by Mr. Avery | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog, Other
Today we culminated our fraction unit with a fun Play-Doh activity. Students had to apply their knowledge of parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, as well as adding fractions. Working with partners, each group was given blue, red, yellow, and white play-doh. They...
by Mr. Avery | Feb 12, 2011 | Blog, Other
It’s that time again! Mr. Tracy and the T.S. Kennedy made their next stop in Bridgetown, Barbados. Luckily for us, while there, Mr. Tracy sent us some more postcards and coins to share in his experience with the trip! Did you know that the currency (money) that...
by Mr. Avery | Feb 5, 2011 | Blog, Math
Read the Full Post Below Finding Area We’ve been learning about how to find the area of rectangles in math. In order to find the area, you must multiply the length and the width. In the rectangle above, we see that the length is 8 inches and the width...
by Mr. Avery | Jan 14, 2011 | Blog, Other
One of our goals for the second part of the year is to interview people who live on or have visited different continents. We are hoping to learn about the similarities and differences between our continent, North America, and some of the others. The first interview...
by Mr. Avery | Jan 7, 2011 | Blog, Other
Photosynthesis in the Classroom In science, we’ve been studying all about plants. We’ve discussed the parts of plants and flowers. We’ve also talked about how plants need to produce their food to survive. This is done through a process called...
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