In science we have been learning about rocks and minerals. Mr. DeWire taught us how to identify rocks based on their properties. We also learned that there are three types of rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic. Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic depending on how they form. Here is a video with three [...]

Hi, my name is Ivy. I play soccer/football and it is my favorite sport. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It is played in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. I have been playing soccer since age 4. I play for the Stonington Sharks and my number is 11. [...]

The results are in from round 4 of our poetry tournament, and the winner was… Jabberwocky! *   So we now have our Final Four poems to decide which will be the champion of the whole tournament. The final poems are: Monster Mothers read by Piper, Mosquito read by Wynn, Jabberwocky read by Sean, and [...]

The polls have closed for Round 3 of our poetry tournament, and the winner is Smart! We had a total of 78 votes and 38 of them (49%) were for Smart. Weather was in second place with 21 votes. * Now it’s time for round 4 to see which is the final poem to join [...]

In science we are learning about rocks and minerals. To get us started, our friend Mr. Dewire from “Nature Scapes” visited our class to share some cool rocks with us. Properties of Rocks Mr. Dewire told us that there are six properties that we can use to tell rocks apart. Remember, we already learned that [...]

(This post was originally posted on the collaborative blog Our World Our Numbers. Be sure to visit that blog for lots of great posts from elementary classes around the world.) In Mr. Salsich’s class, we have really enjoyed all the great posts about animals from around the world on Our World Our Numbers over the last [...]

The polls have closed for Round 2 of our poetry tournament, and the winner is Mosquito! We had a total of 86 votes and 47 of them (55%) were for Mosquito.  * Now it’s time for round 3 to see which is the next poem to join Monster Mothers and Mosquito in the final four!  [...]

Earlier in the year we made “molas” in art class with our fantastic art teacher, Ms. Conway. * Molas are a type of applique art made by the Kuna Indians of the San Blas Islands in Panama. Applique art is when you put layers of material on top of one another to make a design [...]

The results are in from Round 1 of our poetry tournament, and the winner is: Monster Mothers! Thank you to everyone that voted. We had a total of 56 votes and 32 of them were for Monster Mothers. During Poetry Madness we have been working on reading with fluency. Poetry is a great way to practice [...]

Hey there! You might remember me, Pico de Gallo, from the Mathlete Show: Graphing Data. I went on a vacation to San Diego, California and I want to tell you all about it.  Well, here it goes:  * When I went to SeaWorld to see the Shamu Show, I didn’t really see the real Shamu Show. [...]