Author Archives: Mrs. Boyd

Mrs. Boyd had the baby!

I hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful Spring Break! Mr. Boyd and I both have a new family member.  Lincoln Adventure Boyd was born on Sunday, March 17.  A very Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!  He was 8 lbs. 2 oz … Continue reading

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Harriet the Spy

We recently finished reading Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, as a class.  Today students were able to compare the book to the movie. During Harriet the Spy, Harriet an 11 year old girl brings a notebook with her everywhere … Continue reading

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Willy Wonka Schedule Change

Yesterday, students attended a “Willy Wonka Teaser” performance in the Auditorium.  Some families are planning on attending the show. With our anticipated snowy weather on Saturday, March 9th, these performances have been canceled.  The new show times are listed below: … Continue reading

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Endless Activities

Our class just concluded an exciting Friday full of activities. Students were able to participate in the following: Read the Most from Coast to Coast – an Accelerated Reader (AR) activity.  We partnered with Debbie Bangs 1st and 2nd grade … Continue reading

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Science Learning at the PLC

Our day at the Poudre Learning Center (PLC) was a fantastic chance to take what we’ve learned about Organisms and really explore and make connections. Some parts of our day were sunny and beautiful, while other times were chilly and … Continue reading

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3rd Trimester Kick Off!

We are just starting the 3rd trimester of the school year.  This will be an important time for students to focus on pushing themselves as readers, writers, mathematical learners and more.  We want all students to end the school year … Continue reading

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Organisms

Over the past few weeks students have been busy learning about Organisms.  All students should recognize that an organism is a plant, animal or single cell life form. Cells are a difficult thing to learn about.  However, students recently took … Continue reading

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Class Elections

We have a new Class Representative (or Class President). On Friday, strong speeches were given by all three candidates.  Our students asked the candidates interesting questions regarding how they would represent our class and “do the job”. All candidates received … Continue reading

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Salt Dough Maps

We’ve been learning about Colorado Geography.  Rivers, mountains and plains, oh my! To conclude our unit on Colorado Geography we paired up with the students from Nikki Bridgmon’s class to create physical maps of Colorado.  Salt dough maps were formed on … Continue reading

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Half Way to PLP Goal

On Monday, January 7th students will be accountable for bringing in proof that they are half way to reaching their PLP goal. Thank you for supporting you child as they learn to work towards a goal over time.

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