Celeb's Spider Schema!

Earlier this school year, I introduced the celebrities to the concept of their schema. They really latched on to this concept and have consistently referenced their "schema files" throughout the year. I decided to incorporate some spooky spider fun into our schema learning. I gave the celebs a few minutes to write down what information they already had in their schema file on spiders. Next, they worked in trio groups to read non-fiction texts about spiders and to find three additional facts to add to their schema files. The celebrities were more than enthusiastic about finding out more creepy details about these creatures. Students were asked to record their 3 new facts on the "New Schema" strips. We even had a spider creep in to visit while the celebs were conducting their research.
Talk about spide-y senses!!
After the research was complete, the celebs shared their old and new schema with the cast and crew. They celebrated their new learning with spider rings and could now easily tell one spider fact for all 8 spider leg!
Check out the paparazzi pics of our creepy, spider schema search...

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Celebs spotted at Fall Ball!

The 3rd annual J. W. Wiseman Fall Ball was a huge success. The evening was filled with the scary Haunted Hall, the Halloween Dance, and Costume and Dance Contests! The Paparazzi caught lots of great photos of our Harkreader Hills celebrities. Check out the Spook-tacular shots below...

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New Guest Star: Billy Joe Bob the Pumpkin

Pumpkin carving is a long, lasting Harkreader Hills tradition. You can't have Halloween in Harkreader Hills without a jack-o-lantern. The students secretly created their ultimate jack-o-lantern designs. We then voted on which design we liked the best. Jacie's cat design was chosen as the jack-o-lantern winning creation. The students named him, Billy Joe Bob and we have enjoyed having him as part of our celebrity cast!

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New Release! Celebs first Poem Publication...

Who knew the celebrities were also such talented poets? The celebs shared their best Fall and Halloween experiences in their 5 Senses Poems. They wrote about the sights, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells they enjoy and remember the most during fall and Halloween. Then they added their superstar flair to their final poems. Be sure to check out this 1st publication.

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Spooky Celebs Sport Sensational Symmetry Masks!

Prior to going on their much deserved Fall Break, the celebrities began preparing for the upcoming Halloween festivities. They created spook-sational symmetry masks. Check out the paparazzi pics below.

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4-H Celebs Show-Off their Creativity

The celebrities of Harkreader Hills have put their creative talents in high gear! The celebs designed 4-H posters to help promote what 4-H means to them. Check out the paparazzi pics of all the creative poster projects!
Thanks celebs for the 100% participation! You ROCK!

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Yummy Math Munchies!

The celebs have enjoyed some tasty math munchies during our new math station rotations. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons the celebrities visit Math Munchie Snack Stations. Okay...no there is no reall food--instead there are great math activities individually designed to fit each celebrity's math need. Students visit the Orchard station and enjoy online math learning that fits their math brain perfectly. Study Island is another great online source that, again, provides online math games designed to meet each celebs math need. Study Island games are played on the laptops we check out from POWER teachers. Dyna-math is a fun math magazine that combines current pop culture with math computation. Word of Math is all about math vocabulary. This time they were creating Polygon Pockets filled with geometry words and symbols. Yes, we have a Guest Star! Patrick is a senior from Portland High School and is so SUPER SMART. He meets with groups and leads great math brain games. Noodle #'s is a station that also requires students to use strategic moves in be successful with their math games.Finally, Team Time is a station that requires students work in teams to solve math word problems. I have seen the celebrity MATH MINDS really growing thanks to Math Munchies. Check out our paparazzi pics below.

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Last week some of our Celebrity 4th graders spent some time lending their math expertise to Mrs. Groves first graders. During 1st grade's Math Madness day, the celebs helped the 1st graders with apple math activities and read books to the class. We look forward to helping Mrs. Groves class with math again soon. Check out the paparazzie pics below.

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Celebs spotted visiting with Native Tribes!

The paparazzi caputured some great photos of the celebrities exploring Native American tribes. They learned about their homes, food, traditions and history. Check out the great snapshots of their explorations.

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