Science Experiments by Cayson Sciortino
In Mrs. Blessing's class, they were making science experiments. One group said, "It would be a good idea to make bricks out of legos." Emma's group was making their turkey hideout out of number blocks. Did you know that your hideout is going to be sturdier if you have more blocks on the base of the building? Mrs. Blessing's class was great at using collaboration.
Grinch-giving by Simon Rower
The green hallway did the Grinch-giving! I asked Grady a few questions. Grady said, "It was fun!" Grady also said, "We did the feathers for the Grinch." Mrs. Slatt said, "We watched Kid President say twenty-five things he was thankful for and we watched the start of How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The feathers say what they are thankful for. Then they watched the movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They thought about some things the Grinch should be thankful for like his dog, house, Christmas, and his cave but he was not thankful for anything. I had fun interviewing Grady and hope to come back soon!!!!!
Recorders in Music by Sophia Tesfaye
I know some of our Hayshire parents have been concerned about this instrument that our third grade Hayshire students have been bringing home. This instrument is called a recorder. The reason we chose recorders is because we feel that it is a proper size for children and that it would lead children's interest to music. Mr. Daugherty, "I like that recorders are kid size." A girl in Mrs. Stremmel's class said, "The recorder makes noise and I can play it!" The third graders seem to love the recorder!
MAC Loves Learning by Ashton Barr
Mrs. Zimmerman and Mrs. Peckmann worked with the MAC learners in the STEAM room. The MAC learners are a multi-age class of a mix of second and third grade. They were designing a case for a super hero. They used the LAUNCH method, and all the learners came up with different ideas. Mrs. Zimmerman is now planning the next activity in the STEAM room!
Reverse Inclusion by Jada Dorm
In Mrs. Stodart's room, they had something called reverse inclusion. They did morning meeting first. They went around saying what people did over the weekend. Lots of people said that they ate turkey. They also stood up and greeted everybody. When they were done morning meeting, they made Indian corn. They all got a paper corn to cut out. A teacher was putting paint on a paper so they could dab their fingers in the paint and put paint on the corn. After they were finished, I asked a girl what her favorite part was. She said, "The Indian corn because it was really fun!" I loved going to reverse inclusion!
(Editor's Note: Reverse inclusion is all about including ALL our learners!)
