Bake Sale

It's that time of year again! Time to sell some goodies and make some money for our kids! The Elementary Bake Sale is being held next Wednesday, April 27th, from 9am-2pm in Stamper Commons. We already have parents scheduled to help run the booth and are looking to everyone to help provide the wonderful goods to sell! There was a great turnout for the Fall Bake Sale and I hope that everyone is able to join in and donate some yummy items to offer up for sale.

We ask that you please send baked goods with your children on the morning of Wednesday, April 27th. Please individually wrap the items and if the contents are not glaringly obvious, we would also ask that you label the items. If you can bring baked items, please email Jen Stem at nicniffer@hotmail.com.

FYI...the preschool will have their bake sale in Audrey Webb on Tuesday, April 26th.

New Science/Social Studies Topics!

The school year is quickly drawing to a close (only 5 more weeks!), and the teachers wanted to end the year on a high note with some really exciting topics for our afternoons. For the last few weeks of school, the students will be engrossed in some awesome activities and experiments stemming from the following topics: Westward Expansion, Space, and Sound and Light. Instead of trying to squeeze all three of these exciting topics into the last month of school, however, we decided to let the students choose what they wanted to study! The students thought about which topic they really wanted to know more about and the following groups emerged:

1. Westward Expansion with Mrs. Watson and Ms. Parks
Students: Nicole, Thomas, Lilly, Olivia, Robin, Sean, Alec, Holly, Rachel E., Chase, Maggie, and Brandon


2. Space with Mrs. Clifton
Students: Helen, Jeannie, Natalie, Manny, Miles, Reece, Jack, Rebekah, Savannah, Eric and Lindy


3. Light & Sound with Ms. Johnson and Ms. Howle
Students: Joey, Will, Alex, Isabel, Molly, Aubrielle, Ethan, Rachel G., Nadia, Ben, Alexis, Katie, and Konnar

The Earth Day Festival

This past weekend several of our students performed with our music teacher, Miss Violet, at the Earth Day Festival downtown. When it was their turn to take the stage at Peace Park, our students fearlessly sang loud and proud. It was a fantastic performance for the singers and audience alike!

For those of you who were unable to attend the festival, here are some snapshots of the performance...

Click here to see a photo of our performance in the Columbia Daily Tribune.

Gumball Math

Today our class put their estimation skills to the test. First, we divided the students into multi-age groups. Then, each group estimated how many gumballs they could collect from the playground in 5 minutes. Ready...Set...GO!

After time was up, the students met back with their groups to begin counting their gumballs. Each group had to work as a team to figure out the most effective strategy for counting such a large number of objects.

Here are each team's estimation and their final number:

Team

Doggie Kitty Mousie - Guess: 100, Final: 564

Pizzeria - Guess: 60, Final: 850

Spicy Kitty Nachos - Guess: 110, Final: 1, 099

The Weirdos - Guess: 200, Final: 740

Leprechans- Guess: 99, Final: 390

Hundred Puppies - Guess: 90 , Final: 687

Tigers - Guess: 90 , Final: 300

Totals:

Guess: 749

Final: 4,630

Spring Has Sprung!

We have been enjoying the beautiful Spring weather this week. After a long winter, nothing feels better than a sunny, breezy recess break!

Class Photo with Jezebell and Jujubee

Happy Spring!

College Student Clusters

Every year in the Spring, the Junior class of the Education Department designs their own 2 week unit. They do their own research, planning, and organization to prepare the unit and then come into our classroom and teach it to the students. It is great practice for the college students as future teachers and the elementary students always enjoy the creative topics. This year, the college students will be joining us starting this Thursday, April 7th from 1-3:30 p.m. From then until Friday, April 22nd, the college students will be in our classroom teaching every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-11 a.m and every afternoon from 1-3:30 p.m. Each elementary student will be placed in one of the following cluster topic groups: Film, Theater, Astronomy, The Blues, The Titanic, or Games. This is such a special time for our classroom and a unique experience for both the elementary and college students. Our daily schedule will be very different than usual, so make sure you check the blog regularly for changes and updates!