5th graders in Mrs. Schroeder's class practiced putting what they've learned about decimals into place in their Decimal Diner activity. Looks like they got to enjoy some snacks throughout Decimal Diner, too!
We love Book Buddies! At Central, our primary classes are paired with an intermediate class in which they meet together to read, create, and learn. Here's Mrs. Todd's 2nd graders with Mrs. Gibbs' 4th graders.
Kindergartners working on counting, finding and creating patterns, and sorting apples!
Throughout their Odyssey to the Imagination Lab last week, 4th graders learned about DNA and then tried their hand at creating their very own DNA helix with different types of materials
2nd graders experienced making thaumatropes, coding with legos, and creating a beautiful oops! this month while on their Odyssey to the Imagination Lab.
The 4 C's in action in Mrs. Weaver's 1st grade class!
Central Elementary students are CHAMPS! But do you know what CHAMPS means?
C-Caring
H-Honest
A-Achievement
M-Making Good Choices
P-Prepared to Learn
S-Safety
Every month, students have the opportunity to practice putting these behaviors into place in their classroom, the hallways, lunch, recess, and specials classes! Each class then has a monthly CHAMPS Tags time where Mrs. Slavens, Mrs. Thacker, or Mr. Edwards comes in to present the tags to students!
As part of their Social Studies unit, 1st graders learned about maps and traffic signals. Then, they used the 4C's to create prototypes of what they learned! The smiles are always the best part :)
3rd grade fun in Mrs. Maple's class!
4th graders learned about context clues and then enjoyed going on a trip and "traveling through context clues".
Central CHAMPS love their Odysseys to The Imagination Lab AND all of the wonderful volunteers that help make their experiences so meaningful! Did you know that you can volunteer to help at the lab? Head to the PCSC website to sign-up to be a part of the fun!
Central enjoyed celebrating military and first responders this morning with our annual High 5 For Heroes!
Congratulations to 5th Grader Alex for being a Central CHAMP and being the school's value award winner for August!
Do YOU know all of the attributes of 2D shapes? I bet our kindergartners do after all of their hands-on learning and discovery of shapes over the past weeks!
Coding to... Kindness? You betcha! 2nd graders kicked off a month long unit on coding last week. They began by reading the story "Coding to Kindness" by Valeria Sousa and connecting friendship and coding by learning how each thing requires multiple steps/actions in order for it to be successful. Students then explored simple coding with Blue Bots. By the end of September, 2nd graders will have learned the basics of scratch coding using Scratch Jr. and the 2nd grade PLTW Computer Science module.
Literature circles are a great way that students are exposed to various different chapter books while also learning essential skills that go right along with the 21st century skills (what we like to refer to as the 4C's) of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Students in 5th grade recently read "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis and then created and performed skits for chapters of the book.
"Inside all of us is Fear. Inside all of us is Adventure. Inside all of us is… A Wild Thing!”
1st graders enjoyed practicing their oral fluency while reading "Where the Wild Things Are". Reading out loud is a great way younger students learn to practice and improve their reading expression, fluency, and comprehension!
Don't Forget! Plainfield Schools are CLOSED tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6th for a Teacher In-Service Day!
(Exception: LQA Full-Day Classes)
We'll see all of our Quaker Faces on Wednesday, September 7!
Question: How much salt needs to be added to a glass of water before an egg will float?
Hypothesis: 7 teaspoons? 4? More? Less? You'll have to ask 4th graders who used the Scientific Method to complete this experiment last week!
How fun it is when the principal visits your classroom and you get the chance to teach her a new math/coding game!
