Puppet Workshop

This week students had the opportunity to create their own puppets. Students used household items to bring their puppets to life. It was such a fun experience. Student can create their own puppet shows, write about their puppets, and play with them. Check out some pictures from this great day!

Fox Hill in the news!

Be sure to check out this great segment about Fox Hill and the Playworks program! It's called "Why recess and physical education are making a comeback.



http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

Lunch bunch!

On Wednesdays, students who had awesome behavior from the previous week (3 reds or oranges) are able to eat lunch with me! Students love this special time and I love being able to enjoy lunh with them! 

What do you do at home to celebrate great behavior? 

Learning about the Moon

I'm SO sorry for not being better about getting posts up.  My new goal is to have a post up at least once a week.  Stay tuned to see the progress! :) 

Last week in Journey's students read a story called "Let's Go to the Moon."  It was an informational text describing what happens on a trip to the moon.  I was floored with how into the students got.  A reading lesson turned into a writing lesson.  Our writing lesson last week was to focus on questioning.  How perfect was that!  Students used question words (who, what, when, where, why, how) to ask amazing questions about the moon at the beginning of the week.  Some where: How can the moon be different shapes?  Why can we only see the moon during the night?  What is the moon made out of?  Why does the moon have holes on it? After questioning, we read a variety of Moon Books and discussed the text afterwards.  We then would add to our list of Moon Facts that we learned. Keep scrolling for a list of our facts! Also be sure to check out our bulletin board outside our classroom- we now have 24 astronauts in our room!

Asia: The moon makes the waves.

Aidan: There is no sound on the moon. The moon doesn’t have an atmosphere.

Carlos: Asteroids crashed into the moon and made holes. 

Katharine: The moon gets really hot in the day and gets really cold at nighttime. 

Eduardo: On the moon there is no water, plants, or animals.  The astronauts go to the moon and bring back rocks and dust.

Noah: The moon has no air or animals.

Maximo: An astronaut needs a helmet and a suit to help them breathe. 

Sarahi: Astronauts take pictures on the moon.

Tajuan: There is no gravity in space.

Lewis: There is less gravity on the Moon than Earth.

David: Astronauts take rocks from the moon to show people.

Donte: Astronauts drive a Lunar Rover on the moon.

Jose: We take lighter steps on the Moon because there is less gravity there.

Mya: There is dust on the surface of the moon.  The moon is smaller than the sun and earth.

Aundrea: The moon is not made out of cheese.  It is made out of hard rocks and dust and craters.

Caleb: The moon doesn’t have as much gravity so things float and you can take big steps.

Erica: The moon gets little and then it gets big again. This is called the moon’s phases. 

Jamiya: Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.

Boiler Up!

Nature VS man-made

Students have been learning about goods and services, wants and needs, and man-made verses natural materials. After learning the different between natural and man-made materials, we went on a walk around the school looking for materials. 

Learning about American Indians

The week before thanksgiving, we had a special visitor. Mrs. Webb came to out school and gave us a wonderful presentation about her tribe. She sang songs, played music, and answered questions. It was a great experience and I know the students loved it! Thanks you Mrs. Webb! 

'Stache the cash

The entire month of November male staff members grew their beards out for men's health. The week before Thanksgiving, students were given the opportunity to bring in a dollar and vote for the staff member with the best mustache! Thanks to a generous donation, all students were given a chance to vote and all were given a mustache to wear at school. The money went to support men's health. Students had a blast wearing the mustaches!