Week One

The first week of school is already over, and what a great week it was! Below are pictures of a few of the activities we worked on this week.

Team Building Activity 1: Build the tallest 40 mini-cup structure. The students were challenged to build the tallest  structure using 40 mini-cups. After the activity, we talked about what works and what doesn't work when completing a group challenge.

This was our tallest structure! It measured 66 cm!

Classroom Culture Carousel: On the first day of school, students moved around the room for poster to poster answering questions about how they hope our classroom will run. There were 6 questions:
1. School is important because ____________.
2. Our classroom should be ___________ everyday.
3. What will Miss Groccia need to do to help you to be successful this year?
4. What will YOU need to do to be successful this year?
5. What will students in our classroom need to do to ensure our classroom runs smoothly?
6. What do you hope to learn in 4th grade?

Team Building Activity 2: Save Fred! Students had to work cooperatively to put Fred into the lifesaver, and save him from drowning. The challenge was they could only use the paperclips to touch the boat (cup), Fred (gummy worm), and life preserver (Lifesaver). 

The students also learned and reflect on the rules and procedures of our classroom. We also set goals for our year in 4th grade!