Here's what's happening in Room 23......

 

In Science, we have been learning about Plants and Seeds.  We learned the life cycle of a plant, what a plant needs to grow, the parts of a plant and much more!  Next week, we will be doing a study on seeds. 

 

 

We placed lima beans in baggies with a wet paper towel to see if they would sprout.  A few are sprouting as of today, which is day 6.  Students are recording the growth of their beans in writing and with pictures.

 

We also planted lima bean seeds in soil and will observe and record the results of that experiment. 

 

In Math, we are finishing up our unit on Geometry.  The students worked with Geoboards and geobands today to create shapes.  Then each student made a triangle, a rectangle and a square on the board and wrote a description about the location of each shape using words, such as below, above, beside, next to, and in the corner. 

 

More math pictures to come!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Polygons and Plants

 

Last week, we read the story of Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker.  Following our reading of the story, we mapped our ideas of what problems we would have if we were square, then wrote our story about our day as a square shaped person.  Below you can see our display of writing on our square people.  This activity was a freebie on TPT.  

Our Hallway Display

 

 

One of our square people

 

 In Science, we learned the parts of a plant.  Today the students made a diagram of a flower and labeled it appropriately to show their knowledge of the parts of a plant. 

 

 

Our next unit in Science has us learning more about seeds and plants.  Look for more activities to come!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Science Snapshot: Living and Non-living

 

In Science, we are working on our unit on living and non-living things.  Inspired by this freebie by Sarah Paul on TPT, I brought in mealworms and rocks for the students to observe, compare and draw conclusions about living and non-living things.

 

 

The students followed the steps of the scientific method and concluded that mealworms are living because they moved, ate and changed into insects (eventually!).  The rocks did not move and were not eating, therefore, they were non-living.

 

Thank you for stopping by!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Creating Polygons

 

  Today in Math we continued to learn about the attributes of polygons.  First, we did a polygon search in our classroom.  Then,  we created an anchor chart of the attributes of a polygon. (Which I forgot to photograph!) Next, we used mini marshmallows and toothpicks to create two polygons each.  Finally, we compared the polygons we created. 

 

 

 

 Hard at work creating a polygon!

 

 

 

The students love these hands-on activities!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Making Polygons....

Looking forward to making polygons with marshmallows and toothpicks!  Pics to follow!  

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal 

Valentine's Day

 

Our Valentine Bags

 

Enjoying our snack!

 

 

Miss Summerville giving directions for a craft.

 

Thank you to all of the families who sent in plates, towels, treats and gifts for the students, Miss Summerville, and myself!  We had a great party!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

 

What's Happening in Room 23

 We have been learning a lot in Room 23.  As part of Miss Summerville's unit on Pennsylvania, the students made Groundhogs in honor of Punxsutawney Phil's visit.  

 Miss Summerville showing the students how to construct the groundhog.

 Busy workers!

This week, we will begin our Unit on Geometry by exploring shapes and their attributes.  We will also celebrate the 100th day of school this week.   In Language Arts, students will be writing about what super power they would have if they were super heroes.  We will begin Science this week as well.  Students will be learning about Scientists and the Scientific Method. 

On Friday, we will have our Valentine's Day party.  Please complete the party form that will be sent home on Monday and return it to me by Thursday, February 13th so we can be prepared for Friday's activities.  Students are to bring in their valentine cards on Friday, as well.  

Reminders:

--Please initial your child's weekly update form in the DOT binder every Friday.

--Wednesday, February 12th is an Act 80 Day, which means no school for students.

--Thank you for those who supported the Snowflake Project.  Our class earned five dollars toward for incentives.  We also were the classroom with the greatest amount of snowflakes! HOORAY!

Have a terrific week!

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

ldryzal@gjsd.net