tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755383076905426892024-03-13T06:12:21.415-05:00Chandler Oaks Evidence of ExcellenceE.Lundiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12194821973006763395noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-51231551127330048792015-05-05T11:29:00.000-05:002015-05-05T12:36:46.602-05:00Technology and Art<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-52177378506498130412014-12-18T13:49:00.001-06:002014-12-18T13:49:41.657-06:00First Grade: Understanding personal and cultural events of families in "Who We Are"<div style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
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Grade has been learning about personal and cultural events in their “Who We
Are” unit. Throughout the unit of inquiry, students examined the personal and
cultural events of families. Through comparison, students also explored </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten'; font-size: 10pt;">customs and celebrations in each other’s families and
families around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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students make connections to gain intercultural understanding and respect. Here
are a few of the wonderful opportunities the students had the opportunity to
engage in:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ago, people found a way to light the darkness . . . Light was so important in
their lives that they came to use it in worship and in celebrations” (from “Celebrations
of Light” by Nancy Luenn).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had the opportunity to explore holidays that shared a common element . . . LIGHT!!!
The students were able to select the holiday they wanted to inquire into (from
a list). They then went to the teacher responsible for that holiday, learned
more about it and then returned to their class to share their knowledge with
their classmates.</span><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten'; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten'; font-size: 8pt;">Students who chose to go to Ms. Fitch’s class learned about the Japanese festival “Obon Matsuri.” This is a festival that honors the dead; each student created a lantern to honor a loved one, keeping in line with an Obon Matsuri tradition.</span></i></td></tr>
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also had the opportunity to learn about traditions from community members. The
volunteers who agreed to speak with the children shared how their</span><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten'; font-size: 10pt;"> culture has impacted the traditions that they have in their
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the exploration of this unit of inquiry, the students were asked to consider
what they were learning from multiple perspectives. This is a powerful tool for
learning about other people and cultures; thus helping </span><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindergarten"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">students gain an understanding that the
importance of family and community beliefs, customs, language, and traditions
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-28860391891561028242014-12-12T14:13:00.001-06:002014-12-12T14:13:15.814-06:00Poetry Slam.......Students explore and present wide variety of poetry<div class="MsoNormal">
Third graders at COES elementary school rock! Their poetry
slam on Thursday evening was amazing.
After studying poetry in music and the regular classroom, they performed
a wide range of poetry for parents and teachers. Each class set up their own “Poetry Café”
. Poetry recited included everything
from their own poetry, limericks and funny rhymes to the classics and even included a selection from
Hamlet. Each grade had their own MC who
kept the show moving with some adlibs and a lot of laughter and fun. Parents and
students enjoyed the performances and the cozy atmosphere with plenty of hot
chocolate. A Spanish song sung by all
participants rounded off the evening in each poetry café proving there are no
limits to this group of international learners. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So it's hardly surprising that our students (and the parent volunteers) had so much fun at the "Hour of Coding" event on Monday. As educators, we know that we want our students to learn how to think logically, how to solve problems and how to stick with a project until they are finished without simply giving up because it's too hard. During the Hour of Code activities, students developed those very skills while playing computer games. They had to figure out how to make the Angry Bird get through the maze to the pig or they had work out how to allow the zombie to get to the sunflower despite the obstacles in his path. If they didn't get it right, they simply had to "debug" their program and run it again. And they kept at it until they got it right. They worked together, helping each other and in pairs when necessary. In fact, they were having so much fun that our "Hour of Code" turned into more than an hour... and many of the students were making plans to continue at home. <br />
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Anyone can access the <a href="http://code.org/learn" target="_blank">Hour of code.org</a> activities and have fun learning the basic concepts. We're hoping that there will be enough interest to start a technology club after the Winter Break.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-14992019368469897412014-10-31T16:58:00.000-05:002014-10-31T16:59:43.074-05:00Jumping right into coding.... and having funHow do you teach a group of 5th graders about computer coding and how to write code? Not an easy task for even the most experienced of teachers!!!!<br />
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Mrs. Walker's 5th graders at COES today jumped right in using their Samsung Notes and an app callled Lightbot One Hour coding. There are lots of programs and apps out there that will help to make this easier but Mrs. Walker's behind the scenes research in deciding which one to select paid off. It seems that the students really enjoyed the chance to make a robot walk around, turn corners and jump up and down steps. While playing, they were learning some important concepts. A computer will only do what it is told to do, and you cannot skip a single step or instruction if you want it to work well. Paying attention to details and thinking a problem through from start to finish are definitely skills we want our students to develop... and judging by their engagement, it seems like a little time for fun is just the way to get started. Check out more fun ways to learn about coding at <a href="http://hourofcode.com./">hourofcode.com.</a> <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-70796561915228591922014-10-06T16:30:00.005-05:002014-10-06T16:35:31.700-05:005th grade use technology to learn about the pastMrs. Birrel's 5th grade class are engaged in learning about the tools and technology from the past. They are learning how the past has influenced the present by using computers to view photos of medical and other equipment from the 19th and 20th Centuries. Working together in small groups, they are able to talk about the old fashioned equipment and compare it with the tools and technology of today and realize that what we have today has evolved from the things that were used in the past. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-5249154735273237622014-05-21T10:34:00.001-05:002014-05-21T10:34:10.455-05:00Career Day at COE!Chandler Oaks recently hosted it's annual Career Day. Students learned about a variety of in-demand careers on the broadcast, took interest inventories and explored different career choices in the library, and listened to a variety of speakers share about what they do. Many parents gave their time to help our students learn more about some of the different jobs and fields that are available and they talked about how what they learned in school prepared them for their jobs today. Students even came to school dressed as what they want to be when they grow up- bankers, fire fighters, teachers, scientists, police officers, business professionals, athletes and artists were a few of the careers represented. It was a great day to help our students start thinking, planning and dreaming about their futures!<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-52767183862207180132014-05-16T09:24:00.000-05:002014-05-16T09:24:17.678-05:003rd Graders Make Work EasierThird grade students recently finished their summative assessment for their How the World Works unit. Their central idea was <i>work happens when a force causes change</i>. Students were challenged with creating something that would solve a problem or make life easier. Students had to address the work that would happen and the energy needed to help solve the problem or make work easier. Students could present their creation using any format they chose. <br />
Check out a couple of samples from Ms. Olson's class. These students used Padlet, an online bulletin board, to organize their ideas. Students really exercised their creativity and came up with some pretty innovative ideas!<br />
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Student broadcasters learn communication skills, how to work flexibly on a team and the ins and out of the technology tools used to produce the KCOE news show. Students get to rotate through a variety of roles such as anchor, engineer, director and special reporter and learn more about some of the duties and skills needed in the broadcast industry. They learn a lot, but it is also a lot of fun!<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-9269157278518246492014-03-31T08:30:00.000-05:002014-03-31T08:30:02.128-05:001st Graders Take Action @ Home!1st grade students have been learning about natural resources in science. Some of Mrs. Sharp's students took action by going home and reusing common household items and turning them into something new and useful. We get excited when students are able to put their learning to use out in the real world- nothing is more satisfying to a teacher! <div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-68464944985560430572014-03-26T08:00:00.000-05:002014-03-26T08:00:07.264-05:005th Grade Students Design a Green City5th Grade students finished their Sharing the Planet unit last month. The inquired into the central idea <i>Using and conserving resources alters our relationships with communities and environments. </i>To show their understanding at the end of the unit, students were given the real world task of creating a "Green City" that would run entirely on alternative energy. In their presentation, students had to discuss the impact on the community and environment as well as the conditions that must be necessary for the alternative energy forms to successfully power the city. Check out some samples below from Mrs. Walker's class:<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-89308493247453336312014-03-25T08:00:00.000-05:002014-03-25T08:00:12.401-05:004th Grade Ramps Up for the Writing STAAR<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">4th grade is in the home stretch before the writing STAAR test. They have been doing Six Traits review and revising/editing review in rotations. Students are reminded of how much they have learned throughout the year in writing workshop. They've come a long way and made so much progress as writers! Students are applying their writing skills to develop great ideas, using ba-da-bings to explode the moment, and covering their drafts with colorful revision and editing marks. We are so proud of all our writers!</span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-34972014963666286132014-03-21T13:05:00.001-05:002014-03-21T13:05:56.017-05:00COE Cheetahs Win 3rd Place in Battle of the Bluebonnets!The COE Battle of the Bluebonnets team took home 3rd place yesterday after a heated competition! Our team of 5 reading rock stars, led by their coach Mrs. Collings, actually tied for first place with three other schools- several tie breaker questions were needed to settle the competition. In the end we brought home 3rd place medals- our highest finish yet!<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-89940291958094422402014-01-07T11:08:00.000-06:002014-01-07T11:08:04.784-06:00Ms. Wike's Class Builds and Programs RobotsStudents in Ms. Wike's 3rd grade class recently completed several robotics lessons. First they tried their hand at programming using the game <a href="http://light-bot.com/hocflash.html" target="_blank">LightBot</a>. This helped build their understanding of using step by step, specific instructions for their robots. Next, they began building their robots using Lego WeDo kits. Groups of students selected a project to build and followed Lego's schematics to put it together. It wasn't always easy! Finally, they programmed their robots to each do a different action. Check out the pictures and videos below. You'll see a hungry alligator, twirling birds, a sleeping giant get raised by a crane and flying airplanes. Pretty incredible- and they are only 3rd graders! I can't wait to see the things they can accomplish when they set their minds on something!<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775538307690542689.post-6581596486490487972013-12-20T12:48:00.001-06:002013-12-20T12:48:10.555-06:00Movenote: A New Tool that has Spread Like Wildfire @ COE!<span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently, several Chandler Oaks teachers have learned about a new tool to use with their students called Movenote. Movenote lets students combine photos or documents with video so they can talk about their work. This is an awesome tool to use to encourage reflection, fluency, presenting and sharing! But it's not really about the tool, it's about all the great learning that is taking place when students use it! Check out these examples to see COES students hard at work sharing their learning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stony Point High School Ambassadors recently came to visit COE 5th grade students. They talked about the Academy Program as well as what the IB looks like in high school. This was one of our activities for Education. Go Get It Week. Throughout the week, students learned about a variety of colleges and careers as well as the skills and knowledge that are necessary to be successful. The Stony Point students were a high point for our 5th grade. They talked about what a typical day was like, what they needed to do to be successful in school and how they say their education preparing them for their future. Students got to ask a lot of really great questions and were excited about the opportunities that lay ahead of them in the next few years!</span></div>
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