4th graders had fun in the library today comparing fractions with the help of an app called Quizizz. They did a great job, worked hard, and had fun doing it! In Mrs. Velasquez' class, one student had to leave midway through the competition, and Mrs. Velasquez jumped onto her iPad and beat the whole class! Way to keep your skills sharp, Mrs. Velasquez! Students had unlimited time for each question, but the game was scored on how many questions they got correct, and how quickly they got each correct answer. We studied comparing fractions, improper fractions, and mixed fractions too, and students did a great job. We also discussed converting fractions to the least common denominator as well!
Mrs. Fournier is excited to announce that we will have our 6th Camp Bluebonnet on June 13-16 at Great Oaks Elementary. You can register online through RRISD's Community Education department! We've already filled up 15 of the 30 available spots, so register quickly if you're interested and going to be a 3rd-5th grader next year!
Mrs. Fournier, with the generous assistance of Ms. Jacobs, our principal, is offering 2 scholarships worth $99 to attend Camp Bluebonnet this summer!
To apply for the scholarship, please submit a persuasive essay on why you should be one of the two people chosen to attend camp on scholarships. Eligible students must be in 3rd-5th grades next year. Essays may be handwritten or typed but can only be on the front side of one page. Essays are due 4/1 in the library by 3:00. Students that win scholarships must be able to provide transportation to and from Great Oaks Elementary at 9:00 AM and 12 PM on 6/13-6/16.
Mrs. Young & I presented two of next year's books on the Armadillo Readers' Choice Award list at our librarians' meeting yesterday. We are both on the Armadillo Readers' Choice Award committee and read over 80 books to decide on 10 final nominees. Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students are read the 10 books throughout the year when the content of the book aligns with their curriculum. We think next year's list is full of fun books with lots of great learning activities and opportunities!
Ukulele Club has been such an eye-opening experience! I started private lessons on my ukulele back in November so that I could get a head start, but since we started a few weeks ago, the students in Ukulele Club are rapidly closing the gap! They learn chords and progressions so quickly, and their transitions are quickly approaching perfect! It is very obvious that they are dedicated to practicing at home. We are learning different songs and deciding what we should play at the Talent Show on 5/27 at DeerPark Middle School.
Check out yesterday's tweet to watch the video of our students playing Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds" yesterday. I got really excited because @roundrockisd retweeted it, which always makes my day!
See you on 5/27 at the talent show!
First grade finished reading Freckle Juice yesterday, a classic that totally stands the test of time!
To celebrate finishing the book, and because we're silly (just being honest!), the club decided to make our own freckles. We made them blue just like Andrew does, but instead of a marker, we made them from paper and taped them on our faces so we could remove them after photos!
We loved the silly premise of this book, how the teacher turned out to be nicer than she seemed in the beginning, and how gross the recipe for making Freckle Juice was- no wonder it gave Andrew a stomachache!
Freckle Juice is the 6th book we've read so far this year! Way to go, Book Club!
One of 3rd grade's Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS, we call them) is to be able to alphabetize words to the third letter. We practiced with an old fashioned competition in the library today! Students practiced alphabetizing in groups, getting acquainted with what to do when words have the same beginning letter/s, and what to do when one word is just plain shorter than others!
What an exciting morning- I got to participate again this year in the Writing Olympics Opening Ceremonies! Check out their shirts! I was so excited to help kick things off for students as they focus intensely on their writing this week. I'll be in their rooms in the next few mornings as they draft, revise, edit and publish pieces, helping them out and cheering them on. I can't wait!
4th graders had fun in the library today comparing fractions with the help of an app called Quizizz. They did a great job, worked hard, and had fun doing it! In Mrs. Velasquez' class, one student had to leave midway through the competition, and Mrs. Velasquez jumped onto her iPad and beat the whole class! Way to keep your skills sharp, Mrs. Velasquez! Students had unlimited time for each question, but the game was scored on how many questions they got correct, and how quickly they got each correct answer. We studied comparing fractions, improper fractions, and mixed fractions too, and students did a great job. We also discussed converting fractions to the least common denominator as well! 
