Every year this is the hardest blog to write so I will start with, happy summer! The moment we have all been working so hard to reach.… Read more “Signing Off……”
Explore the Zones of the Ocean!
This week in STEM, the 2/3 class finished their mural about the zones of the ocean: the abyssal zone, the dark zone, the twilight zone, and the… Read more “Explore the Zones of the Ocean!”
Exploring the Sunlit Zone!
This week in STEM, the 2/3 class investigated the last ocean zone, the most shallow one- the sunlit zone! They learned about coral reefs, and adaptations such… Read more “Exploring the Sunlit Zone!”
Sunny Hollow
Sunny Hollow This exploration proved to be a different kind of adventure. We were swarmed with mosquitoes which almost airlifted us to their mothership. All jokes aside, we… Read more “Sunny Hollow”
Charlotte Nature Park
Rain or shine, the 2/3 class is a true team of explorers! After many deliberations, the third plan fell into place and we were off to the… Read more “Charlotte Nature Park”
Pita Fractions
The Red Team celebrated learning fractions by doing some yummy pita math! Each team member had one whole pita to work with and were challenged to divided… Read more “Pita Fractions”
Planting on the patio!
May 17 was national outdoor classroom day so we decided to plant some flowers and greens! We had pots, soil, seeds and plants all donated to beautify… Read more “Planting on the patio!”
Diving into the Abyss
This week in STEM, the 2/3 class continued exploring the different ocean zones, this time venturing to the deepest parts of the ocean, the abyss. They focused… Read more “Diving into the Abyss”
Exploring the Ocean’s Deep Zone
This week in STEM, the 2/3 class was introduced to their driving question for this project: How can we create a mural to teach the VDS community… Read more “Exploring the Ocean’s Deep Zone”
Literacy
Reading We are wrapping up our unit on mysteries with an in-class partner book project. We have been learning about the many elements of mystery books and… Read more “Literacy”