Last One...

As I sit here in our quiet room with chairs stacked, drawers empty, boards blank...I can't help but think about this school year. What an awesome year it was! This class was one of a kind - we truly loved each other! There were a lot of tears shed yesterday. As I gave out awards, read kind words about each other, read a poem and said our good byes many of us couldn't help but cry. Like I said- we truly loved each other. We were a family over the last 10 months and it was hard to say good bye. Many kids said, "Mrs. Pilliod your eyes are watering". My response, "Yes of course they are, I am really going to miss each and every one of you."  But it was also filled with happiness and excitement. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful children with me. This class was a blessing and I feel really proud about this school year. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe summer. Please come see me next year! 

Love, Mrs. Pilliod 

Reading Presentations

Over the last several weeks each student picked a topic that they were curious about. Then they researched that topic through a variety of sources (books, articles, websites and databases). After lots of learning the students had a choice as to how they would present their knowledge to their classmates. They created posters, typed books, google slides and videos. All of us learned so much from each presentation. They did an AWESOME job! We hope you learn something too! Scroll through to see all of the pictures, click on the links to view the book, slides and videos:

Grant taught us about volleyball by creating a poster. 

Ella Taught us about Owls through her poster

 Addy Taught us about Earth through a poster

Maddie created a poster on pandas!

Millie made a poster on Pandas! 

Isla taught us about German Shepherds with her poster!

Owen's Presentation on Cars

Natalie's Presentation on Tornadoes

Vincent's Presentation on Turtles

Ben's Presentation on Lamborghini and porsche  

Ikhana's Presentation on Sharks

Nicky's Presentation on String Instruments



Emma's Book on the Desert

Taylor's Video on Asia

Jejuan's Video on Skateboarding

Zac's Video on German Shepherds

Abby's Video on Dogs

Will's Video on Jaguars

Chase's Video on Hurricanes

Butterflies and Makerspace

Last Friday was a fun day in our room! We had a butterfly release party and went to the Makerspace for a reward. Here are some pictures from our day. 

One Thing That Was Really Good...

I have been trying to incorporate some new ideas into our morning. Each morning there is a new prompt to think about and write the response on a post-it. Then we are sharing them at morning meeting. For example - Pick a name and write something kind to that person  OR What is one thing that has happened this week that is REALLY good?  It has helped us feel good about our day and starts us off on the right path each morning. We are all really enjoying it. I thought I would share the responses to one of our prompts. I hope you are able to read them (I am not sure how clear it will be on the computer). 

All About the Author and Indoor Recess

Here are some pictures from our indoor recess last week! 

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