Narrative Writing

We are working hard on our narrative writings about a memorable event.

Here are a few pictures of us revising...

Looking for sensory details

We have transition words in our writing!

finding "glows" and "grows"

did they use dialogue?

humm... does this part "sound" good?

Remember tonight we are reading our writings to someone at home.

Don't forget to have that adult help you peer edit tonight!

Book Fair 2013

Tonight a note (1/2 sheet paper) was sent home about Book Fair 2013.

Gardner will be hosting the fair from Nov. 4-8.

We are in need of volunteers.  Parents and grandparents of Gardner students are welcome to volunteer!

Please go to the website listed below to sign up for a shift...
http://tinyurl.com/Gardnerbookfair

Thank you for your time and help!

October Art

Friday afternoon we made symmetrical pumpkins.

getting started

using Miss Liefer's example

working hard

being crafty

art is fun

check it out so far

Happy Halloween!

Friends

Smile

all finished

check out the teeth on our pumpkins!

Spooky!

Science Experiment

In science we have been learning about animal adaptations.
This week we did an experiment using household items to represent bird beaks to see how the type of beak determines the type of food the bird eats.

Food Drive

Next week we begin the student council food drive!
Please bring non-perishable food items to Gardner October 23-31.
They will be donated to a local food pantry.

Here's a special sock puppet reminder video from our student council representatives:

Happy Columbus Day!

I hope you all are enjoy your day off Monday!
Let's take a moment to remember Christopher Columbus....

Check out this BrainPOP video about Columbus!
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus/

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue!

Here's another video about him (made by National Geographic for kids)
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/history-kids/christopher-columbus-kids/

Many Europeans believed that the world was flat when Columbus was alive.  Columbus's goal to reach India in his travels (that is why he called the Native Americans "Indians").  But he landed in the Americas instead.  Everyone makes mistakes, and some mistakes can often lead to good and unexpected things!

To learn more about his life check out this site:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

There are also many cities in the United States named after Christopher Columbus.  How many can you name?

More about Columbus (with activities)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
and a game about Columbus called "Walk the Plank"
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_columbus.html

Columbus's biggest ship, the Santa Maria, was less than 23m long!

Student Council October Report

The First Student Council Meeting was yesterday 10-10-13.

We talked about Warner's Warm-up. You bring in coats for kids who don't have any.
We will collect coats from Nov. 5-16

Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 28-31
Monday (28th) -  "I See Red When I think of Drugs"  (wear everything red)
Tuesday (29th) - "Put a Cap on Drugs" (wear your favorite hat or cap)
Wednesday (30th) - "Put Drugs to Sleep" (pajama day)
Thursday (31st) - "Scare Drugs Away" (wear costume)
Friday (Nov. 1st) - Paw Pride (wear orange and black)

We CAN be drug free!
Bring in non-perishable food to be donated to local food pantry from Oct. 23-Oct 31