Gumdrop Structures

Our coding lesson today focused on persistence and how to try and try again when you are faced with a challenge. The students worked with a partner to build gumdrop structures that could support a book.

March 28

*Parent Teacher conferences will be this Thursday March 31, and next Monday April 4.  Please check your time online. 

*This week during our coding lesson we will be getting Loopy! The children will learn that a set of actions can be combined into a loop.  At your conference I will provide more information for you about coding at Mitchell School and how you can access the lessons at home. 

*Next week we will be building structures during our computer time using toothpicks and gumdrops.  Our lesson will focus on persistence and how to try and try again when you are faced with a challenge.  If you would like to donate gum drops to our project please send them in with your student.  Thank you in advance for your support.   

March 21

*Happy Spring!   

*Our field trip to see Piggy and Elephant was fantastic!  The students enjoyed watching Piggy and Elephant go to a party, play with a new toy, and dancing with the audience.

*The students have been working on persuasive writing in the classroom.  They have been writing about favorite movies, restaurants, books, and toys. 

*Report cards will be sent home on Monday March 28^th.

March 14

*There is no school on Friday March 18^th. 

*We will be traveling to Portsmouth on Tuesday for our field trip!

*Please send in empty egg cartons for a math lesson on Thursday.  Thank you in advanced.

*Arts Week was a success! The students watched a puppet show and created puppets with students from Shapleigh.  Grade One also created a melted plastic art sculpture.  

March 7

*Students have begun using the i-pads in our classroom to do “selfie” video book talks.  They are doing a great job with them.  I look forward to sharing them with you at conferences. 

*Be on the lookout for Parent Teacher conference sign-ups.  I will be emailing the link this week.  Please let me know if you do not have email and I will send home available times with your student.

*This week is Arts Week at Mitchell School.  We will be having a puppet show presentation on Tuesday, performed by Shapleigh Middle School students.    

February 29

*I am at a workshop on Monday February 29^th, please email me with any questions.

*We will continue to use the student’s collections through this week.  They are very excited about their opinion writing!

*Wednesday is Early Release. 

*Happy March!!!!