Classroom News

On our very short week back to school we tried to pack in a lot of information and fun activities! 

Hibernation

This week we continued our unit on Animals in Winter by learning about the black bear and other animals that hibernate in the winter time.  A lot of students had great background knowledge of what hibernation means.  Students shared their understanding by making a cave for a hibernating bear!  

Dr. Seuss

We celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday in our class by reading many of his books.  We practice the -at word family after reading Cat in the Hat.  On Friday we read Horton Hears a Who, which went along with the school's monthly theme of acts of kindness!  Students finished the prompt "If I were a Who, I would tell Horton..."  Students wrote thank you notes to Horton and some friends even wrote the word "appreciate," to tell him how thankful they were for saving their lives in the story!

Have a wonderful February break!  I will see everyone back at school on Wednesday, March 2nd!  Hope to see you at Parent/Teacher Conferences! 

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Squirm!

Thank you to all of the families that attended the PPS Musical Squirm!  Each and every student did a marvelous job singing on stage.  I was truly proud of how hard they worked throughout the entire process.  

Math

Students are working hard on using techniques to accurately measure during math. In these pictures, students used post-it notes to measure one another to see if they were "tall enough to make it on the ride!" 

Classroom News

Check out the latest newsletter for great photos of "Panda Day" on the 100th day of school as well as information about upcoming school events.  You will find the newsletter on the PPS website at: 

School Newsletter

Conference Sign Ups Now Open:

PickATime

We hope to see you tonight at 6:30pm for the PPS Musical at Colchester High School

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100th Day of School

 Counting our snacks by categorizing and completing the 10's frames! 

Celebrating the 100th day in style!


Valentine's Day Celebration

We will have a Valentine's celebration on the afternoon of Friday, Feb 12th.  Remember, these can be homemade or store bought cards! Thank you to the families that have already volunteered to bring in a healthy treat!

Assessment Time

The month of February will be super crazy with the celebration of Groundhogs Day, the 100th Day of School and our school presentation of Squirm! To add to all of the fun, this month is open for our assessment window. Students have already been doing a great job showing me how much they have learned in reading, writing, math and science. I am very proud of the progress that each child has made.  

Pick-a-Time Conference Sign Up

Similar to the conference sign up process in November, families will be able to sign up for a Parent/Teacher conference slot for Monday, February 29th or Tuesday, March 1st.  The website will open on February 10th. Look for more information to follow! 

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movie by Ms. Millham

Three Pigs Engineering Project

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Science and Engineering: Three Little Pigs Project

Day 1:

Today students were introduced to the concept of "Scientist Meetings."  We came up with a list of rules for sitting at the circle in our chairs.  An introduction of the Three Pigs engineering project was explained. Students made a list of materials that they would be using to construct their house. 

Day 2:

Today we began designing our three pigs house with the materials given. Students had to figure out how to build a house that would withstand the wolf's huffing and puffing (hair dryer).  

Day 3:

Students worked with a partner that had a similar design to discuss how they could make their structure even better.  We looked at pictures of other projects engineered by children. 

Day 4:

Building day!  Students built their structures with a partner using the materials given.  Half way through, we stopped and thought about what was working well and what problems they could be facing.  

Day 5:

Experiment time! Students got to watch their peers structures go up against THE BIG BAD HAIR DRYER. Afterwards, students wrote about what happened to their structure and what they would do differently next time.