Last week, I was able to take a peek in the storage container where the WOS library collection has been since December 14, 2018. Well…I actually did a little more than peek! I grabbed any and all boxes that were within my reach…the famous Arthur series by Marc Brown being among them! This week we… Read More Author Study: Marc Brown
Read: Finding Winnie, illustrated by Sophie Blackall and written by Lindsay Mattick. In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter tells… Read More Finding Winnie and Primary Sources
Citations for Beginners from Imagine Easy Solutions on Vimeo. First, log onto one of the MANY websites listed below that support the research you are doing for the “Vacation Nation Project”: Connecticut National Geographic Kids: Connecticut ConneCT Kids Coonecticut Still Revolutionary Maine Maine: Discover Your Maine Thing Baxster State Park Massachusetts National Geographic Kids: Massachusettes… Read More Citation Work for Vacation Nation
Second stop…..let’s board the plane and head to Kenya! When visiting another country it is always helful to know a few basic words in order to effectively communicate! What language is spoken in Africa? Do you know any African words? What are they? Can you share them with your classmates? Let’s look at the video… Read More See the World: Kenya
Gingerbread House Day is observed annually on December 12. Gingerbread was a favorite food of an Armenian monk, Gregory of Nicopolis. Gregory brought gingerbread to Europe around 992 AD and taught French Christians to bake it. Gingerbread was often used in religious ceremonies and was baked to be sturdy as it was often molded into… Read More Gingerbread House Day: Books & Coding & Challenge, Oh my!
One of the mindset mantras at William O. Schaefer (WOS) is, “We don’t do EASY, we make easy happen through hard work and learning!” As learners, students at WOS are curious and always looking for ways to better understand their surroundings. Our students are social, expressive and creative. They strive to better understand the school… Read More William O. Schaefer Library Renovation
Before we start our coding session there are a few things you should know. At the root of all computer science is something called an algorithm. The word “algorithm” may sound like something complicated, but really it’s just a list of instructions that someone can follow to achieve a result. A program is an algorithm… Read More Hour of Code December 3-9, 2018
Matt Tavares’s newest book titled, Lighter Than Air was selected by the Society of Illustrators to be included in their exhibit of the best children’s books of the year, The Original Art 2018! The exhibit opens on November 8 at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. It is so exciting that Matt Travares is visiting the second grade students tomorrow,… Read More Author Visit: Matt Tavares