IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

After yoga today, we were very excited to begin to explore the data we collected yesterday! We began by discussing what situations you would take real data in everyday life. Students had some really great ideas, ranging from taking a family poll about dinner choices to much bigger and more significant ideas. They really seem to grasp the idea of collecting information using surveys and the importance of displaying their results in an easily readable and accessible way. We didn’t finish creating our graphs today, but we got a great start! Here are some pictures of our experience!

This week we have been exploring chunking. We have been focusing on prefixes such as th-, ch-, wh-, sh- as well as endings like -ing, -ed, -er, -s. Once we know those beginnings and endings it is easier to read them in words.

Today we explored chunking by looking for words we know in words we do not know. We gave each child a book and had them circle all of the words they know whether it is words within words or words in general. The children were so excited to circle all of the words they knew and then they started to sound out words that they did not know because they chunked it!!

Yesterday, one of our Block A students, Miss Weese, led an experience on the senses. She and a small group of students harvested basil and peppers from our garden and then created a dip to enjoy! The whole class got to taste the dip and talked about how it connected to their five senses.

It tasted like Basil!  Regan

It tasted sweet! Addie

I think it smelled like cheese. Dylan

Its a different kind of smell- cheese and watery. Amiah

I hear the dipping. Addie

I heard the sounds of people crunching. And I heard a scrape when I dipped the pepper! Tajanaye

I think it feels good to make your own food. That way you can grow big and strong. J’Den

I also wanted to share something we have been spending a lot of time on during Reader’s Workshop- reading strategies. The past two weeks, we have been working on Ready Rooster (getting ready for the first sound in the word) and Stretchy Snake (stretching the word for all the sounds you hear). This week, we have been working with Chunky Monkey (finding word parts that are friendly to you and chunking them as you read). Mr. Henderson created this amazing and funny video on blabberize.com with a monkey talking with his voice. We have been projecting it on the big screen and having the kids do chunking activities with the Chunky Monkey. The kids LOVE it!

Tags: garden, project, reading

Save the Date for our Fall Carnival!

November 16th 6-8pm

crafts, food, face painting, games,silent auction

Please also let us know if you can volunteer for a 30 minute shift, donate a silent auction item, or connect us with vendors for pizza, plates, and small prizes.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Tags: family focus, family night, relationships