Apple Day!!!

We used an apple slicer!
It separated the apple from the core.

We had to push down really hard.
 Mrs. Lopez had to help.

  It looked really cool!

The slices went into the slow cooker.

Then we sprinkled on brown sugar
 and the spices with a splash of water!

We learned about contractions while it cooked.

We made them into headbands!

We read a recipe and
answered questions about it. 

We also made apple kids!

We wrote about what we did.

By late afternoon they were cooked and the room smelled great!

We used the food mill to grind up the apples.

Hooray, Friday was Apple Day!!

Turning the crank was hard work!

We had a fun, apple filled day today!  We started making cute apple kids! Then we started making our applesauce with all the apples everyone brought in!  We took turns cutting them up with a slicer and popped them into the crockpot to slowly cook all day long.  

We also made apple headbands decorated with contractions.  We answered questions about an apple recipe similar to the one we followed and used our answers as a starting off place for our writing today.  

When we returned from lunch, the room was beginning to smell delicious.  During math we played apple themed addition games.  Later we learned about Johnny Appleseed on bookflix and on Brainpop Jr. 

The final step of the applesauce process was to run the cooked apples through a Foley food mill.  Each student had a turn to turn the crank.  Then it was time to taste test!!  Most of the class really liked it and some had seconds!  All in all it was a beautiful fall day and we had a ball learning and celebrating apples and Johnny Appleseed.

Yummy!

Thank you for sending  in the apples!!

Odyssey of the Mind

Happy Friday!!

We have had a super busy week and have wrapped with a super busy day!! We are getting more and more independent with our Daily 5 activities (more on that to come) and are practicing  Math workshop routines (more on that later, too!).

This afternoon we learned a bit about the Odyssey of the Mind program and tried our hand at solving a problem given to Odyssey teams in the past. What a Blast!!  Students were working together, sharing their ideas and using critical thinking skills.    Check out our pictures below! 

Look in take home folders for information on being a part of a Canal View team! Also look on the district website for more information!  

Off to a great start!!

Morgan found acorns on the playground!  A sure sign of fall!

Climbing the 'rope' ladder!

These kiddoes just like hanging around!!



Cameron's climbing!

Yesterday was the 10th day of school!!

I can't believe we are in double digits already!!

We have spent much of our time learning routines and expectations.  This means we have done lots of practice and repetition of class activities, it can get a bit tedious!  So I thought I'd post some pictures of us running around on the playground!! Recess is everyone's favorite time of day!

I love this fall weather and watching kids play!! 

Enjoy these fun pictures and this first post of 2014-2015!! 



Kelsey enjoys hanging around too!