Mrs. Patton's Class: October 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Pumpkin Decorating Contest!!

This week, when we traveled to Doud's Orchard, each student got to pick a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. We had a Pumpkin Decorating Contest in our class. Here are some of the pumpkins that were brought in for the contest.

A cute little pumpkin!

What a pretty bow!

A little baby pumpkin!

The disco ball!! This one actually played disco music!!! :)

The macho man!

A sweet pumpkin. :)

Bats!!

A baseball pumpkin!

A happy pumpkin.

Derek Lee from the Chicago Cubs!

A spooky pumpkin!

Go Colts!

A cute pumpkin!

A Texas Longhorn's fan!!!! :)

Field Trip to Doud's Orchards!

Our leader, Miss Judy, taught us how to properly pick an apple from an apple tree!

Everyone had the opportunity to pick an apple and then enjoyed eating it on the hay ride!

Sorting the apples...

Picking a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch!

Learning about the importance of bees in an apple orchard.

Inside the orchard store.

Watching a movie about bees.

Fun times on the bus!

What's Happening in Writer's Workshop?

In Writer's Workshop, we are working on personal narratives or "Small Moment" stories. We are working on taking a small moment in our life and turning it into a story. The students are working on stretching out the sounds in words to spell, using speech bubbles to show dialogue, and using a Magic 3 (using 3 adjectives to describe something). We have learned how to use these techniques by studying several great stories from Kevin Henkes!! One of our favorite stories so far is Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse!

Working on spelling words on our own!!

Let's Take a Leaf Walk!

In Science, we have been learning about different kinds of trees and leaves. In this project, students worked both individually and with partners to discover different characteristics that can be found in different leaves. To collect the leaves, we took a walk on our fitness trail.