Having fun at Shakespeare rehearsal!

The 4-5s taking on various roles during Reader's Theatre to further explore immigration stories.

Math 4 students have been hard at work writing, critiquing, and revising instruction booklets for rebuilding their imaginative cube toy creations.

Parker School welcomes students and teachers from Barcelona!

We learned more about our visitors from Barcelona at Monday's assembly.

The 4-5s had the chance to practice speaking Spanish with our visitors.

We learned more about Spain and the city of Barcelona at Friday's assembly. 

U.S. Geography

Students have been learning about the 50 states. They are
creating vibrant travel brochures and sharing what they
have learned.

A 3D representation of each state was created, complete with
mountains, valleys, and other natural terrain.  After learning
about a state, it was added to our 3D map. We have completed
a 3D map of the entire United States!

Mystery Stories

As part of our mystery unit, students listened to the beginning of a mystery. Their task was to finish the cliffhanger and write the remainder of the story. Their stories included clues, red herrings in some cases, and ultimately the solution to the mystery!  Students first wrote drafts, participated in peer editing and one to one teacher editing sessions, and then completed the final versions of their stories. It was fascinating to see the variety of endings! Their stories are proudly displayed in our classroom.

                    

Math 4

Students shared their creative geometry city projects with one another.

Read Across America Day 2019

The 4-5s were in character and ready for all the
exciting RAAD festivities!

The day began with a whole school parade. The 4-5s
escorted their Pre-K buddies!

Here are some of the fun activities students enjoyed on Read Across America Day!

The Ivy Pupet Show

A couple 4-5 students helped out during the performance!

Author and illustrator, Melissa Mendes, worked with the 4-5s. They each created their own unique and imaginative illustrations!

Storyreller, Kent Bushman, entertained the whole school with original stories and a rendition of The Lorax.

The day also included a classroom scavenger hunt and a book sale.

RAAD was a great Day!

Mystery Unit

Six-Word Stories

According to legend, Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a short story using only six words.

He came up with:   “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Inspired by Hemingway’s famous tale,
the “six word story” has served as a prompt for decades,
testing writers’ ability to create their own
succinct masterpieces with all sorts of clever results.

The 4-5 students wrote their own six word stories,

inspired by the mysterious illustrations from

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.  

They created some very clever masterpieces!

Math 4

Geometry Project

Students shared their incredibly creative Theme Parks.

4-5 President Raps

In music class with Sara, the 4-5s wrote original rap songs about the presidents and performed them at assambly.

Everyone did an incredible job!