Second Grade Math Poems

A group of second grade students created a book of math poems to solve.  The students created these in the style of Greg Tang's book, The Grapes of Math.  We hope you enjoy reading and solving the riddles. 

The book may be found by going to the following link:

http://www.flipsnack.com/my-flipping-books/details?flip=f7jfgnux

Fourth Grade Playing With Words

A fourth grade class recently created this booklet illustrating a variety of examples of Words At Play.
We enjoyed discovering and/or creating these examples of Tom Swifties, oxymorons, palindromes, anagrams, puns and other word plays.  We hope you enjoy reading them and that they bring a smile to your face.

Click on the link below to see the student work.


http://www.flipsnack.com/9E5ADFBA9F7/fh9lr0w0

Let the Battles Begin!

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The annual Battle of the Books for fifth-eighth grade students took place yesterday, May 1.  We had a great event that was the culmination of months of reading.  Forty students participated!  Each "battle" consisted of answering questions about the ten assigned book titles.  Students have been very busy preparing by reading and reviewing the books.

We began the event at lunch time and treated ourselves to a fun celebratory lunch.  Then the battles began!  First came the seventh and eighth grade battle.  Both teams have been undefeated since their fifth grade competition.  Both teams were intensely focused--and even came in team colors and had team cheers.  This competition ended with a nail-biting tiebreaker.  Seventh grade was declared champions!

Then it was on to the fifth and sixth grade events.  Since each grade had multiple teams, we started with grade level battles to declare the top grade level team.  Then, fifth and sixth grade battled each other.  Once again, a tiebreaker!  Sixth grade was declared champions!

The quality and closeness of the competitions showcased the students' hard work.  We are so proud of each and every team that celebrated reading by participating in our fun Battle of the Books!  Every participant is a winner!

Enjoy the photos!