Kiker's Strength-Based Learning Cohort

This week our schedule had us learning in many new ways! Fourth Grade took a walking field trip to HEB and learned some nutritious ways to shop and where things in the store were located. We are more knowledgeable consumers now! Fourth also had the opportunity to stretch with our first writing benchmark. We worked hard on Thursday, expressing our thoughts in written form! Third Grade practiced and performed Kiker's Rendition of "Schoolhouse Rock!" We enjoyed watching them Friday! As Third Grade was in final rehearsal, we had the chance to learn about the people and events in the PTA. We've compiled a book of thank you letters from Second Grade and Expository pieces from Fourth to present to the PTA Board at their next meeting. It was exciting to find out their roles, and the wonderful things they do here at Kiker. Second grade investigated how heat affects matter by melting various solids. We observed and described the properties that change and the prope...

Your assignment for the next two days is on the link below. Work together with your partner to complete it. Know that we will be presenting our work at a Kiker PTA meeting next month! :) Attitude of Gratitude

We eagerly participated in our Student Council Elections. It was exciting to exercise our citizenship in our Kiker Community! We also enjoyed a fabulous concert by our Kiker Keynotes in recognition for the sacrifice and bravery of our country's veterans. Book Fair has been in full swing, and we've picked up some new reading material! Second grade has been conducting an author study of Kevin Henkes and learning to watch for signposts in his work. Signposts are places where the author has placed events where we need to stop as readers, notice what's happening in regards to our character, and ask ourselves questions to comprehend deeply. We've been drafting a new sensory description poem for our anthologies. Third Graders have finished up our novel, A Long Walk to Water . It was amazing to feel our reading/learning community come together over this book! They are forever changed by knowing the incredible journey of Salva Dut, and the scarcity of water resources in Af...

When you have completed your workbook pages, click the link below to review about the states of matter: http://www.abcya.com/states_of_matter.htm Then choose a Matter Game (or two!) from the site below: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/changes-in-matter-games.html

Hello, scientists! Click on the links that match your grade level below. Use the websites to learn more about heat energy. Make sure you  read all directions! 2nd grade Part I: Experimenting with Solids, Liquids, and Gases http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids_fs.shtml Part II: Kitchen Materials http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science/changing_materials/play/ 3rd grade Part I: States of Matter: Changes in State http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX4372644d6e7071506f5b77&t=States-of-Matter Part II: Solids, Liquids, and Gases http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_state.shtml  4th grade Part I: BBC - Changing State http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_state.shtml Part II: Crickweb - Changing State **Scroll down to the picture that says "Changing State" and click on it.   http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2science.html#changingstate Part III: Condensation   http://www.w...

Click to Run

This week, Halloween started us with a burst of energy, and we've been working those mindful muscles the whole week long! It's been helpful to remember that when we are feeling excited, tired, or even just distracted, we can get back on track by mindfully breathing or wiggling our toes! We also were assigned The Pledge this week, and we enjoyed being up on stage leading the Kiker community. We documented the events of this upcoming month in our Agenda calendars, so if you weren't able to take a peek, it's got important reminders for the next few weeks. We are working on a small mandala to help us unwind and focus on what we are grateful for, and Mrs. Mangels read us a wonderful book, Chopsticks , to help us see problems as opportunities! In project, we are preparing for our Keyhole Garden build. We've been creating spreadsheets, learning about healthy soil composition, and digging deeper into the idea of scarcity, it's causes, and it's consequences. We...