Presidents Day was February 21st

In honor if Presidents Day on February 21st, students are studying George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt. They are currently busy making posters. Stay tuned for more examples of all their hard work.

• GEORGE WASHINGTON was our 1st president. He helped us become our own country.
  

• ABRAHAM LINCOLN helped end slavery. He was the 16th president.
  

• President Franklin Roosevelt helped our country recover after World War II.

Jump Rope for Heart

On Friday, February 11th, we celebrated Jump Rope for Heart at Rose Hill. Our class raised over $100.00!

Family Literacy Night

A few weeks we had the best Family Literacy Night! The Colorado Symphony Orchestra came to Rose Hill and told us two stories, The Tortoise and the Hare and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Afterwards, we all enjoyed healthy snacks and we got to take home a bunch of books! What a fantastic night!

Our class recorded a video thank you card:

Winter Program

Our class did fantastic this year at their Winter Program.

They performed If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.

Balance & Motion Links

We've finished our study of Balance and Motion, but you can still explore.

Click here to experiment with balancing weighted shapes:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=33

Want to build your own roller coaster? Click here:
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/BalanceandMotion/activities/rollercoaster.html

Balance and Motion Videos

We've been studying balance and motion. We got to make spinners (force is pushed) and zoomers (force is pulled).

Anjaleeya says, "I like spinners because they are easy and they go everywhere."

Angelo says, "I like zoomers because they make noise."

David A. says, "I like zoomers because they are awesome. They hurt your fingers but they are fun."

Priscilla says, " The zoomers are cool because when you pull it, they spin, and they make sound."

Fletcher says, "The zoomers are AMAZING!! But one thing about them is they hurt your fingers really badly. They are also really cool because they make a noise by pulling air through them."

Ana says," The spinners are fun when then spin fast!"

Check out our graphs!

First we surveyed each other. Then we tallied the data.

Finally, we displayed the data in a pictograph and a bar graph.