Ms. Cantlebary's Reading Projects

Ms. Cantlebary's students created dioramas or trifold pamphlets illustrating a scene from a book that was read during first semester. The students did a fabulous job! The projects are currently on display in the media center. To view all of the projects, visit http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/1st+grade.

ELA1W2 The student produces a response to literature that begins to demonstrate an understanding of the text through oral retelling, pictures, or in writing.

Idioms - 4th grade

Ms. Distler's class is learning about idioms. The students learned that idioms are a combination of words that have meanings different from the individual words. For example, 'hold your horses' does not mean to actually wrap your arms around a horse. The phrase means that you should be patient. The students were given idioms and their definitions. The students drew pictures of the idioms as if the meanings were literal. The drawings were then made into a powerpoint presentation which can be viewed at http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/4th+grade until the end of the school year.

ELA4R3 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student identifies the meanings of common idioms and figurative phrases.