Fieldtrip Description

Our class recently went to the Mashpee Woodlands for a field trip. We went on a hike through the woods. Something really cool we saw was woodpecker holes in a tree. We saw a tea berry plant. If you rip the leaves of a tea berry plant in half you will smell mint. We saw moss one kind was bearded moss and reindeer moss. We even saw a couple of Ladies Slippers. It was aswmazing to see a lady slipper!  Also we saw Indian pipe it was small and brown. Next also saw animal scat. Scat means animal droppings. Then we saw a cople of animals some of the animals were a bird, red back salamander,wolfspider and many more! Then we saw a deer trail all the grass was stomped down on the trail. We saw a couple of Mushrooms they had many colors one was blue another was tan and brown. We also saw a Gypsy  moth egg mass on a tree it was tan. We saw many trees too a couple of them were White oak and a Pine tree and Pitch pine. Finally we saw poison ivy you can tell if you see poison ivy because it has three leaves and it's red. We hope you had a good time learning about the Mashpee Woodlands! You should try and visit sometime!

By: Olivia G, Nick, and Alex.

Typed By: Nick, Jonah, and Olivia G.

Amazing Adaptations

Here is a video showing the adaptation of camouflage and ink cloud that an octopus uses to survive in its environment. The children really enjoyed seeing this amazing invertebrate in action!!!

Mashpee Woodlands Trip!

Checking In!

Room 124 has been VERY busy!!  In writing workshop, we have been focusing on Informative Writing. Together, the class composed paragraphs detailing their Earthworm Observation. Now, they are doing their own research on either a whale or penguin. They are taking these details and constructing four complete paragraphs on their own. Each paragraph must have a topic sentence followed by supporting details.

In math, we have moved onto studying place value as well as landmark numbers. We have been collecting a lot of data, organizing it, making graphs, and then using landmark terms ( maximum, minimum, median, mode, and range) to describe the trends of the data.

Because this and next week are both short, we will be having our spelling and fact quizzes next Thursday. That is when their menus need to be turned in as well. Studying a fact triangle by writing out the 4 "fact families" and saying them aloud is a good way to commit facts to memory. 5 triangles/ night is a good amount to focus on. 

Thank you and enjoy your long weekend!!   :)  ~Katie Martin

Class Book

We started a book called "Because of Winn Dixie." It's about a girl named Opal and her dad the preacher and they just moved from Watley to Naomi, Florida in a trailer park for adults. One day Opal went to the grocery store and Winn-Dixie barged in the store and ruined everything and Opal told the store owner that she owned the dog.The precher let Opal keep Win-Dixie. Opal only lives with her father because her mom left when she was young. Since she moved to Naomi, Opal is having a tough time making new friends.


.                           Typed by: Aj and Nick  Written by: Livi, Chy, and Beau