Welcome Aboard! We are the Battleships!
This year the Gillen Brewer theme is Things that Float, which we used to shape our classroom name. We started with an open discussion about the school theme and what comes to our minds when we think of things that float. Together we brainstormed what types of objects or animals float on water or in the sky. Then we discussed what adjectives describe us as a class and generated a list that contained an array of words including: kind, different, friendly, and smart. Finally we brought our discussion points and lists together to decide which of these things that float represent our class.
We narrowed down the list to clouds and ships/boats. We did research and created 2 venn diagrams to help us see what characteristics these names had in common with our class. Lastly, each student wrote a persuasive paragraph to support why kayaks, cruise ships or battleships would best represent our class. After a secret ballot vote, the majority picked battleships!
At Gillen Brewer our school goals are to be ready, responsible and safe. The battleships are now ready to anchor down their school goals and also bring kindness to our community.
We are ready to start the year!
This year the Gillen Brewer theme is Things that Float, which we used to shape our classroom name. We started with an open discussion about the school theme and what comes to our minds when we think of things that float. Together we brainstormed what types of objects or animals float on water or in the sky. Then we discussed what adjectives describe us as a class and generated a list that contained an array of words including: kind, different, friendly, and smart. Finally we brought our discussion points and lists together to decide which of these things that float represent our class.
We narrowed down the list to clouds and ships/boats. We did research and created 2 venn diagrams to help us see what characteristics these names had in common with our class. Lastly, each student wrote a persuasive paragraph to support why kayaks, cruise ships or battleships would best represent our class. After a secret ballot vote, the majority picked battleships!
At Gillen Brewer our school goals are to be ready, responsible and safe. The battleships are now ready to anchor down their school goals and also bring kindness to our community.
We are ready to start the year!