Literature Circle Meetings

Discussion Directors ask the group questions about what they read,

Word Wizards discuss vocabulary words in the reading.

Artful Artists practice creating images through the author's descriptive words.

Literary Luminaries share passages from the reading that feature special literary elements such as similes.

We have good teamwork during these meetings and have fun while reading!

Matisse - Beasts of the Sea

During Art on Fridays, we've been learning about Henri Matisse.

Fun facts about him....

• born December 31, 1896
• loved pure, sparkling, bright spots of color
• worked as an assistant lawyer before becoming an artist
• cut paper to create collages

Mrs. Ziegler saw an original by Matisse in an art museum in France!

Inspired by Matisse, we made our own "Beasts of the Sea"

If you're in our hallway ... check out all our masterpieces!

Student Council September Meeting

We are going to have Red Ribbon Week October 24-31!

We are also having a Food Drive October 17-31!

Click to hear about these updates...

Math

Using blocks to help us solve problems about codes based on place-value structures (base-10 system).

PAW PRIDE

Don't forget to wear Orange & Black tomorrow!

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held 

Thursday, October 27, 2016 and Friday, October 28, 2016.  

Please sign up for a 15 minute appointment time.  

http://gardnerelementary.weebly.com/conference-sign-up.html

A reminder will be sent to you a few days prior. 

Also please make arrangements to leave your children at home during these conference times; school will not be in session on these days.

The Three Sisters

Katie Kelley came to our classroom Friday!

Ms. Kelley is the Monroe County Agriculture Literacy Coordinator.

She taught us about the importance of crops to Native Americans.

Corn, beans, and squash were sometimes called the "Three Sisters".

Corn was planted first. 

When the corn started to grow, the women planted beans that grew up around the cornstalks

Later, the women planted pumpkins and other types of squash. 

The vines from the plants covered the ground between the cornstalks-- helping to keep the weeds away. 

To read more about this and more Native American topics - see page 59 in the social studies textbook.

Also learn more by reading the Pumpkin "Ag Mag" that she gave us!