About Ms. Bonzo

 

 

 

 

 

 

The groups were throwing at each other within the big circle because I made up a game for them for a possible 5 minutes of added recess. 
When we were in one big circle, the group of three could only throw to their partners in 45 seconds. 

We did the activity three times and they all really got better. They earned an extra 2 minutes. In the last round, 10 seconds were deducted if the hackysack hit the floor. We did lots of math and the team play was very fun!

 

Their cooperation and playful attitudes have grown so much this year!

 

The project took about 5 and half hours of work and I am so proud of the effort and care they put into our beautiful door to celebrate this time of year!

 

The topic in math has been using the array or partial products strategies to solve math equations like 3487 X 5 = J. But what makes all this work possible is to have the 1-12 multiplication math facts memorized. More of the class is getting them, but all the practice is necessary so that solving problems doesn't bog them down just because a simple math fact like, 4 x 6 gets them stuck.

We have used, dice, cards, games, and counting in multiples as ways to practice. There are lots of ways to have fun and learn these. As a holiday gift for your kids-- ask them to do some math facts with you!

They will love playing with you.

 

This was the first day of the giving and receiving! It was so fun to see them enjoy themselves and then share what they had gotten. We talked about the process of how they had learned about the idea and then all the talking and planning of how to do this type of class activity. 

 

It is in this season that we remember important things and people.

 

Tomorrow, the kids will get to do Day 2 of the HoHiHa Exchange. And, after they open their presents, everyone will get to guess. It is really so much fun because they will talk with the person that they gave to, and to the person they received from, and then there will be lots more sharing! This is a time of good storytelling and classroom connections are made.

 

 

They wrote a message with a pop-up center and today more color was added. Tomorrow, outline and put in the boxes for the door. Presents. With Messages. 🎁 Lots of fine motor work and creativity.

We have had 16 kids this week. Hope to have everyone back soon-- it will be fun to have their messages. 

 

The kids predicted how long it would take their little cup of packed snow that weighed on average about 16 Skittles. We kept the snow amount as 'the' constant and put the cups in a place away from everyone in our 70-degree classroom.

The cups are checked every 1/2 hour. 

They wrote the procedure steps and we talked about how they can set up experiments at home and figure out ways to build scales for measurement and where to put their experiments.

It will be interesting to see the results and their conclusions when we follow up tomorrow. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids had Poetry, Research, Arithmetic, and Calisthenics, and a visit from Mr. McConnell, plus they worked with nib pens and ink and wrote a letter about their day.

It was so interesting. Thank you to the teachers!!

I thought it would be fun to make the picture look like it was 'back in the day.'😊 

 

 

See you Monday and Tuesday!

Thank you, Ms. Bonzo🦉

 

Calvin and Aubree are Fieldtrip partners and were working together to collect all kinds of seeds that they will be able to plant at their homes. That way we increase the flowers for the pollinators and regrow vegetation that is part of the Palouse area.

The field trip was great and thanks to Lauren McCleary who taught the kids art and collection techniques!