What We Learned
Author Visit
Windermere parent, author, toy company owner, and all around renaissance woman, Mrs. Love, visited our room this week to share the craft of writing. We are hoping to have her back to work with us on creative writing.
Windermere parent, author, toy company owner, and all around renaissance woman, Mrs. Love, visited our room this week to share the craft of writing. We are hoping to have her back to work with us on creative writing.
Her first picture book, Princess Kitty Butterfly, offers a positive message of inner strength and self belief. We did a follow up activity with her book where we all shared what we aspire to be without fear. One common fear students have is "not knowing" and asking for help or clarification. We talked about the importance of overcoming this fear to reach our full potential.
No fear of not knowing!
Black History Month Research
In early January, our class
attempted to create a list of famous African Americans that have helped to
shape our country. Unfortunately, we were only able to come up with five Africa
Americans that shaped our country: President Barack Obama, Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, and George Washington Carver. We agreed
we should learn more.
We now understand
there are countless African Americans that have (and continue to) made our
world a better place. We simply need to educate ourselves about them. These are just a handful that we have learned about. Below you can hear our legacy statements by clicking on the videos, which we made with YakIt.
Our focus was on legacy, what our
research subjects contributed to our country, our culture and our individual
lives.
The next time you visit Windermere, I hope you will take the time to read and
learn about these amazing people.
Booker T. Washington
by Abbey
Jackie Robinson
by Anthony
Louis Armstrong
by Joey
Maritcha Lyons
by Lauren L.
Bessie Coleman
by Wes
Harriet Tubman
by Bethany
Virginia Hamilton
by Elise
Bass Reeves
by Drew
Alice Couchman
by Ella
Satchel Paige
by Zach
Elizabeth Cotten
by Josephine
Langston Hughes
by Jack
Guion Bluford
by Meredith
Mae Jemison
by Caroline
Tiger Woods
by Maddy
Medgar Evers
by Macie
Barack Obama
by Blake
Sojourner Truth
by Lauren C.
Marian Anderson
by Christopher
Wilma Rudolph
by Cal
Ms. Antwi
We were also visited by Ms. Nadlin Antwi from Life Care Alliance. She talked to students about Black History Month, African American culture, the slave trade, the Civil Rights Movement, her family's heritage and the power of language.
Guidance
Ms. O'Keefe visited to review the Zones of Regulation. She is building a common language for students to share feelings.
March 2 - Early Dismissal Professional Development 1pm
March 4 - Invention Convention display boards due. See previous post.
March 11 - Invention Convention prototypes due. See previous post.
March 17 - 3rd Grade Musical Performance directed by Mrs. Delcamp 7:00-7:30
Please see the attachment below from Mrs. Delcamp for more details. I sent home a flyer today, which I realize is not very green:(
Click to enlarge.
Students are supposed to make instruments from recycled materials for the musical and they are due on March 14th. Here are two links to some great instruments. I hope you may find some inspiration in them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8Nmnckhhs-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWXrN3nIZyI
March 18 - Invention Convention in the Multipurpose Room 10:00-10:45
March 18 - End of Third Quarter
March 21 through 25 - No School Spring Break
March 28 - No School Teacher Grading Day
April 5 - Progress Reports sent home
April 6 - Early Dismissal Professional Development 1pm
April 12 and 13 - Ohio English Language Arts Assessment
April 20 and 21 - Ohio Mathematics Assessment
April 29 - Kid Fest 5 to 8pm
May 27 - Last Day of School for Students
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