About our school
Broadus Wood Elementary school has 275 students. We are on the smaller
side than most schools. We have three kindergarten teachers, two first
grade teachers, three second grade teachers, two third grade teachers,
two fourth grade teachers and two fifth grade teachers. We are sort of
out in the middle of nowhere. We have five different specials, for example, Music, Library, Gifted,
Guidance, and P.E. (physical education).
Here
are some things that we are learning about in Language Arts. We always
have a free read time at the beginning of our class, then we have word
study, (where we work on spelling words). We are studying homophones.
Our teacher always reads to us then we write about what she read. Soon
we will be starting literature circles where small groups of students
read the same book and then talk about it together
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| The Wythe House in Colonial Williamsburg (pic. from Wikipedia) |
Here
is what we are learning about in math. In math we are doing a lot of
multiplication problems. We are learning new and different methods and
trying to stretch our brain. We do a lot of group work and play a lot of
fun games. I love math plus we have a very good teacher to teach it to
us. We are also starting more of solving 2 multiplication problems and
finding out which is greater.
Here
is what we are learning about in science. In science we are learning
about matter. We have covered atoms, protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Now we are finishing the three states of matter and starting mixtures
and solutions. One of my favorite things we are studying about is
elements and compounds. One of the projects we have completed is making
our own element. My element was oxygen. We had to do research on our
element and then write it down. I love science.
In
Social Studies we are learning about Colonial Virginia and how they
lived. We have done projects about life in the old days. My groups
poster was housing. I wish I could tell you everything but let me just
tell you a couple facts about houses. There windows were often made of
waxed paper instead of glass. Also there cooking often came from an open
fire. Other groups did clothing, food, and jobs. Now we are doing a
play about credit. Credit is when you buy something now and pay for it
later.
You should visit Virginia someday. Don’t forget to stop by our school!
Avery
