Halloween Parade and Party

We had a great time on Halloween!  We loved the parade and the party!  We are very thankful that Mother Nature cooperated with our plans and gave us such gorgeous weather! We played Halloween BINGO! We loved laughing and having fun with all our friends! We also had some amazing snacks! Thanks to all the generous parents who supplied us with great food and wonderful help during the parade and party!  We couldn't...

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Extra Recess!

We did it again! We earned another 25 compliments! Mrs. Koehn took us outside for an extra recess to celebrate!! (The next time we earn 25 compliments, Mrs. Koehn promised to bake us her world famous cookies!...

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Fire Safety

Today, the Paw Paw Fire Department volunteer firemen came to the Early Elementary to talk with us about fire safety.  We know that if there is a fire, we need to GET OUT and STAY OUT!    We talked about making a plan with our families for practicing fire safety and for selecting a "safe spot" to meet in case of a fire at our home.  We also got to see (and hear!) what a fireman would look and sound like if they came to...

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Everybuggy Blogs!!

What makes the leaves turn such beautiful colors each fall? I think the leaves change colors because in the summertime it's warm and in the fall it's cold so the leaves change colors. By Jude I think why the leaves change because the tree bark gets bad and it makes the leaves change color. By Sophia Leaves change color in fall because it is getting cold. By Abby Leaves turn colors because when it is fall they are dropping it is coming to...

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Everybuggy Blogs!

What kind of book do you like more, fantasy or realistic fiction?  Why? My favorite book is fantasy because a guy named Captain Underpants could fly a toilet could talk a baby could sae the world. By Jude I love realistic fiction because it can teach you real and troy stuff that is why I love it. By Sophia I like books that are not real thay are very silly.  By Ka...

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The Importance of Bundling

Today we were tricked into learning!!  Mrs. Koehn said she needed to know if she had 1000 straws for a project.  She asked how we thought we could most efficiently count them.  It was suggested we bundle the straws by fives, and then it was suggested we bundle by tens.  We all agreed that bundling by tens would be faster to count than fives. When we got all the straws bundled into groups of tens, we started...

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Quick and Easy Activities for Home

Every now and then I like to share some fun activities you can do at home with your student to support the academic and social skills we are working on at school.  Here are just a couple ideas for your Monday morning: Reading: Make reading visible in your home.  Point out all the different times you have to read in your everyday life.  Do you read the weather forecast?  A recipe for dinner?  The note that comes home from school?  Let your child see how important reading is!  Take it one step further and have...

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Good Citizens

What a great day for a field trip! We started at the County Court House. We sat out on the historic steps and learned that this building was the second court house built in Paw Paw.  This one was built in 1901!! We were very impressed by its age! We went inside...  ...to the historic courtroom.  Judge Dufon was presiding in court today.   He explained the roles of citizens in a democracy, including...

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Cooperative Learning

Today we worked on two-step word problems in math. We needed some extra practice so Mrs. Koehn made up some problems for us to work on. We did a bunch together as a class, then we did a few on our own. We got together with a partner to compare our answers and to talk about our thinking. Sometimes we found that we had made a mistake and we learned a lot from each other! Learning together is so much fu...

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Kalamazoo Symphony Quintet

Today we were treated to a quintet from the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.  We learned about the oboe (which Mrs. Koehn played in high school)... ...and the bassoon, which was a very unique instrument! We also learned about the French horn, clarinet and the flute (which Mrs. Koehn played from fifth grade through high school!)  We heard some classical tunes, some rag time music, a polka and more!  Thank you to Ms. Miller...

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Extra Recess!

Our class earned 25 compliments by being quiet and respectful, being extra good for substitute teachers and by being all around great kids!  To celebrate, we enjoyed an extra recess on Friday! We all had a blast!...

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