Monday, January 21, 2013

Native American Dioramas

As a culminating activity for our Native American unit, students were asked to create a shoebox diorama. Students were expected to show the tribe that they chose (Powhatan, Lakota, or Pueblo), along with that tribe's region, habitat, food, climate, occupation, and method of transportation. Students were also expected to write a brief paragraph that summarized all that went into their diorama.

To say that I was impressed would be an understatement. What walked through my door on the diorama due date (or even before) was quite a sight! The time and effort that went into these projects was amazing. It is clear to me that the students invested not only time, but a great deal of thought and effort as well. I commend all of them for the hard work they did!

If you didn't get a chance to swing by the second grade hall and see these dioramas yourself, have no fear! Below you can see an up close and personal shot of each one. ENJOY!

Jason - Pueblo

Abby - Powhatan

Myles - Pueblo

Brennan - Powhatan

Jackson - Pueblo

Alex - Pueblo

Sthefany - Pueblo

Kalani - Pueblo 

Makala - Pueblo

Kenia - Pueblo

Mason - Lakota

David - Lakota

Leeya - Lakota

Cabell - Pueblo

Breelan - Powhatan

Wyatt - Pueblo

Aidan - Pueblo

Jillian - Lakota

Sasha - Lakota

Andrew - Powhatan 



Sunday, December 16, 2012

Happy Holidays

It's the most wonderful time of year! The teacher's lounge is filled with goodies, the hallways are buzzing with the sound of jingle bells attached to backpacks, holiday displays keep popping up on bulletin boards, and students rush in excited to tell us where their elf landed after a long night of reporting to Santa. This time of year truly is magical. Take a look at some of the ways we got ourselves into the holiday spirit!






































Sunday, December 2, 2012

Meeting our RMC Pen-Pals!

Our exciting writing adventure has sadly come to a close. My students were sad to be ending their writing journey with their Randolph-Macon buddies, but they were not sad to find out we were have not one, but TWO celebrations so we could meet everyone!!

Our first celebration was on Monday. 5 out of the 10 RMC students came and enjoyed a pizza lunch. The other 5 RMC students came for a donut breakfast on Friday morning. It was definitely a well deserved treat!

Your child's journal will be coming home soon, so be on the lookout! It's fun to see how much their writing has already improved since September.






Dr. Roberson was my professor when I was at Randolph-Macon.
It was so much fun to collaborate with her and Mrs. Talley,
one our Reading Specialists at Henry Clay. 






Brennan and Sasha's buddy made a surprise appearance Friday,
since Brennan was absent on Monday and missed her 1st visit. 

GO JACKETS!!
We love writing!!