New Schedule

Change Can Be A Good Thing

Congrats to Marian for being
the first Cubtastic Winner!

Christie Elementary will be returning to the schedule from previous years. This means that the students will have specials for 50 minutes every single day now, including Friday. So here is what our day in Miss Christie's class will look like starting November 2nd...

8:00-9:45:     UBD (includes Science, Social Studies and L.A.)
9:45-10:35:   Specials
10:35-11:30: Snack and finishing up UBD
11:30-12:30: Recess/Lunch
12:30-1:00:   Integrated Enrichment
1:00-2:30:     Math
2:30-2:45:     Pack and Stack

Monday:       Fitness/Music
Tuesday:       P.E.
Wednesday:  Art
Thursday:     Music/Fitness
Friday:          P.E.

This week: Pumpkin Math and Field Day will be Friday.
We will also have Red Ribbon Week where the students can dress up. Here is what each day will be designated to...

Monday:       Wear Red Day
Tuesday:       Wear your favorite sport's team attire
Wednesday:  Wear your shirt backwards
Thursday:     Crazy Sock Day
Friday:          Christie Shirt

First Christie Challenge

Last Friday, our school had a challenge to design a pumpkin as one of their favorite story book character. Thankfully, many parents donated small pumpkins to our class. We were able to make groups and have the students research what character they would like.

The first day, the students chose what character they would like. That was probably the hardest part for them. Two groups were reading library chapter books with popular characters, so Amelia quickly thought about Harry Potter. The Lorax and Cat in the Hat were immediate choices once the groups thought of it.

The next day, they designed a pumpkin on paper and gave me the materials list they needed. They requested paint, googly eyes, felt, and many other materials.

Friday, we went outside and decorated the pumpkins. YAY! No paint on clothes. No big disasters. The students had fun. The biggest challenge was finding a hat that would stay up for the Cat in the Hat. Makaela and Madilynn found cardboard from the classroom. We cut it and made it into a cylinder to go on the top.

Many of our pumpkins will be presented at the assembly.

FALL FESTIVAL ASSEMBLY 

Friday October 23, 2015 @ 8AM

All parents and family 

are welcomed to join!!!

See you there =]

Music To Our Ears

In the past two weeks, we have been focusing on a certain energy that we cannot get away from: sound. The kids have been learning how sound travels, how it goes through solids, and how it can bounce back to make an echo.

The students have been able to explore different instruments and listen to the various pitches each one can make. 

Mrs. Massey let us check out her guitar.

Azar was making a megaphone to show how sound energy can travel over to Miss Stanford's room.

Eliana's group were listening to the different sounds made by Mrs. Reeves homemade maracas.

Braylon was recording the different parts that make the system we called an instrument. 

The rest of the week, we will finish up our unit by creating our own instruments. The students had to make a blue print and a list of materials. So far, we have made a kazoo with a paper roll, wax paper, and a rubber band. 

Thank you Mr. Berg for coming to help us as a Watch Dog Dad. The students and Amelia loved it! 

Brain breaks are the best, especially with a dad dancing!