Rebecca van Es

Today was our last day of Camp Summit. What an great experience! I had a blast teaching enrichment and was blessed with an wonderful group of sweet students, amazing co-teachers and supportive admin staff. I never realized that summer school was so much fun! #CampWilson

Last Day Glow Party

Last day Luau party! #ExploreWells

Last Day of School Party! #ExploreWells

Happiest teacher on earth! Today was wear your teacher’s favorite color for teacher appreciation. I don’t have a favorite color, but I do have another favorite… Disney! #ExploreWells

Releasing our butterflies into the school garden. We have loved learning about insect life cycles and getting to observe our “class pets” at each stage in the lifecycle as they changed from caterpillars to butterflies. #ExploreWells

What an exciting day! Today we had a visit from a real author and even learned how books are published! #ExploreWells

Estimating and measuring with non standard and customary units!#ExploreWells

Inches, feet and yards! Measuring around the room. #ExploreWells

Today we observed how our shadows changed throughout the day as the sun’s position in the sky changed! #ExploreWells

Exploring shadows and how the position of the light causes the shadows to change. #ExploreWells

2nd grade explorers worked in groups to model “day” and “night” and make connections to the patterns we observed as we recorded the position of the sun in the daytime sky this week. #ExploreWells

Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! #ExploreWells

Explore The World Day! #ExploreWells

@heidiwatkins115 @cfisdmcgown @BayleeTolopka @CFISD_Robinson @martinezyanely I love this idea to share them with other schools!

This week we have been learning about the different weather tools we can use to observe the weather. Today we made windsocks so we can observe weather at home! #ExploreWells

“Look my fruit is a fraction! It’s cut into sixths!” I love when they can relate what we are learning to real life. #ExploreWells

When I realized that the brown cuisenaire rods remind me of one of my favorite chocolates… fractions with “kit-kat” bars! #ExploreWells

“Lights out Learning” for Fun Friday while we create conservation posters in Science! #ExploreWells

Halves, fourths and eighths, oh my! Exploring fractions is so much fun! #ExploreWells