Did you know Oceania is one of the seven continents? Oceania is the tropical region of the Pacific Ocean that is made up of Australia, New Zealand, and numerous other islands. This week’s competition was a geography quiz about Oceania. Students were asked to label the countries of Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean on a map of Oceania. A selection of five possible answers was provided for participants to choose from and an atlas was available for reference. Correctly labeled maps were entered in a drawing for a stuffed animal. The winning geographers are second grader Marissa, third grader Colby, and fifth grader Avery.
Another geo quiz
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Chickadee-dee-dee news
Miss Davis, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Sylvestre, and Mrs. Dupere’s kindergartners listened to two Chickadee Award nominees this week. After
hearing Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate and Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori, the children voted for their favorite nominee. Votes were recorded and the students were given their Chickadee Award booklets to take home.
Mrs. Sturtevant’s second graders and Mrs. Allaire’s third graders listened to their final Chickadee book this 
week: Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori. Before voting for their favorite, the students reviewed the ten nominees. It was hard for many to decide which title is the best!
In order to meet the Chickadee Award voting deadline, McCall and Mrs. Cote pitched in and finished reading nominees to their students. Their students voted for their favorite Chickadee Award book and their votes were recorded with all the others. Only one class left to vote before the totals are reported to the Chickadee Award Committee!
Jelly bean jumble
Last week’s competition was an estimation contest. A jar was filled with 164 jelly beans and students were asked to guess the number. No one estimated the exact amount, but second grader Brody was the closest with his estimate of 172 jelly beans.
What a week!
Two snow days and MEA testing morning and afternoon really impacted our weekly schedule! For nearly four weeks, small group and individual testing takes place in the library each morning and afternoon so many classes are cancelled. Here’s what we managed to squeeze in this week:
- Dillane and Mrs. Carlisle’s kindergartners listened to two Chickadee Award nominees this week: Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate and Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori. After the stories, we briefly reviewed all ten Chickadee books and the students voted for their favorite. The children got to take home their Chickadee Award booklets after circling their favorite book.
Bemis’ first graders heard their last Chickadee Award book: Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori. After the story, we reviewed the ten nominees and the children voted for their favorite.- We managed to fit in a few class book exchanges, too. Gallagher and Mrs. Paradis’ fourth graders, Miss Mallon and Mrs. Sullivan’s second graders, and Ms. Oakes’ fifth graders got to exchange their current check-outs for new (or renewed) books.
Chickadee Award Program news
The kindergartners and Mrs. McCall’s students listened to the fictional story Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki. After the story, the children watched a video of a person using a violin to make animal sounds. They had fun trying to guess which animal each sound represented.
Mrs. Cote, Mrs. Abell, and Mrs. Bemis’ first graders; Mrs. Sturtevant’s second graders; and Mrs. Allaire’s third graders heard the nonfiction book Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate. They visited the Zoo Atlanta website to view a video of Ivan exploring his enclosure at the zoo.
Mrs. Taylor’s first graders, Miss Mallon and Mrs. Sullivan’s second graders, and Mrs. Cousens’ students enjoyed the picture book Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori. Since it was their tenth and final Chickadee Award nominee, it was time to vote for our favorite. We reviewed all ten books before voting. Many children said it was hard to pick just one as there are so many wonderful choices! Our votes were tallied and will be submitted to the Chickadee Award Committee once the rest of the classes have voted.