PURDY'S C.C.A.T.S. : October 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tide Pools!!!

The Week B 4th graders have been hard at work learning about tide pools and the abundance of life in them!! They had to complete a web quest and crossword of the many animals that inhabit a tide pool! They will be ready to complete a tide pool mural the next time they come!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

More Scampering Dragons!!

LaFayette-Lanier 3rd Grade learned how to S.C.A.M.P.E.R. today! This is a form of brainstorming. SCAMPER is an acronym! Each letter stands for a different way to look at an object or idea. Ask them about the dragons they created using SCAMPER!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

A to Z Story!

The Week A fourth grade have been studying about the ocean. Today, they had to make up a story about a fisherman in the ocean cleaning pollution. The catch was, they each had to say one sentence to add to the story. Each sentence had to begin with a word that began with the next letter of the alphabet. The sentence had to make sense with the rest of the story. It was tough, but they persevered! Here is their story!

A Fisherman in the Ocean Cleaning Pollution

A fisherman was down by the ocean cleaning pollution out of it. But then, a storm came up. Can

anybody help him in this storm? Dolphins wanted to help him! Even though the fisherman was on the

dolphin’s back tightly, he fell off. Fishermen came in a boat to get him. “Get up!” they told him. “How did

you get in there?” “I was cleaning off the beach. Just then, a storm came. Kindly, a dolphin wanted to help

me! Later, I fell off the dolphins back. Maybe you could help me clean the pollution!” said the Fisherman.

Now all the fishermen are cleaning the pollution. On the ocean, they spotted a ton of trash.

“Possibly, we could go pick up that trash”, said the fisherman. Quickly, they got up half of the trash! “Row

over there to get up the other half of the trash”, said a fisherman. Suddenly, they saw lots of bottles. Then,

two pelicans picked up bottles when they swooped down to get water. Urgently, fish swam into the trash.

Very quickly, they had to pick up the trash! Why did those fish have to swim into the trash? Xavier said,

“They probably were trying to get away from a predator!” “You did a great job picking up the pollution!”

said the fisherman. “Zippity do da, we did it!” said the fishermen.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

3rd Graders Are Einsteins!!

Today, the 3rd graders learned about the 5 Traits of an Inventor!
1. Curiosity - Being curious about the world around them and how things work.
2. Creativity - Looking at things differently.
3. Persistence - Never giving up.
4. Open to Criticism - Allowing other people to tell you what they think about your ideas.
5. Problem Solving - Looking for problems and figuring out ways to solve them.

Then, they created a "me" foldable listing the traits of an inventor and added their own faces to show they have the traits to be an inventor!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Impressive Impressions!!

The 5th graders learned about impression evidence today from a special guest from Point University! Thank you Aly for your lesson! The students learned about tire tracks, bite marks, and tool marks. They learned some "impressive" information!