Kindergarten Team

Kindergarten Invades HEB

Last week, the kindergarten students were asked the question “What is a healthy meal?”  They spent the week learning about nutrition and what food groups are needed to help you grow strong.  For part of their research, they were able to visit a local H-E-B grocery store.  

At the store, they took a tour of the different departments to find foods in each important food group. They were able to sample some healthy foods as well. 

The students learned other healthy habits such as dental care and hygiene. One group got to see a 17 pound lobster! 

At the end of the week, the students applied their knowledge to create a picture of a healthy meal using construction paper. They then reported their findings to their class.  This project based learning experience was funded through the Katy ISD Education Foundation Inspiring Imagination Grant the Kindergarten Team was awarded in May of 2014. 

"I learned that eating healthy foods makes our bodies more healthy! I also learned that milk helps our bones stay strong." - Leila

"I learned that tomatoes are fruits because I actually did not know that. I thought they were vegetables." -Adie-Leigh

“Square cheese actually taste good.” -Emily

“It was awesome! We got some samples and we got to learn about healthy food.” -Mady

“It was fun and I loved tasting the pineapple.” -Brooklyn

“I loved the fruits and vegetables.” - Wes

Sanee Bell-Principal & Girl Scout Troop 17405

The Buddy Program

Girl Scout Troop 17405 were told to look around their community and explore potential problems that they could "fix" or improve.  One area of concern brought to the group was younger students at CE not having anyone to "look" after them at school.  After some discussion, it was determined that other schools have a program in place through their safety patrol program to help younger students in addition to flag and car rider/day care duties.  The girls decided that as a group they wanted to implement a "buddy" program as part of the safety patrol program at CE.  With guidance from the other girls that already have a program in place, the girls came up with what they hoped to implement at CE. Below is the proposal that I received from the troop. 

Hi, we are girl scouts from troop 1740 and we are working on our bronze award project. Our program is called the buddy program and we would like to start it here at Cimarron.

The main idea of the buddy program is to help kids get to class because we know how easy it is to get lost in such a big school when you are younger. We would basically just help younger students get to where they need to be. We believe that this program is necessary because you don’t want people getting lost in the school and be late for class because then they could possibly get into trouble.

The buddy program not only would help kids get to class we could also cheer them up if they seem sad that way more people will be happy at school! We can also help people carry things to their class or wherever it needs to be if it seems like too much for them to handle. Our plan for where the buddies will be located is right down the two main hallways we could have roughly 2-5 buddies in each hallway.

In our troop we have some girls that don’t go to Cimarron; their names are Mallory, Amaris, Elizabeth, Exel, Alayna, and Korynn. Although they do not go to Cimarron they do have a program sort of like this one. Our troop 17405 really hopes we can get this project working smoothly. Thank you for your time and consideration.

                                                                             Sincerely,                                                                                                                      Troop 17405                 

I was so impressed with their approach and initiative to work with my secretary to get on my calendar to meet with me, and their adherence to all the deadlines that we set during our meetings.  I see some strong business women coming out of this group, and this a testament to their parents and the skills that they are learning as  girl scouts. Way to contribute to our school, girls!

Stephanie Brown-3rd Grade Teacher

Third Grade Explores Mysteries

What better way to start the New Year than with a mystery? This past week students have been hanging on the edge of their seats reading a mystery and solving clues as to Who Stole the Wizard of Oz? We have been working suspiciously and becoming detectives to help solve the mystery of the stolen books. 

Students have even been able to write and solve their own mysteries; we were all on pins and needles as to who was “stealing” our school supplies, sorry Mrs. Bell. :-)  It was an exciting way to start the New Year and the students had fun getting to explore their mischievous creative sides.

Rachel Helmcamp, 4th Grade Teacher

Fourth Grade Fractured Fairy Tales

The past few weeks we have discussed folktales and drama. This week we decided to combine both genres and have our students perform a fractured fairy tale for the class. Students were able to choose from two reader’s theater plays. Students had a day to define and describe the elements of drama, a day to rehearse, and a day to perform. 

Boy what fun they had! Some of my quietest students were speaking in their loudest voices and with accents. We all got a great laugh! The best part, of course, was our students were interacting with one another in a cooperative setting and learning about the elements of drama while doing it.

Ragd, Kara & Aimee-4th Grade Students

Fun with Fables and Folktales

In reading we have learned about fables and folktales. We learned that both stories are fiction and long ago were told orally among a culture. The plots of both include problem and solution, or good vs evil. The characters are either people or animals, but fables usually have animals with human like qualities.  They both have a central message that we learn a life lesson or moral from.

During writing time, we wrote our own fables or folktales imitating the mentor ones. We kept some of the plot and problem the same as the original story but changed the characters, setting, and solution. Our whole class loved this assignment, and we hope we can do it again.

 

                                                                                                     

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