As we enjoy another snow day, it’s a great time to look back on some of our projects that we’ve done so far this year. Each student has grown so much since the beginning of the year, both educationally and physically! Let’s look back upon some of the projects that we’ve done up to this point.
One of our first projects of the year was part of our year long newscast. During the first week, we started by doing our introductions. Below, you can see a sample!
The second part of our news cast was our endangered animal reports. Each student had to research and report on animal characteristics, diet, habitat, reasons they’re endangered, and adaptations that animal will have to make to survive. As a final aspect of the project, each student got to report while standing in front of a green screen (first video). The end result can be seen in the second video after we put it through some movie magic!
Another project that we worked on this year was how to add detail to our writing so that a reader can understand what we’re trying to say, without actually saying it. Each student chose a feeling, wrote an example of somebody showing that feeling, drew a picture of it, scanned it, and then created a VoiceThread to share our work. Check below to see if you can figure out what feeling each student is trying to convey!
We can’t wait to share more as the year continues!
*What’s your favorite project you’ve done so far this year?*
*What projects are you looking forward to in the future?*
Dear Mr Avery and class,
We liked your drawings and they were cool and they were a bit funny.
We have 12 boys and 13 girls.
You have a little class and we have a big class.
Jackson and Kadyn
Dear Mr. Avery,
My favorite project was the animal video. It was very fun to work with a green screen. It was amazing and I did not know that you had a green screen.
From,
Ariel
Great job on the newscasts. Everyone did such a great job!
Mike’s mom
Dear Mike’s mom,
Thank you. We did try our best but everybody was so nervous. I was so scared and nervous. It was so nerve-racking. It was my first time doing that kind of news cast or any video taping.
From,
Ariel
Hi Marshall’s Mom here,
I really have been enjoying all the blog posts. I am impressed with all the things the students have been up to. I hope everyone has been safe with the snow and cold.
One of the first signs of spring is the red wing blackbird. They have a beautiful song.
Does anyone know what they look like?
Mrs. Smith
Dear Mr. Avery,
My favorite project of the year so far was the endangered animal videos. I think they were really fun because we could watch the video right when it was made. We also could have some fun and make videos in front of a green screen.
Sincerely,
Marshall
Mr. Avery
Excellent introduction to finding the area of a square. Some people forget the value of learning basic math to solve real problems. We actually needed to use this to find the area to purchase a new carpet.
Thanks Mr. Avery’s Class
Natalie’s Papare (Grandfather)
Dear Mr. Avery and class,
You are all truly amazing! I can’t believe all the wonderful things you are doing in your class.
I would love to learn more about making movies with my students. I love your newscast introductions and the work you did with the green screen. We have only just started videotaping in our class with our new Flip cam.
You have inspired me!
Mrs. W
Sointula, BC, Canada
Dear Mrs. Watson,
We’re glad you enjoyed our videos. We’ve been using Flip video cameras also. They’re great!
We try to do at least one video a month. It can be tough sometimes because it’s very time consuming. It’s fun though! If you have any questions about making videos, we’d be more than happy to help!
Your friends,
Mr. Avery’s class
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Dear Mr. Avery and class,
Wow! There is so much great learning going on, it is hard to choose my favorite!
I really enjoyed the descriptive writing VoiceThread. The visual imagery was so fabulous, I cannot believe you are all in elementary school! Terrific work, everyone!
The weather here in California is quite different from what you are experiencing. Today the temperature is predicted to be 78˚. Although I do love our mild weather, I wish it snowed every once in a while!
Your pal,
Mrs. Y♥llis
California
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Dear Mrs. Yollis,
We wish we had your weather. We haven’t seen grass in months! Every time the snow starts to melt a little bit, we get another storm. Luckily it’s been a little bit warmer the last few days. By a bit warmer, we mean in the upper 30s! We’re so glad the Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. We’re ready for spring!
Your blogging buddies,
Mr. Avery’s Class
Dear Mr Avery and Class,
I very much enjoy watching your videos. They are very informative.
I can see news casters in the future. Keep up the great work everyone!
Sincerely,
Kaylee’s mom
Dear Mr. Avery,
I think that a Time to Reflect is very cool and it brings back memories. All of those times were so fun and creative, especially simile snowball fight, the news cast, and the spelling bee that was today. We should write a post about it. I bet people would love it.
From,
Ariel
Dear Mr. Avery,
I’m looking forward to doing the weather unit because we get to Skype with Kevin Lemanowicz. I can’t wait!
From,
Mike
Dear Mr. Avery,
My favorite project was when we did the similie snowball fight. It is because we got to go around the gym throwing paper around. I don’t think many classes do that.
Sincerely,
Heston:)
Dear Heston,
I think you’re right, that most classes don’t get to throw paper at each other. We are very lucky that we have an awesome teacher like Mr. Avery. Mr. Avery is so awesome; he does extra things to make class more interesting and to make us happy. And most importantly, he makes learning fun and understandable. Mr. Avery is as fun as having a pool and pizza party.
Sincerely,
Natalie 🙂
Dear Natalie,
We are lucky to have Mr. Avery. I can’t wait until the pizza party. Hopefully Mr. Avery will join us. He probably will. I don’t understand why he would not.
From,
Ariel
Dear Mr. Avery,
I am looking forward to do the weather unit because we get to Skype with a meteorologist. I am also looking forward in seeing the animal project in the finished process. I can’t wait!
Sincerely,
Natalie S. 🙂
Dear Mr. Avery,
My favorite project so far is the animal project. I was so nervous but I remembered some of the information. It was a lot of fun.
Sincerely,
Natalie S.
Dear Mr. Avery,
My favorite project was the endangered animal project. It was my favorite project because we got to use the green screen. I look forward to doing an experiment on electricity in science.
From,
Jenna