OAAs are HISTORY! Students worked so hard to show their best work on the Reading and Math OAAs this week. I am so proud of how they gave their best efforts to focus, concentrate, and show what they know! Now, we can move ahead and continue the JOY of learning. Students worked on their portfolio boxes this week. They combed through images from the year, and got creative with personal logos, markers, and stickers. Students will bring boxes home at the end of the year filled with writing, projects, and other memorable work. Sneak peeks at Grand Affair! We made our fourth Place Project visit on Thursday. We gathered our quantitative and qualitative data, journaled, and explored. It has been so much fun to visit our special spots and see the changes throughout the year. Here are some thoughts, observations, and questions from students in 4W: It smells like a damp, muddy place. The water falls sound like when you put water in a water bottle. How old is the log I'm sitting on? I am sitting over a dam and I really,really hope that my log doesn't fall because falling into a deep, deep ditch will probably not be the most comfortable experience to be in. Why are there not a lot of animals? I can't wait to explore the depths of the creek! Here we come! It is different here now. There are bluebells and dandelions. Everything is beautiful. I have noticed a lot. My flower is back! I was expecting more water in the creek, but there isn't. There are leaves on the trees! Thank you! I see faces carved into trees and rocks. My branch isn't that sturdy and the log next to me has moved. How old is my tree? I found a leaf that looks like a frog. Here I am again on my princess throne! I noticed that there used to be a tree on the ground and it's gone now. There are flowers growing next to me! I'm with my fellow friends. I see blue, white, red, purple and yellow plants coming to life. The water is very cold, but there is not much of it. Most of the trees that have fallen have a flat side. It looks like they were cut by an ax. Who chopped the trees? How did that spot in the creek get so deep? Behind me is a tree that is green, but it used to be purple and white. Flowers are starting to bloom and it feels like spring. The creek is a little deeper now, maybe because it was raining. Oh my gosh! A chipmunk just ran down a tree, across the creek, and right past me! How do the leaves grow back? I see dirt that has washed away. Makes sense because it rained a lot recently and the water is running fast. The biggest thing I noticed was there are a lot more rocks than last time. It smells like rotten fish. How long is this creek and are there frogs in it? My spot looks awesome now that it's Spring! The smell and look of a small pile of sand reminds me of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. I see a stump that looks like a face. The creek is babbling again. On my right, the water made a cliff. It's awesome!
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