Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Grandparent's Day

The kids and the grandparents had a fun morning.  They created a card together, practiced spelling, watched the kids' performances of their two plays, and worked on solving Wordles.  After a delicious brunch, many of the kids went home.  Those remaining challenged their minds with several STEM activities.








Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Eulenspiegel Puppet Show and Workshop

The kids were delighted to have the Eulenspiegel Puppet Show come to MP-West today.  The show was based on the folk tale book about two rabbits planting a garden and sharing what came up with the mean goat, while the rabbits took the vegetables which grew down.

In the afternoon the kids participated in a shadow workshop where they made shadow puppets and presented a play to the third graders.













Friday, November 10, 2017

Veteran's Day Reader's Theater

Thank you Mrs. Yoder for organizing some of our 4th graders for a Veteran's Day Reader's Theater.  The kids did a great job presenting to the 3rd and 4th graders.  Mr. Poock then interview some of our local veterans about their time in the service.





Monday, November 6, 2017

Community Service Project

The kids did a great job today raking leaves for members of the Wellman Community.  They worked well together - super teamwork!







Friday, November 3, 2017

Breakout Box with Mrs. Seward

Our Learning Design Coach, Mrs. Seward, came on Friday to share one of the district's Breakout Boxes.  The kids have to solve clues in order to figure out the combination for the lock.  Lots of thinking going on!





String Games with Ms. Slabaugh

Ms. Slabaugh has been visiting our room as part of the pre-teaching training at Kirkwood College.  On Halloween she taught the class how to do some string games.



Cardboard Challenge

The kids got together on Monday to share their arcade games.  They had a great time and the prizes were a hit!