Mo Willems, KidPix, and the Hour of Code

Students in kindergarten through second grade have been using the laptops and iPads in the MRC in the last few weeks.

First graders have been enjoying Mo Willem's books in MRC and in the last week, they came up with their own ideas for what other adventures Willem's Pigeon could get into. After brainstorming, they used the iPad app Explain Everything or Book Creator to create a book cover for their story. Some of them recorded their voice explaining their idea. After the winter break, they will use the Book Creator app to create a biography of Mo Willems.

Kindergarteners spent some time in December using the laptop application KidPix to draw a holiday tree. Using the trackpad to draw can be tricky for many kindergarteners, especially as more and more of them are used to using touch screens, but it is good practice of coordination. They were proud of their drawings!

Second graders learned a little bit about coding. December  8-14 was this year's Hour of Code Week as part of Computer Science Education Week. We talked about what coding was and the different kinds of jobs people have in computers. Students learned some pre-coding and problem solving skills by giving step-by-step directions to a crane in the iPad app Cargo-Bot. For more activities and information about the Hour of Code, see http://code.org/. 

3T Bat Research Projects

3rd graders have been doing research on different kinds of bats. They chose a question, researched with books and websites to try to answer their question, and made a presentation using the Shadow Puppet Edu app to share their learning. Below are the presentations from Mrs. Tweedie's class!




How Bats Fly by Adam

 



Bat's Bodies by Aidan






Bat's Bodies by Annie




What is Important to Know About Bats by Ben B.




What Bats Eat by Ben D.




Vampire Bats by Brooke




How Bats Eat by Cailley




Sizes of Bats by Charlie



Echolocation by Finn



Bat's Bodies by Griffin





Bat's Bodies by Madeline



Bat's Prey by Matthew





Vampire Bats by Michael




What's Interesting about Bats by Morgan




 Bat's Bodies by Nora




Bat's Life Cycles by Will

 

3W Bat Research Projects

3rd graders have been doing research on different kinds of bats. They chose a question, researched with books and websites to try to answer their question, and made a presentation using the Shadow Puppet Edu app to share their learning. Below are the presentations from Mrs. Wichman's class!


Ghost Faced Bats by Alex



Vampire Bats by Audrey



Vampire Bats by Brendan




Little Brown Bats by Cece

 


Bats' Bodies by Charley



Vampire Bats by Connor




How Bats Fly by Diego





Vampire Bats by Evan



Vampire Bats by Henrik




Predators and Problems Bats Face by Izabela




Bats' Predators and Problems by Iydan




Little Brown Bats by Janet





Bats' Predators and Problems by Kaitlyn



Ghost Faced Bats by Luke

 


Bats' Sleeping Habits by Mark




Vampire Bats by Nate

3G Bat Research Projects

3rd graders have been doing research on different kinds of bats. They chose a question, researched with books and websites to try to answer their question, and made a presentation using the Shadow Puppet Edu app to share their learning. Below are the presentations from Mr. Goetz's class!


What Bats Eat by Adam K.



Sizes of Bats by Adam O.



Sizes of Bats by Allison



Bat's Habitats by Austin




Ghost Faced Bats by Benjamin





Vampire Bats by Chloe




Flying Foxes by Clare





Bat's Habitats by Cody




Vampire Bats by Ella




Sizes of Bats by Emmet




Bat Sizes by Freddy





Bat's Bodies by Grace




Bat's Body by Jazmyn




Bat Predators and Problems by Kaitlyn




Bat's Bodies by Macey



Echolocation by Matthew






What Bats Eat by Noah





How Bats Fly by Quincy

One Book, One School Family Reading Night

Thank you to everyone who came to our Family Reading Night last week! To go along with the book Prospect's hallway had stations for each of the ten Dewey Decimal sections. Families started off by finding their assigned starting section and then completed different activities, from building "squishy circuits" in the 600s, to writing poetry in the 800s, to making up trivia questions and decorating a game board for the 000s. We also heard from storyteller W. Nikola-Lisa.
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, 

For more pictures, see below!

Manners Advice Video from Family Reading Night

At our Family Reading Night, families had to find different stations based on the numbers in the Dewey Decimal System. In the 100s area, students were invited to give manners advice. Here's what they had to say:

One Book, One School Family Night!

Next week is an exciting week for Prospect readers! The Bookfair will be in the Gym on Thursday, Nov. 20 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm; 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm), Friday, Nov. 21 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm), and Monday, Nov. 24 (2:00 pm - 6:00 pm).


We will also celebrate our reading of our One Book, One School book, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, with a Family Reading Night! It will be on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.  Families will be able to listen to entertaining stories from storyteller W. Nikola-Lisa in an upbeat, action-packed presentation filled with music and lots of humor. Prospect's hallways will be transformed into stations relating to the 10 divisions of the Dewey Decimal System, with activities ranging from using conductive dough to make "Squishy Circuits" to designing your own Greek monster. We hope to see you and your family there!