Rockin Room 212

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Happy New School Year

September is flying by! I can't believe we have been in school for almost a month now! We have been spending most of our time getting to know each other and creating expectations for various activities throughout our day! This year our class is a 1-1 IPAD class. SO far we are having a BLAST! Educreations has become one of our favorite aps!

Meet our 2013 Rockstars

Reece

Nadia

Ava

Xan

Nik

Luke

Sophia

Anthony

Gavin

Mackenzie

Sasha

Preston

Jackson

Diego

Parker

Stella

Ryan

Jacob

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Goodbye 2012-2013

WOW! I cannot believe that this year has flown by so quickly! I feel like I was just introducing myself to my new class full of darling firsties just last week! How can they already be second graders? This year has been one of my favorites!

Our class has been so involved in our community and trying to make others smile this year. I am most proud of their accomplishments that are outside of the academic circle. They have learned to work together cooperatively, lift each other up, cheer each other on, rejoice in each others accomplishments and spread love and smiles throughout our school and to the other side of the world! I am STILL counting the amount of shoes our class was able to send to Africa this year through the SOLE HOPE organization. It is an amazing mission that these young children have embraced. I am so thankful for a group of parents that supports their children in helping others they way you all have this year!

My hope for your children leaving first grade is that they remember the power they have to make a difference. They can choose whether it will be a positive or negative difference. This generation that we are raising will be the change we want to see in the world if we let them listen to their hearts and follow their dreams.

Thank you for all of your support and encouragement this year! I have loved every minute of this year and am truly crushed to see it come to an end so soon! Enjoy the video!

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Kid Friendly Websites

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Fabulous space presentations!

Logan W.
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/astronauts-by-lw/7956073/?ref=app

Dante and Drue

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/the-sun-by-drue-and-dante/7975849/?ref=app

Wyatt
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/pluto/7976954/?ref=app

Lily

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/mars-by-lily/7979437/?ref=app

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Out of this world!

Over the next few weeks our class will be focusing on space! We checked out the iPad cart from our school and I am loving the independent research that is happening! Each child chose a space topic to research more about! Their goal was to find 10 interesting facts they could present to the class! They are working with the educreations ap on the iPads to create a presentation to show the class! I will be sure to post their presentations when they finish!

It was so great to walk around the room and see them light up when they found an awesome video about their planet! Trey and Logan were researching astronauts and then they found information about how astronauts train to get ready to go to space and decided that would be their area of focus for their research project! I love their independence! They are working on a workout routine to teach the class so we will be ready for our trip to space!

Here are some pictures of the research that was happening today!!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Poetry Cafe 2013

The Poetry Cafe is my favorite day of the year! Since April is National Poetry month our class learns and explores poetry all month long! This year we had a blast! We learned that poetry can be about anything and that poets find inspiration anywhere!

I set up inspiration centers around our room! They included art, music, shapes, and nature! Here is Caleb finding inspiration in the Art Center!

Jade and Senali are using the Songza Ap on our IPAD to find inspiration for a poem!

Madeline found inspiration in the nature center through a blooming flower!

Evie found inspiration in the nature center through a starfish!

We also used book binders to make poetry! Thanks to my friend Mrs. Zwiegle for sending me on awesome website! Peyton used some of our Halloween books to make a spooky poem!

THE BIG DAY!

When we are getting ready for our Poetry Cafe the kids choose 3 of their favorite poems they have written to put in our class poetry book. I type it up and let them illustrate the pages before running copies to turn into a book! We assign commitees and brainstorm roles for the committees. This year we had a welcoming committee that welcomed parents, ushered them to their seats and assisted them in fixing the plate and coffee order. We also had a Get Started committee that once everyone was happily settled let the parents know we would be starting soon! Our Education Committee shared what we have learned about poetry in our classroom.We had two announcers that introduced each poet and then thanked them and made they got some snaps for their poems. They all wrote their own scripts for each role and did an amazing job!

The Day of the Poetry Cafe I set the mood with the lights off, string lights hung across the ceiling, Miles Davis playing quielty in the background, a stage with microphone and spot light, table clothes and flower bouqet center pieces, stars hanging from the ceiling, coffee brewed and a table of snacks for the parents and the kids to enjoy! It is a fabulous day! The girls were ordained with boas and feather hair clips and the boys all came in the best dressed! We snap after each poetry reading and the children run the show! They glow with pride as they show off their amazing poems with style!

Our Welcome Committee