Pandamonium
We celebrated Tai Shan's half birthday. On January 9th, the National
Zoo's baby Giant Panda was six months old.
Writing to Inform:
Students researched Giant Panda facts.
Students wrote their names on Tai Shan's birthday card.
Paper Plate
Snowglobes
Mrs. Liddle displayed student
artwork featuring symmetry, and the color wheel.
Mrs. Liddle,
Art Teacher
First grade students wrote New Year Resolutions.
Sentence construction is an important skill.
Fourth Grade students created informational Power Points to support
their oral presentations.
Writing to
Perform a Task
First grade students followed directions and made origami dogs.
Map Making Skills
How do we show the earth's physical features?
Word Maps How do we understand words in what we read?
Making lists helps you organize your writing.
Kindergarten students sorted food items.
Mrs. Shenk,
Travilah's Principal, had a special showcase built to emphasize the
importance of
good writing.
Award winners' names are listed in The Dolphin's Tale.
Teachers choose exemplary student papers to receive the Principal's
Writing Award each week.
Parents decorated the halls to celebrate the lunar New Year. Special
activities will be held February 7th.
Kindergarten students made cherry blossoms to welcome the
Year of the Dog.
During the second quarter, reading/language arts focused on reading
and writing to inform.
Second grade non-fiction book reports were an example of writing to
inform.
Panda, panda, panda!
January is Maryland Reading Month.
Students made posters like this "I love books train!"