Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Pattern Quilt


To finish up our pattern unit in math, students created a square for a pattern quilt. Each square needed to include two patterns. They are all up together on the wall to create one big pattern quilt. Great work division 8, your quilt looks fantastic!

Friday, November 4, 2011

{healthy pumpkin faces}

The end of October sure snuck up fast! On Spirit Day (Oct. 31), we had a fun day. We practiced our word of the week: the and made healthy pumpkin faces. Each student earned at least a silver lunch that day! We have been continuing our unit on healthy eating and healthy lifestyles. Lunchbox Olympics is now over, but students still keep bringing healthy lunches. Great work! On Thursday, we created a food group display.


This past week we have also been finishing up our unit on patterns in math. The students are working hard to make a pattern quilt square to create our classroom pattern quilt. I cannot wait to see the finished product!

Division 8 is also starting a new science unit on force and motion. This week the students explored movement with balls, scarves, and bean bags. These are the ways the students could move their objects:
  • spin
  • roll
  • push
  • pull
  • drop
  • slide
Can you find other things at home that you can move?