Sunday, March 12, 2017

March Comes in Like a Lion

As March comes in like a lion, we are "roaring" with excitement about all the new things we are learning at Dryden this first half of March!


Fifth grade students have immersed themselves in learning about the pioneers' westward expansion of the United States. They are taking on character roles and preparing covered wagons for a simulation of moving out to the wild west. It's exciting to see the students anticipating what they will need to bring with them to survive and thrive in new territory. They are applying all kinds of math and problem-solving skills, too!


These first and second grade students were excited to share their creative balloon creatures. One of their classmates, brought the balloons to school to teach the class about the shape of molecules. Everyone deduced that air molecules must be round since all of the balloon shapes were evenly round. 



It's so exciting to see that the Book Buddies Club is now underway! This is a wonderful opportunity for the older students to share their love of reading with younger students at Dryden. At their first meeting, students introduced themselves to one another, and shared their favorite books and favorite places to read. 


March Madness isn't just about basketball! It's also about favorite books! Brackets for students in grades K-2 and grades 3-5 have been set up outside the LMC. Students will have opportunities to vote for their favorites and eventually find out which book will win with the most student votes this year! 




We are also very excited about author Peter Brown's visit to Dryden in early April! Everyone in the school is reading the novel The Wild Robot in preparation for his visit. Students have also been reading the many picture books written by Peter Brown. As these fifth grade students reviewed Peter Brown's books they contributed to a word cloud to identify the books' themes. It was fun to discover that Peter Brown's books focused on the common theme of friendship in different ways. 




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