Snowball Fight

Today we had a snowball fight in our classroom!  

We practiced spelling by writing a word Mrs. Wanke gave the inside of our "snowball."  Next, we would throw the snowball when Mrs. Wanke said, "Ready, aim, FIRE!"  Then, we would quickly grab any snowball off the ground and checked the spelling of the word we just wrote.  After, Mrs. Wanke would give us another word and we would do it all over again!  SO MUCH FUN! 

Pumpkin Jack

 14 Days ago we read the story Pumpkin Jack.  

After reading this story, we decided to carve our very own Pumpkin Jack and watch him rot in hopes of seeing the pumpkin life cycle come full circle.  

Today was day 14 of our observations.  We each took time to observe the changes to Pumpkin Jack, both outside and inside.  

We noticed that his skin is wrinkly. His eyes and nose are caving in.  We noticed that his 1 tooth is no longer visible and that the space between his eyes has cracked.

We noticed that there was mold growing on the inside and some of the seeds have sprouted! One of the sprouts is starting to grow out of his eye.  We hypothesize that this is because the sprout is seeking out the light.

At least once a month we will update our Pumpkin Jack observation book with the changes that are taking place.  

Halloween

 We had so much fun on Halloween!  We loved showing off our costumes to the class and during the parade.  Check us out!

Our party was so much fun too!  Thank you to everyone that donated the treats, drinks, take home gifts, and for the fun games! 

Candy Corn Bandit

 

Candy Corn Bandit

The Candy Corn Bandit stole Mrs. Wanke's candy!  Mrs. Wanke needed those for our Halloween Party! Look what Mrs. Wanke found when she tried to sit in her chair...

 a letter from the Candy Corn Bandit, Candy Corn Bandit booklets for each of us, and a clue!  On the inside we had to draw what we predicted the Candy Corn Bandit to look like.  Then, we had to predict three places we thought the candy corns might be.

Finally it was time to read the first clue and set off on our candy corn hunt!

We made a prediction based upon what we read in clue one.  We predicted the candy would be in the lunch room! When we got to the lunch room...all we found was another clue. 

 After reading that clue, we predicted that we would find the candy in the gym.

When we got to the gym, all we found was another clue.

  After reading that clue, we predicted we would find the candy on the play ground.  When we got outside, all we found was ANOTHER clue!

  After reading that clue, we predicted we would find the candy in the library.  But, when we got the the library, all we found was ANOTHER clue! Boy oh boy this Candy Corn bandit was causing some trouble! 

After reading the clue, we predicted we would find the candy in the classroom.

When we got to the classroom...what do YOU predict we found?

You got it...the CANDY and another clue!

Clue #6 told us to keep our eyes open and our candy protected.  We also had to finish up the last page of our Candy Corn Bandit book before we could get our candy corn.

This activity was great for making predictions and inferences.  Not only did we predict where the candy would be, we also made predictions about how the bandit was able to pull off this crime, did the bandit have an accomplice, how big was the bandit, and what was the bandits motive. 

When we got back to the class, Mrs. Wanke had a light bulb moment.  She said that we could use predictions and inferences when we read!  WOW...she is right. 

We wrapped up this activity by reflecting on our predictions!  We had lots of fun, but hope the Candy Corn Bandit doesn't come back!