Geometry and Fraction PBL

PBL? That means Project (or Problem) Based Learning. Much of our scholars learning is coming from lessons designed to use the appropriate level of skills and concepts in various subjects and use that information to solve real world problems. For example, why does one need to know a square has four equal sides? Well, we found out that it isn't just to know your shapes, but is also useful in planning how to create buildings, design art projects and make quilts. Last week, Barb Clark, from Quilters Dream in Colleyville, came to talk to scholars about how she uses geometric shapes and fractions to create beautiful and useful quilts. Not only did she bring some of her own creations and discuss the various shapes in them, but she also brought a small project for every 1st grader to make their own quilt square using fabric cut into shapes. She also talked about how she can cut a square a certain way and make a new shape. Yes, there is a real reason to learn about geometry and fractions!

In a Snap Words

Please study these words, students will be required to know all by the end of the year.

Family STEM Night-Whew!!

Thanks to all the scholars, parents, siblings and grandparents who came out for our very first Family STEM Night. We were so glad to see everyone and see how engaged you were to work on a design challenge. Our scholars LOVE this!

We hope you all have a very relaxing, safe and fun Thanksgiving holiday!

The Book Fair is Coming to Cannon!

Literacy Work Stations

Jackson is using a word building app.

Trey, Jake, Kameron and Jackson are using various word building apps.

Jada, Nick, Bella and Aston are working together to build short a, i, o and u words.

Nandini is listening to a story about moving things.

 

Working Together to Make Words!
Students were given the task to work together to make as many words as they could using the following letters: u, i, c, d, g, k, l, n.  After working for a period a time, they were then given the challenge to discover the "Magic Word".

Harley,  Micallen, Lizbeth and Dakota (not pictured) were the first group to discover the "Magic Word", duckling!

Let the voting begin!!

Today our scholars participated in their right to vote for the president. We have been studying how to be a good citizen and voting is one of the ways we practice being a good American citizen. Scholars were issued a Voter's Registration Card, which had to be stamped at the poll. Then they were given a ballot to mark their choice for president. We will have our school's results sometime this week. Will it resemble what happens in our country?

Yes, we are good citizens! We voted!