January Update!

THANKS! - I need to thank all the parents for braving the cold and coming to visit the Wilson Health Fair on January 23.  We had a fabulous turn out!  There were many booths to visit in the gym that were staffed by people who shared a lot of valuable information and tips for staying healthy.  Also, students could participate in exercise and yoga sessions.  In our classroom we mixed up a healthy trail mix to snack on as the students shared all their inquiry projects.  They have been working so hard gathering information and collaborating with other students on a group project.  You can view these Scribble Press books any time by going online to the Wilson website and looking under the student tab where the health inquiry projects are listed.  Enjoy all the different grade levels!  The students also shared the health booklet they have been writing during writer's workshop.  Many students also shared other writing in their notebooks that they have started.
Our next min-inquiry will be about Famous People.

FYI - The winter MAPS testing sessions will begin the week of February 10.  This time the students will be using their iPads to take the test.  I'm sure they will do a fabulous job!!

Healthy Me Inquiry Project

The students in Mrs. Hart's and Mrs. Koehler's class have been working hard on a Healthy Me Inquiry project.  They were broken up into small groups of 3 based on their designated interest topic.  Then they used an app called Popplet to brainstorm ideas that related to their topic.  Mr. Kelly helped us set up and use a group Google Doc. to record all of the information we were learning.  This was really cool because each team member could work on the same document at the same time!  The final step was to make a book using Scribble Press.  The students had to turn all of the information into chapters and pages which included pictures.  This was a lot of hard work but the students did a great job, had fun, and learned a lot. 

Groups worked hard to design the pictures for their projects.

The ipads were very useful for gathering information.

Collaboration and teamwork were essential!

Library books helped us gather information too!

Designing the Scribble Press book was fun!

Each team member contributed to the end project!

Using the google doc allowed everyone to work on gathering
facts and note taking at the same time.

We enjoyed working together!!