Rocket Ryan Came for a Visit!
We had a special visitor~Rocket Ryan! He came to demonstrate the principles of Physical Science. We each got to perform 5 different experiments that demonstrated forces acting on objects. Check out our pictures! This photo shows Rocket Ryan explaining the basic concepts of physics that we’re going to learn! Here Rocket Ryan demonstrates how to […]
Money Due!
Please remember to send in $7.00 for the in-school field trip this Friday. Money is due tomorrow, March 15. Parents are invited to attend!
High Touch High Tech Info
Please find the information for our “in house” field trip on Friday, March 16th. $7.00 per student due by Thursday. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend! High Touch High Tech Parent Note Home
Check out our door!
We all decorate our door for March is Reading Month, and our class voted on Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
Physical Science is Hands On!
Mrs. Hussein continues to instruct us in physical science. Today, we had many hands on stations to explore! Ask your student what he/she learned in science today!
Correction!
Family Literacy Night will begin at 4:00 and end at 6:00. Thanks!
From Our PTA President
Hello Geer Park Families< Today’s PTA meeting will be cancelled!! Sorry for any inconvenience this may had caused but something came up and I won’t be able to make it. Regarding Bookfair week, which is held March12-16, I still need volunteers. The following are times that I would need help with: Monday, March 12 11am-12 & […]
Retelling!
We are talking about retelling stories in Daily 5. Students got to take a hands-on approach to a retelling of the story Saturdays and Teacakes by Lester L. Laminack.
Book Reports
Greetings! We are beginning a weekly book report project in class this week. Every Monday, students will be expected to turn in their 5 paragraph book reports. They are to read a book, download an appropriate plan from the blog’s Language Arts page, go through the writing process, and produce a final product. Neatness and […]
Imagery
Today we learned that imagery creates mental pictures through sensory language~words or phrases that appeal to the five senses. We explored Sensory Boxes for all 5 of our senses, and recorded descriptive words (imagery) for each item in the box. We also dove into our thesauruses, and found more descriptive words to add to our […]