Hour of Code

Our school is participating in an Hour of Code this week! 

Have you done this? 

We're using code.org to get our kids introduced the awesomeness of coding! For most of my kids, this year has been their first taste of programming and I have several who show real promise, and ALL are loving the challenge! I hope this really sparks a love for creating using coding!

What's the Code?

Are you doing an hour of Code? My kids are using Code.org and are LOVING learning about coding! They worked collaboratively to construct and solve problems and were masters by the end!
#impressed

Responding to Internet Articles

We are loving dogonews.com! 

The kids learned how to find a website, login, read, watch and respond!

What an awesome day!

Video Of The Week - Giant Panda Cub Bao Bao's First Encounter With Snow

By Meera Dolasia on January 12, 2015

CCSS Grades: K-3 Grades: 3-8 Word Search

While frolicking in soft snow never gets old, it is always super special the first time around. On January, 6th, 2015, America's favorite giant panda, Bao Bao, that resides at Smithsonian's National Zoological Park in Washington D.C., experienced the white fluff for the first time and like any other toddler, could not get enough.

According to zoo officials, the 16-month-old spent much of the morning tumblingdown the hill in her outdoor enclosure, climbing trees and rolling over her mother Mei Xiang, who was keeping a watchful eye on the excited youngster.

Bao Bao who recently celebrated her first birthday with an impressive party, is the offspring of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian - giant pandas on loan from China as part of theconservation effort to revive the dwindling population of the beautiful animals. Bao Bao is expected to remain at the National Zoo until the age of five, after which she will head to the special giant panda breeding program at the Wolong Nature Reserve in China's Sichuan Province.

Resources: Smithsonianscience.org

Article Comprehension:

1. What did Bao Bao experience for the first time on January 6th? What was her reaction?
2. Who are Bao Bao's parents? What will happen to Bao Bao when she turns five?