Year in Review 2013-2014

Last year just got away from me and I didn't keep the blog updated as much as I like to. Sorry!
With changes in teacher evaluations, curriculum , and state standards switching to common core I was just overwhelmed. I think now that we've had a year of all that I can get back into the blogging.
I am trying to get my students to do more of the blogging this year, we'll see how that goes. :)

Here are some pictures from last year. This class was awesome, they made me laugh everyday.
I loved them to bits! :)  Thanks guys!  I can't wait to see where you all go in life! Love you!
                                     
~Miss Jaster


Field Trip to Show Low to see the symphony.

Some fun with science!

That's using your head, Karl!  ; ) 

(He's using static electricty to pick up pepper with his hair.)

Making Fruit Nachos! 

"Don't tell my mom I'm using a big knife!" ~ Tim

Nicely diced! 

NO BANANAS!! 

Sneaking a taste there, Julian?

Popcorn Taste Test: We liked the TACO popcorn best.

(Just mix half a packet of taco seasoning with popcorn! YUM! )

Family Fitness Night

Our own Mexican Dancer, Chanlyr

Run For the Wall 

Field Day

 Best Buds Karl & Caleb

First Aid Lesson with Mr. Jaster

ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT!

So much drama! 

Thanks for being awesome! 

The Brainiac: Scientific Method MiniPlay

Here it is guys: FINALLY!!
Sorry it took so long. Technical difficulties, but I finally figured it out. :)


These kids wrote this little play & the song to teach their classmates the Scientific Method.

Enjoy & share with your family! :)

~Miss J.

Silly Kids

One day while reviewing for the test I told the kids to hold their whiteboards level with their faces instead of above their heads. One of them decided this would be funny...

...so of course they all had to do it.

Made us all laugh so hard.

Sometimes you just need a break from all that hard work to have a little laugh. :)

You Are Loved

I'm a huge Josh Groban fan, and the school concert was on my birthday this year.

 As a gift the students sang "You Are Loved" for me. 

Here's the video of that performance.

The soloist, Coran, was in my class the previous year.

He's simply AMAZING! 

What a beautiful gift!  Thank you Hulet Students!! :) 

Landform Books

We recently learned about landforms. We made these cool shape books that show each kind of landform. We colored them with oil pastels and wrote about each landform on the back.

I got the pattern for these books at GingerSnaps.
Great teacher resources over there! :)

Snowman Oil Pastels

Last week we made some awesome Snowman art pictures using oil pastels. They came out awesome! This was the first time most of these kids even used oil pastels!  Now we're writing stories about snowmen to go with them. They're so amusing! I'll share some of those when the kids finish them.

Here are a few of my favorites.

By : Emma

By: Karl

By: John

Officer K & Abo

During Red Ribbon Week (Drug Awareness) we had an extra special visitor come to our class.
Timothy's dad is a K9 Officer for the Holbrook Police Department. He came in with his beautiful dog Abo, to show us what they do.



They did a really cool demonstration for us, showing how Abo can sniff out even the faintest amount of drug odor on an object. The dog alerted almost immediately after coming into the room. He go very excited and let his partner know where the rag with the drug odor was hidden, then he was able to play with his favorite toy as a reward. (In the picture below the rag with the drug odor on it was in the box under the table.)

Thanks so much Timothy for sharing your dad & his dog with us! Also, a big thank you to Office Kishbaugh & his furry partner. We all really enjoyed your visit.

Here's what some of the kids had to say about it.

"Abo is a mean but cute dog, Officer Kishbaugh is an officer who deal with people who do drugs." -Chan

"I learned that there is lots of different K9 dogs, I also learned they are big too." -Emma

"He's an awesome cop & he knows what he's doing." -Julian

"I learned cop dogs have to be trained on 4 to 2 things. Also I learned that some dogs may look nice, but they are aggressive." -Dalton

"I learned you should never do drugs. I also learned don't mess with dogs unless you know that they are going to do." -Karl

"What I learned when Mr. Kishbaugh was here is not to do drugs. I also learned about his dog Abo, he can smell marijuana." -Diana

" A dog can smell one million times better than a human. Dogs can smell drugs in cars and even when it is sprayed with perfume." -Isaac

"What I learned from Officer Kishbaugh is don't mess with drugs and be drug free. Also, don't smoke or drink." - Baha

THANKS SO MUCH

 for visiting our class & teaching us what you do to keep our city safe! :)