https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a Share the best part of WILDcat WEST en-us 2018-03-07 02:00:47 UTC 2018-03-09 12:07:19 UTC hello@padlet.com sburr30 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238972297 I spent most of the day in the Yippe-Ki-Yay Cafe and I loved watching the fourth graders and the first graders working together.  It was complete organization and the guests loved it. 
I also loved the line dancing.  So glad Dottie got that started for us.  
I loved watching the kids dance to The Virginia Reel.  Denise and Steve did a great job with that as well. 
Looking forward to reading what took place in everyone's classrooms. 
The building looked amazing.  Big thanks to Connie for all she did.  Becky did another amazing job on the banners. 
There were so many "bests".

]]> 2018-03-07 02:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238972297 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238973212 Our 4th grade team plus one (Kendra, Dottie, Trina, and I) did rotations in the afternoon and each taught something about the Wild West! I taught all about Covered Wagons on the Oregon trail! The students were amazed at how the had to fit everything they owned in a 9 by 4 ft box carriage! Then they had to decide what they felt was important to take in their own Covered wagon. We read a book about the Wild West, took some great pictures using the cute props and played the old Oregon Trail game on the computer. Students were given so much money and they had to determine what the needed (oxen, clothing, food, supplies) to travel the trail! This game was a perfect starter for some great questions and we finished off our day with a reflection time! ]]> 2018-03-07 02:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238973212 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238973668 2018-03-07 02:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238973668 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238974328 I loved our rotations in Kindergarten. We extended the time and focused on making sure each activity was academic based. We had a blast and I know the kids did too. I love my team!!  

]]> 2018-03-07 02:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238974328 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238975858 DITTO what Allie said! We worked with partners to find sight words with blacklight flashlights in my rotation. Students were totally engaged! ]]> 2018-03-07 02:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238975858 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238978773 My favorite part of WildCAT West was Heather Overton’s snack extravaganza in the library ! It was so cute !
I loved seeing all of the K-2 great activities ]]> 2018-03-07 02:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238978773 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238989223 I enjoyed being in the library from 7-8 greeting kids and parents as they picked up a donut and milk/juice, then shopped at the book fair. I also enjoyed watching the teachers dance and the excitement of the students all day. 

]]> 2018-03-07 03:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238989223 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238993983 I did a lot of floating around the building helping where I could. Loved hanging out with my Ajani people at the end of the day. I loved seeing all the hustle and bustle of the cafe. Well done everyone]]> 2018-03-07 04:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/238993983 plumbcaitlin https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239093459 Second grade rotated around different Wildcat West activities! Ashley was the Dance Hall & taught the kids a dance and made harmonicas, I was the Game Hall & I read a story around the campfire and the kids played bingo, Tiffany was the jail & had the kids become sheriff certified and make a wanted poster, Michelle was the saloon & had the kids listen to a story teller and made rootbeer  floats, and Karrie was the schoolhouse & she read a story and made an armadillo craft! The kids had a great time rotating and participating in different activities throughout the day]]> 2018-03-07 12:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239093459 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239114562 Well, before hand I taught the Virginia Reel to the 3rd and 4th graders. The 2nd grades talked about and listened to 2 movements of the "Grand Canyone Suite", "On the Trail" and "Cloudburst." I had a great time with the 4th grades in morning working on the Virginia Reel. They took up the entire gym. Most of them could dance it by the end of the time.]]> 2018-03-07 13:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239114562 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239117810 I LOVED learning and performing the line dance! It was so much fun hoop'n and holler'n with my fellow Carver gals! Let's just call it COLLABORATION!!]]> 2018-03-07 13:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239117810 reatiffany https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239122801 Kindergarten classes rotated and that was a lot of fun! The kids really enjoyed! I brought a saddle, a lasso, spurs, etc and we discussed why cowboys used them.  After, we did a Wild West word search.  :)

]]> 2018-03-07 13:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239122801 upinishannon https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239143548 Enjoyed the dancin teachers, and students did great job showing off their moves! Students looked at western artist Frederick Remington artworks, then drew. Kinders made a horse face. Cafe was busy! when I peeked in.]]> 2018-03-07 14:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239143548 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239143778 My favorite part of Wildcat West was learning the line dance with the teachers and then I taught it to my students.  I also like how first and fourth grade teamed up to run the cafe!  The kids worked hard, and I was impressed with how smooth it ran!  

]]> 2018-03-07 14:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239143778 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239169612 I don't even know where to start because it was ALL great! I loved "Collaborating" with fellow staff members learning the line dance (I love to dance!). I loved walking around taking pictures of students and staff enjoying the props and backgrounds, which were awesome. Then in the afternoon I so enjoyed working with 4th grade in their rotation making the yarn dolls. The kids loved it and they turned out so cute. The students couldn't believe that they didn't have a store to just pop into and buy a doll or fun stuff like they have today. Educational and FUN here at Carver!!! Thanks Mrs. Burr for always promoting AWESOME LEARNING!!!


]]> 2018-03-07 14:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239169612 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239178306 I really enjoyed watching the 3rd and 4th graders doing the Virginia Reel. I liked that music and PE were able to collaborate to find something for the kids that went along with the Wild West theme. I also liked seeing all the different activities that the students did that day.]]> 2018-03-07 15:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239178306 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239230584 I enjoyed seeing the smiles on the kids faces; knowing full well that they were going to have another fun (learning) day with activities at Carver. Ya never know what Mrs. Burr is going to pull (always successfully)]]> 2018-03-07 16:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239230584 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239247307 I enjoyed watching the kids complete a variety of tasks during their BREAKOUT . They were so excited when they unlocked the box to discover their mustaches and badges. The building looks amazing! Our amazing principals really know how to make education inspiring. The Virginia Reel was a BIG HIT with the kids. GREAT JOB EVERYONE! These are memories the kids will cherish for life.]]> 2018-03-07 16:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239247307 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239278854 I loved seeing all of the creative work everyone (especially Connie!) did to make our school into the Wild West!  We did rotations in K.  I read a story and did a graphing activity about wearing boots.  I couldn't believe how many of them were dressed up.  I am going to display our graphs in the hallway.  The students had a lot of fun and it was interesting to see what some of them considered boots! We are extending our activities throughout the week and I have some fun things planned! ]]> 2018-03-07 17:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239278854 barrattkacie https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239418530 The best part of Wildcat West for me was watching 90 kids work together to serve over 500 customers at our the Yippee Ki-Yay Cafe. I truly cannot brag on the kids enough!!!! The worked so hard and we received so many compliments on how well they did. It was amazing to see them all work together and take ownership of their job. ]]> 2018-03-07 21:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239418530 cumminsrenee https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239421633 We spent our day working in the Yippee Ki-Yay Cafe. I cannot brag on the kids enough. They truly enjoyed "working" in a "restaurant." The parents/grandparents were very complimentary of the work ethic and politeness of the students. My favorite part was watching the big kids help the little ones learn their jobs. After a little bit they knew exactly what to do without any help at all! ]]> 2018-03-07 21:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239421633 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239458934 We had a fun day picking out cowboy names and reading about crossing the prairies in a covered wagon.  We also discussed a book about the transcontinental railroad which brought up a lot of interesting topics.  Taking Wildcat West photos in our photo booth was fun too.

]]> 2018-03-08 00:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239458934 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239503118 I spent the day helping the kids work the hostess stand at the cafe. I can't believe how well the kids did and how quickly they were able to seat families. We had so much fun!! I've spent the rest of the week continuing with the cowboy theme. The kids participated in a pig scramble today by sorting oi/oy words. Another great activity I learned about from GYTO. ]]> 2018-03-08 04:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239503118 overtonheather https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239509832 Heather
I’m a bit late in responding to this but I have to say the Yipee-Ki-Yay-Cafe was awesome!  The kids loved it.  Also,  it really drew more parents to the book fair, therefore boosting our sales tremendously. The whole building looked adorable and Mrs. Studdard’s art work is beyond phenomenal!  Great Job everyone!  ]]> 2018-03-08 05:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239509832 whitejanel https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239633328 Janel]]> 2018-03-08 13:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239633328 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239708641 It turned out to be too much for one day, but it's been a great week of activities! I made 6 stations that were Wild West themed.  1.  Measuring animals to the nearest 1/4 inch. 2.  Area and perimeter 
3.  Fractions on a number line
 4.  Wagon math ( Addition, subtraction and elapsed time)  5.  Multiplication and division 
6.  Oregon Trail on the computer.  Students were then divided into "families" to rotate through the stations.  Each correct answer was worth a gold nugget.  Harder questions were worth larger nuggets of gold.  At the end, they had to come and weigh their gold in grams at the bank, and I paid out cash at the rate of $6 per gram. ( They had to figure out how much I owed them.)   Today they are counting their money and deciding which supplies to buy for their trip west.  It was a super fun, engaging way to review the standards, and I also learned that I need to reteach measuring to the nearest quarter inch, and we need to improve our skills with representing fractions on a number line!  It's been a fun week of activities!  ]]> 2018-03-08 15:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/239708641 https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/240100697 We had a great day! We practiced our cowboy skills by sorting little -oi -oy piggies using pink balloons and flyswatters. We made wanted posters. We enjoyed some mighty fine grub and practiced our square dancing skills. I think my favorite part was the awesome photo opportunities. Way to go, Carver Elementary!💜 ]]> 2018-03-09 12:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sburr30/6t4qzehhb53a/wish/240100697