Students in Mr. Faber's class have been hard at work extending their thinking and reasoning using vertical whiteboards. The boards have allowed students to effectively collaborate and share their thinking with other groups in an easy way. Students love to be standing up to work on math or writing.
Students investigated how differences in lava types explain differences in the shape and eruption patterns among volcanoes. In the activity, Bubble Trouble, students compared two different types of "lava" -- thin and thick. They use this information to figure out why volcanoes have different shapes and how the type of lava explains why some volcanoes explode. - Mrs. DiNuzzo, 4th Grade Teacher
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Students in Mrs. Carrozzo's third grade groups are having fun being word detectives and sorting words by vowel sound and syllable type. Understanding and being able to tell the difference between short and long vowel sounds just by listening is important for reading and writing! Knowing the distinction between short and long vowels also helps students when trying to determine the type of syllable. Students are enjoying working together to figure out how to sort these pictures and words!
Great visit to all the schools today for some Halloween fun!
Fifth grade students spend NOW time working with peers on challenging math problems and logic puzzles. - Katie Busbey, Instructional Specialist
In Miss. Belanger’s 3rd grade class, the students are practicing creating arrays from multiplication problems!
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, October 18th by wearing orange as we acknowledgment of National Bullying Prevention Month. #unity
5th Graders have been exploring chemical change and the laws of conservation of mass in our school's science lab! - Joanna Balgach & Christina Janssen - Grade 5 Teachers
GMHS’s Exchange Students from A Caruña, Galicia, Spain, along with their teacher, visited the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at Wells Road School today! They completed some STEM challenges, began an “International Community Art Project” in the style of some artists from both the United States and Spain, and they had friendly conversations in Spanish and in English.
Students tested substances to decide if they were an acid or a base using common household materials. Did you know there is acid in ketchup? - Mrs. Fleming, Grade 5 Teacher
Reading outside of school at least 20 minutes per day helps grow strong readers! Even furry friends benefit from reading! - Sarah Amara, Reading Interventionist
Please join us tomorrow, Friday, September 15th for Dot Day!
The book The Dot by Peter Reynolds is a wonderful story about taking a chance, celebrating your accomplishments (no matter how small), and making you mark to see where it takes you.
On Friday, let’s wear our dots to showcase a positive attitude and growth mindset!
Don't forget to wear your Granby gear or colors (maroon and gold) tomorrow! Let's support the Class of 2023!
Once upon a time, or rather this week, Mr. Whitten's 3rd grade classroom worked on fable and fairy tale ideas. The class came up with lessons that could be learned, and then worked backwards. Then they came up with characters who wanted something, but a problem occurred and their character made a poor choice to achieve their goal. We shared these with each other and we brainstormed the lesson of the story. It's amazing how many lessons can actually be learned in one story! I am attaching a picture of some of my students working on a first draft.
“May is all about the Beatles in 5th grade general music!” - Sarah Warner, Music Teacher
Mrs. Story's 4th grade math group learned the relationship between multiplication and division. Students worked as a team to solve the "Math Mystery" using this strategy.
Students had fun engaging in this activity to apply their skills to a real-life problem!
Miss Stryker’s 3rd grade class has been working hard in their measurement unit in math. Students can measure objects to the nearest half and quarter inch. The class enjoyed measuring real life objects around the classroom!
Pentominoes are wonderful visual models for students to use that help with concepts such as perimeter, symmetry and for developing spatial reasoning. Plus, they are colorful and fun to play with. In these photos, fourth grade students here designed a perimeter challenge for others to try to solve." - Kristin Rice - Math/Science Coach
This week at Wells Road, members of the Student Council took their talents down to the 3rd grade. Using skills they learned at our Leadership Conference in January, they planned and implemented a lesson on the importance of communication to Mrs. Lagun Brando's class. According to Mrs. L-B, the student leaders were, "prepared and very knowledgeable!" The third graders were engaged and gave "rave reviews" of the lesson taught by their older peers. These lessons will continue after the April break, with the addition of lessons on the topic of inclusion as well. Well done, Student Council! - Mrs. Proto, 4th Grade Teacher
