2012 Summer Reading List

Summer Reading List 2012

5th Graders Begin the Orphan Train Project

The 5th graders are beginning The Orphan Train Movement research project on Monday. They will research the life of a real Orphan Train rider and create a digital story using Garageband.

The LMC has Twitter!

The Ivy Hill LMC has a Twitter account! The 3rd grade students are reflecting on their biome research project. Check out their tweets! https://twitter.com/#!/IvyHill_LMC

3rd Grade Research - Biomes

The 3rd grade students began their biome research project today. They cited their sources, took notes, and 2 students reflected on their experience using Twitter. Check out their tweets... https://twitter.com/#!/IvyHill_LMC

Ivy Hill's Global Network

Please consider becoming a source of information for our students and teachers. We want to learn from scientists, historians, gardeners, nurses, etc. We'd like to know what people from around the world are thinking and experiencing. We can't take field trips to visit all of you, but we'd love to import your knowledge, perspectives, and experiences! By providing the following information about you, our teachers and students will use this online database to connect with you in order to extend our learning about classroom content, skills, or student interests. Thank you for becoming a part of the Ivy Hill family. To participate, click here to add your information to the database.

1st Grade Book Reviews

Mrs. McFarland's 1st grade class wrote and illustrated book reviews. They used Google Presentation to create this slideshow.

Research Project for 3rd Graders

The 3rd grade students will be coming to the LMC to review note-taking and citing sources. Their research project on Biomes will begin in a few weeks. Stay tuned for some exciting research and creativity!

Sock Puppets!

Check out the Sock Puppet videos created by our ELL students using the iPads! The students used their writing, reading, and speaking skills to create these informative videos.

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

I'm currently reading Wonder and loving it so far. Stay tuned!!

2nd Grade Research Project Update

Our 2nd grade students have finished gathering facts on a country of their choice. They have used the IIM method of note-taking and citing their sources. Today we sorted our facts and practiced determining importance. This week the students will select important facts to display on their T-chart and begin comparing those facts with the United States.

Featured Books in the LMC

Van Gogh Cafe by Cynthia Rylant

Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins

Passage To Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki

The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler

The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli

I just finished a great book for girls in grades 3 and 4. It's called The Dancing Pancaking by Eileen Spinelli. Eleven-year-old Belinda "Bindi" Winkler and her family find their way through tough times with the love and support of the community that grows around their newly opened restaurant, "The Dancing Pancake." It's funny, touching, serious, and a quick read. Check it out in the LMC!

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

I just finished reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. What a wonderful book and laugh-out-loud funny!!

What is it about, you ask?
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

I recommend it for boys and girls in grades 3 through 5. Enjoy!

Internet Safety

Mrs. Galazka's 4th grade students talked about being safe on the internet. Check out their posters!

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Animal Research - Mrs. Likes' Class

Mrs. Likes' 2nd grade class has just finished researching animals using the PebbleGo database. They learned how to take notes using the IIM method. After collecting their information, they selected an important fact to record using PhotoBooth and drew their animal using Pixie. Check out the class movie!

Featured Books in the LMC - Week of January 2nd

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

The Mitten by Jim Aylesworth

Doodleday by Ross Collins

2nd Grade Research - Mrs. Zingg's Class

2nd grade students in Mrs. Zingg's class finished their note-taking last week. The students selected an animal that they wanted to learn more about and used the PebbleGo database to gather their facts. The students are practicing their note-taking skills using the IIM Method in preparation for their larger research project in late January.

Once their notes were complete, the students selected one important fact to share with the class. Check out their video...

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