Adjective Man Visits First Grade

Adjective Man visited the first grade students at Estes Elementary. He told the students of how his planet Adjectonia was being destroyed by the lack of students using adjectives in their sentences. Students then told Adjective Man all that they knew about adjectives and how they make sentences more vibrant. The student then took the pledge to use more adjectives in their sentences, so that Adjectonia would not end up like the planet Krypton!

DreamBox Learning is Here

Here is a description to DreamBox and what your children can being doing from home. If you have a computer or tablet and the internet, your child can enjoy learning math in this new and engaging learning environment. Your child's teacher should have sent you a note with instructions on how to access DreamBox, but if you lost it or didn't receive one just ask the teacher for another one.

DreamBox Learning Math empowers students to master elementary math key concepts, increase achievement, accelerate student learning, and boost long-lasting confidence in math. All kids—even struggling students—can become mathematicians within our competency-based, intelligent adaptive online math learning environment at school or at home.

 DreamBox drives math achievement with three essential elements

Rigorous math curriculum supports new standards

• PreK-Grade 5 elementary math strengthens Common Core State Standards, and other state and Canadian standards readiness.
• Presents highest quality of math lessons and pedagogy.
• Enhances and deepens students’ foundational understanding of core math concepts.
• Accelerates learning and  increases achievement and
• Cultivates strategic problem solving

With math learning that connects to coming assessments, it’s a curriculum that effectively builds conceptual understanding and fluency. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Math and Standards for Mathematical Practice, and the TEKS, SOL, WNCP and the Ontario curriculum standards.

The Oscars Come to Estes!

Check out these short 30 second clips of our award winning first grade students performing some Reader's Theatre plays. These students learned under their director Ms. Thrasher.

 

Watch and Listen

Here is a video of Mrs. Ruth's class discussing some science content.

Mrs. Thompson has Superheroes

Mrs. Thompson's class has discovered that superheroes need to work on their education too! Take a look at a couple of future academic superheroes.

King of the ING!

Ms. Thrasher's class has been studying the ending -ing. They created crowns with all the -ing words they could think of and declared themselves the King of -ing!

Multicultural Bus at Estes

Last week the Multicultural Bus from Western Kentucky University visited Estes. Our students learned about Chinese culture. Here are a few pics that Mrs. Johnson took while her first grade class went through the bus.