Interrupting Chicken

     Welcome to our new crew of students!  We are so glad you are joining us and that our 2nd/3rd grade combination class is up and running!  They jumped right in today and did a fantastic job!

     With our new combined class, we will be doing joint activities for most of the day but with some solo time for each grade level while the other is in related arts.
     

     Second graders spent our solo time together getting acclimated to classroom and being introduced to some ALERT staples: The Nerds, Habits of Mind, and Renzulli Learning.  We also were introduced to our year long theme of Systems.  Click each link to learn more.

Using the nerds and the elements of creativity for our binder design.

     Third grade spent their solo time with some brain stretching deductive reasoning puzzles-my favorite!  Try your hand at these!

Sports Logic Puzzle

Pet Mix-Up Puzzle

     This week we spent our time together taking a closer look one of our Habits of Mind.  First we read the book Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein and discussed it as a non-example of managing impulsivity, thinking before acting, and using your brain to manage your body.  Students then created their our Interrupting ___________ stories and presented them to the class.  I'll tell you, we have quite the creative crew!