniel (our journalists) write a blog entry.

New Traditions:

This week, a second grader left our school because she is moving to another country. We started a new tradition for when students move on: a best of luck handshake line!

Grammar and Spelling Sentences:

Every week we have new spelling words and a new grammar topic. Students practice by writing creative stories that feature both spelling words and the grammatical feature! They often turn out quite hilarious.

Malcolm and Ian work out some silly phrases.

Simon and Oliver brainstorm.

Daniel and Unai work on adding spelling words.

Adrienne and Bente highlight their nouns.

Andrew and Danielle brainstorm.

Flossy Flamingo: The Play

We will be performing our Flossy Flamingo play next Friday so we have been busy preparing! Today, students worked on creating their set: a backdrop that features their habitat.

Ian and Danielle prepare the Tundra.

Bente and Daniel work on the Forest.

Adrienne, Andrew, and Oliver paint the Wetlands.

Umubyeyi Planning Groups

In the spring, we will be going to the local school, Umubyeyi to play games and teach lessons to the little kids. Over the course of the year, the students will plan ways to raise money for Umubyeyi (for food, toys, etc.) We met with Ms. Caitlin and Mr. Jim's classes to hear about the school and to plan for the year. The groups had some very creative ideas! We may have a pet show, bake sale, and restaurant night in the future!

Buddies!

Last Friday, we teamed up with Mr. Kimi's 2nd grade class for our first reading buddies time!