Our class visited Ft. Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum on a recent field trip to learn about the fur trade and military history in the Pacific Northwest. This experience will directly tie into our studies on Native Americans and Lewis and Clark.
We recently celebrated Dia de los Muertos. We had pan de muertos, churros, and fresh tortillas (provided by Santiago's family). The students made papel picado and decorated large paper sugar skulls. A big thanks to all of the parents who came in to help!
Our class visited Central Library to see a Calligraphy exhibit. The collection displayed was poetry of William Stafford, a poet laureate from Oregon. We had a great time learning about poetry, the art of calligraphy, William Stafford, form, and function. The work was beautiful! The students will be learning calligraphy in the upcoming months. We are just waiting on our supplies.
Over the last month, we have been working on our Land and Water unit for science. The kids work in small groups to simulate the water cycle, erosion, deposition, etc. in their stream tables. This is a great collaborative group effort. The students test hypotheses using the scientific method. They are required to make observations, take details notes, sketch, and analyze the effects of the elements on the land. As we wrap up the unit, the students will build dams and then plant seeds to see how that will impact erosion. This mural was created by the students to demonstrate their understanding of Land and Water vocabulary words: springs, tributaries, head, waterfall, erosion, valley, oxbow lake, meander, floodplain, canyon, and mouth.
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AuthorKori Bass, Nancy Gilkey, and students of room Z002 Archives
September 2017
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