Dance Contest Entry

Check out the video entry we made for a dance contest! We could even win a school visit from Eric Litwin author of Pete the Cat and The Nut Family books! <3

Organisms: Babies and their Parents

In our current science unit we are studying parents and their babies. We are study how they are a like and different and how parents care for and protect their young. To gain more experiences with real animals and their babies we have been checking out some LIVE webcams of animals and their babies. Below are a few links that you may enjoy watching at home as well.

Explore.org

http://www.explore.org

Decorah Eaglets - Trout Hatchery

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles (3 Babies)

Decorah Eagles - North Nest (2 babies)

http://explore.org/live-cams/player/decorah-eagles-north-nest

Great Horned Owl

http://explore.org/live-cams/player/great-horned-owl-cam

Great Dane Nursery

http://explore.org/live-cams/player/great-d

Anes-puppy-nursery-cam

Opera for the Young

Last Thursday Opera for the Young came to Hemlock Creek thanks to the PTO. It was a great show! 

Opera for the Young’s adaptation of The Elixir of Love moves the action to Lonesome Gulch, a town in the American Old West. Miss Addy, Jimmy Reno, and Bill Corey form the love triangle of the story, with Dr. Dulcamara appearing as the "snake oil" peddler who sells the love potion.

Students HC even got to perform with the cast  as the Justice of the Peace and the Soldier as well as the "Citizens of Lonesome Gulch".

Informational Writing - Research

 This trimester in writing we are working on writing informational/teaching books. This week we are working on a book that is about an animal that we read about in our reading groups this week. We are using the book and a website called PebbleGo to do our research. The kids are then transferring their research into a book. So far they are doing great. By the end of next week we hope to have a completed piece.

Reach for the Stars

JOIN US APRIL 4-16 for Reach for the Stars

 

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Yesterday in Tuesday notes an orange paper came home about the Reach for the Stars. This is a pledge based book program. Students are encouraged to read and record their nightly reading on the reading log. They can also collect pledges from family, friends, and neighbors. Your child will then get to pick out books for half of the amount collected. The other half will allow Hemlock Creek to order books for our classroom and library. 100% of the pledges goes to books! Please let me know if you have any questions or if you have misplaced the forms. 

Even if you choose not to participate in collecting pledges, please return your completed reading log. The class with the most logs returned wins a prize! The class with the most pledges will also win a prize!

Silent "MAGIC" E

In class this week we have been working on spelling words (and reading words) with silent or magic e. We were introduced in reading earlier in the year but we are now reviewing and adding the spelling part. Here are some video and games your kids have enjoyed at school. :)

Literactive Games - Login: hc Password: 1234567
Click On ACTIVITIES TAB

MORE Videos-  Playlist 

Starfall - Make a Word Silent e

Building for Kids

Here are some fun pictures from our field trip yesterday. :) 

ALICE Training for Kids

Today during guidance Mrs. Johnson and Officer Angel talked with the kids about what to do at school if a "dangerous someone" was to enter our school. They learned to be Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter,  and Evacuate. The book did a good job teaching the kids what to do in a kid friendly manner. I have a copy of the book in my classroom if you want to borrow it to read at home. We will be doing a drill in the Spring.

Fuel Up to Play 60 - Taste Testing

As a part of the Fuel Up to Play 60 activities that we do at school this week we got to do a taste testing of a fruit and yogurt parfait. Some of the kiddos at our school submitted a recipe for a contest and WON! As a result we all got to try their recipe. :) 

Dress Like a Tourist, We Are in a Book, & Door Decorating

Today is dress like a tourist day for reading month. Today many kiddo here at school are dressed like a tourist to go along with our theme of Reading Takes You Places. It is also the final day to decorate classroom doors. There are many fun doors to see and we will be touring the school is out tourist gear today to check them out. There are also some new signs in the main hall to tell us where to go!

On Wednesday we also got to snap a photo of ourselves in a book! Check out the pics below or on Seesaw!

We Are in a Book - See Your Child's on Seesaw! 

HERE IS OUR COMPLETED TWO SIDED DOOR! 

Check out the book Trailers by Clicking HERE! 

March is Reading Month

This month there will be many fun activities planned for you at home and here at school. On Tuesday a calendar of events went home with lots of reading related activities. Do as many as you can and return the calendar for a prize! Your child can also color each box if we do the activity here at school. So far we have read Dr. Seuss books and read spooky books. We also got to meet Elephant and Piggie on Wednesday. Today we are working on decorating our door for the door decorating contest. See pics below from our week!

  

Artist in Residence

This week on Monday we had a special art class. We have two local artists in to help the kids create their very own cardboard creations. The kids had a great time and used their imaginations to create awesome art. They will be coming home soon!