News Flash

Please send your child with headphones or ear buds. They are listening to videos aimed at their own learning needs and playing games that help them develop their math skills. Thank you!

What Does the Constitution Mean?

• Why do people need government?
• Why did the US need to make a new government?
• What were some of the challenges the founding fathers faced?
• How is the Constitution organized?
• Why do we have a Bill of Rights? What are those rights?

Students had to create slides, type and create their own filmed videos to demonstrate their learning.  Can you figure out the video for each question?

Most Academic Halloween Door

Happy Halloween!

Whether it be the Founding Fathers, King George or Paul Revere, heads were rolling in Social Studies for this section of our homeroom Halloween door

In Math, students found the Distributive Property quite scary. You may notice some familiar facial expressions.

Finally, ELA had so many ideas we couldn't choose just one. They chose me as the evil teacher.  I am throwing commas, synonyms for said, quotation marks all while trying to eat details and main ideas. 

A great time had by all!  But the best part was having the children be able to reflect on their learning.  They really know what they are learning here with us at Francis Wyman!

Happy Halloween

Making Tools Work

Throughout the first two months of ELA, students and teachers alike have been employing the idea of making tools work for us. This has included ideas such as taking open book quizzes and tests for grammar, using grammar books when writing to correct grammar, spelling and capitalization issues, using Snappy Words as an internet resource to use better word choice in writing and more. The goal is to teach the children to be problem finders and solvers. Take a look at some ways we use tools and how we are making one classroom tool to help.

News Flash

All parents, Friday, October 31 at 1:30 is Francis Wyman's annual Halloween Parade. Please stop on by!

Homeroom parents are also invited Wednesday, November 5 to see our classroom presentations of 'The Constitution'. Please join us at 9:15 as we unveil our first iMovie presentations to demonstrate our learning.

See you soon.

Recess Time

Nothing Like a Little Recess Fun

Just last week some students came up to me requesting I play with them at recess. Not being dressed appropriately and feeling a little guilty about it, the next time I had recess duty I guaranteed I'd be ready.  





I came in to school with shorts, sneakers, and a t-shirt ready to learn this new spinning, jump rope, hula-hoop jumping game.  (And speed game!) I am not sure I was physically prepared for both the speed and effort involved in keeping up with these 10 year old girls.

Apparently, one child stands in the middle holding the handle of a looped jump rope with a hula hoop to swing around in a circle. The child in the middle spins the rope around at the desired speed of the children around the outside who then jump over the hula hoop as it gets to them.  

So I made my playground debut and held my own. I even successfully navigated their most expertise fast level. However, I will admit to being a little weary in the end. Thanks for the laughs girls!