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Penguin Postcards On Their Way!

Our class read the book Penguins, a nonfiction book found on reading a to z. We learned many things about penguins including details about their bodies, what they eat, what eats them, how they care for...

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Journey to Antarctica

That’s right, we journeyed to the South Pole via a webinar through WIPAC. We first learned a bit about the IceCube Lab. Then we found out the IceCube Neutrino Telescope is 2820 meters tall! This link...

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Our Continuing Quest to Save the Rhinos

It all began with an email from The Global Classroom Project where we found out about this fantastic project to help Mrs. Stadler and the students at Elkanah House Senior Primary, Cape Town, South...

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Black History Month: Ruby Bridges and More!

Written by Ayejah Friday, February 1st, was the beginning of Black History Month. Black History Month is a celebration for African Americans and their great feats. Ruby Bridges is part of Black History...

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Makulu’s Special Day

Our Travelling Rhino friend, Makulu, arrived from South Africa via New York in February.  Makulu spent two fantastic weeks with us. He went on a few great adventures, experienced the desert and even...

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Earth Day Mania!

  Earth Day Celebration!   We decided one day was not enough, so we made it a week! Here are some highlights of the amazing things we learned and participated in: 1. Went paperless in our classroom for...

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Plant A Tree Part I

Earth Day brought many things to our attention. A huge discovery was the benefits of trees on the environment. Our class decided we wanted to plant a tree! We have organized a fundraiser to help us...

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LEGO Lions

It was the perfect end to a Friday afternoon…building with LEGOS! But, we didn’t  just pick up the kits are start building. First, we did an activity that included us drawing a picture of our family,...

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Global Cardboard Challenge

On October 4, 2013 our class participated in a Global Cardboard Challenge. During this annual challenge students from all around the world are invited to participate in building their own arcade game...

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Global Cardboard Challenge

In October, our class participated in a Global Cardboard Challenge. During this annual challenge students from all around the world are invited to participate in building their own arcade game using...

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Hour of Code 2014

We use iPads daily in our classroom to practice our math facts using a variety of apps. Today we asked ourselves the question, “Who creates those apps and how?” To help us understand how coding works,...

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Global Cardboard Challenge 2015

It is a tradition for third graders at our school to participate in the Global Cardboard Challenge. This incredible challenge was inspired by Caine’s Arcade. You can watch the video to learn more about...

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Should Students Pay to Play?

Should students pay? That was the big question of the morning! Should kids have to pay fees to participate in sports? It was time to start a friendly debate, known as a Socratic Seminar, to find out...

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Hour of Code 2015

*This post was never published! We hope if you attend our school, you are planning on attending Rocky’s Academy this Saturday from 9:00-10:30! December 7-13 was Computer Science Education Week. To get...

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Our First Makerspace Adventure!

It was nearing the end of our first week of school, and time to test our collaboration skills! We headed to the 5th and 6th grade building to tour the new makerspace. LAUNCH! After discussing the...

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Our Big Week!

We had an incredibly busy week in third grade! You may have already seen our post on the O.R.E.O. Project, but it did not end there. On Thursday morning we Skyped with Brandon from Learn Around the...

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Makerspace and the Pipeline Activity

You will be amazed with what we created using these materials! First, we headed over to Ms. Brokaw’s class to collaborate in teams. We needed to design the structures we would build using three sizes...

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Read Across America

It was a celebration full of Dr. Seuss! This event happened months ago, but we just discovered some old footage we think is worthy of sharing. Our class took it a step further than just reading the...

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