Reader's Theater Presentation at Spanish Oaks
Today we presented our Reader's Theater for our parents. We read about ... The Halloweener, Which Witch is Witchiest, and The Fairy, Wizard, and Magic Chicken.
Sharing Fractured Fairy Tales at Spanish Oaks
My class has been working on writing fractured fairy tales. After students wrote and revised their stories, they typed the stories themselves. Then they made them into books and illustrated them. Today the students shared their stories with Mrs. Phelps' first grade class.
SEP Dinner by PTA
A huge "thank you" to the PTA for the wonderful meal that they prepared for the faculty on SEP night. It is such a nice thing to have a meal ready to eat between conferences. You are so appreciated!
Walk More in Four Spanish Oaks Bike Winner
Kaydyn Lockwood was the lucky winner of a new bike in the Walk More in Four challenge that Spanish Oaks participated in during September! He was awarded his gift certificate today by a member of the PTA. So awesome!! Way to go, Kaydyn!
Halloween Poetry Share at Spanish Oaks
Mr. Rigby's fourth grade class did an excellent job of reciting some Halloween poems for the office staff. They had great expression and we very impressive! Thanks for sharing!
Extraordiberries of the Week
Great, but scary bunch of Extraordiberries on this Halloween day!
Halloween at Spanish Oaks
Halloween at Spanish Oaks-fun for all!
Cook Off at Spanish Oaks
The winner of our first Spanish Oaks Faculty Cookoff was Gaye Cummings, one of our great technicians! She makes a mean chili (and a great Olaf)! Congrats, Gaye!
Reading Celebration with Mrs. Brown
A group of 'super readers' enjoyed having a reading celebration with Mrs. Brown this past week. They were chosen for the great reading habits they exhibited during September. Congratulations, readers! Keep up the great work.
Learning Capacity in the Fourth Grade at Spanish Oaks
Mr. Bradford's class had a great time exploring capacity. They were learning about how different containers can be combined to fill larger containers. They weren't told the names of the standard measurement that they were actually using i.e., gallon, quart, pint, cup, ounce. They referred to them as milk jug, rootbeer bottle, etc. Later, they will label them with the standard measurement names, rather than the nonstandard names we were using. The students will then make the connection that ...