We just finished updated literacy assessments on all our first graders, so if you are interested in learning about your child’s progress, current reading level, and suggestions to support their learning at school, I would be happy to set up a time to meet. Either leave a note in my box or email me...
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The trioramas and reports are wonderful! Thanks for all of your support in getting this project done. If your child has not yet returned the book he/she borrowed to our classroom library, please make sure he/she does this week. On Monday, our class was fortunate to have Marie Blanchard, a former Lewis student with...
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It’s our last week before Winter Break. In our general music classes we are combining imaginative play and creative dance to form our own winter wonderland. Students are working on songs and movement around ice skating, skiing, snow play, etc. In the primary classes we are listening to the music from the Nutcracker and...
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This week we are preparing for our walking trip to Pizza Roma on Thursday. The purpose of the trip will be for students to practice ordering food and drink, paying for it and receiving change. We will also get to watch how a pizza is made, and practice kneading and rolling out pizza dough....
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Everyone has been working hard and all are looking forward to winter break, which is from 12-21-07 to 1-7-08. Thanks to all of you who have participated in IEPs this year. I will be in touch soon with those of you whose children have upcoming IEPs. See you next year!
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Don’t forget the fabulous Solstice Party that starts at 1:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon. You can send presents to the class on Thursday. If for any reason you were not able to get a present, let me know. I will make sure that all of the students feel valued by making sure that they...
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Our class is all aglow with Gingerbread. Last Friday each student decorated a real gingerbread cookie with frosting, red hots, m&m’s, sprinkles, and then proceeded to eat it. We’ve been painting gingerbread houses, people, queens, and candylands. Each child is also sewing their own gingerbread person who will come to life by Friday. Just...
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Monday, your child brought home a new package of crayons and a special piece of paper. The crayons are a gift from Jan Kjorn. She is a volunteer here at Lewis. She told us about her grandmother who was only able to attend school for three years. She had always wanted a brand new...
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***Today Marie Blanchard, my former second grade student who is now fifteen, made a presentation about living with cerebral palsy. It was outstanding! I think we learned a lot about how we are really all the same. ***Our student Martha Tekie made a wonderful presentation of her own about the African country of her...
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We finished giving our speeches and learned a lot about American artists and inventors. Thank you for all the “at home” help with this assignment; the students who practiced their speeches at home were more comfortable with speaking in front of our class. I am very concerned about reading logs…last Friday only 15 students...
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This week in our reading we are studying severe weather. (A timely unit!) Students are reading about tornadoes, hurricanes, and other storms. As we read the articles we are also learning about graphic sources, such as pictures, maps, charts, and diagrams, that authors use to show or explain additional information in the text. Are...
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Last week we enjoyed the tale of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse and wrote about where and how each mouse lived, comparing and contrasting them. This week we are continuing to read different versions of this story as we study cause and effect and the idea of a “moral to a story”...
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During our last week of Kindergarten before the Winter Break, children are continuing to hear more versions of “The Gingerbread Man” story. We have focused on characters, setting and similarities/differences of each individual story and are writing as a whole group our own version. On Thursday, our class will be meeting with 2/3 grade...
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Reading over Winter Break Winter Break is coming up, which means two weeks away from school. In order for kids to continue making growth in their reading, they need to read daily at their level. Please let me know if you would like me to put together some books for your child to read...
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We’re continuing our learning around holidays and celebrations with the next two weeks surrounded by Gingerbread. The children will be experiencing different author’s and illustrator’s versions of the Gingerbread Man (boy, baby, house, etc.) incorporating story retelling, main characters, supporting characters, and graphing. On Thursday they will be decorating their own gingerbread person, and...
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For the next couple weeks in math we will be working in measurement stations. All children will rotate between the following stations: weight, perimeter and length. The goal is that children become familiar with the metric system. After the children have spent a few days exploring the metric system we will hold the Metric...
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This week, we began reading “gingerbread man stories”. Between now and winter break, we will read many and use them to discuss character, setting, and sequencing. We will discover how these stories are alike and different as we read stories from around the world. Next week we will also make a gingerbread man to...
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Lewis Elementary had 17 chess players represent us at the regional practice tournament through Chess for Success. This was a wonderful opportunity for players to build their experience and skills. Students participating were: Raul, Tianna, Ezra, Aiden, Emmett, Terrell, Elias, Simon, Berkley, Jazmine, Clifford, Megan, Tim, Justin, Hailey, Henry, and Anna. Everyone played with...
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***We had a wonderful presentation by our own Natalie Alper and 4th grader Julia Kohn Brown on Hanukkah. The girls did a remarkable job preparing their talks. We all learned a lot! ***I forgot to tell you that during Parent-Teacher conferences, artist Peter Kreider stopped by Lewis School because he heard from Gregory MacNaughton...
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We are presenting our speeches this week, and the students have presented interesting and informative speeches! All posters will be available for parents to see in the hallway outside our classroom. Last week in reading class we read about Leonardo DaVinci. Did you know that he could write all his notes from right to...
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We have completed our unit on Animals and realize that we learned a bunch of facts about a bunch of animals. Bears eat fish and berries and sleep all winter. Iguanas are lizards with sharp claws and they love seaweed. Anacondas eat rats, are 20 feet long and weigh up to 300 pounds. Rhinos...
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As we begin the second trimester of the year, the weather is chilly, and the days are short. Because repetition is so important for the students in room 5, we have lots of routines. So far, in the classroom notes, we have talked about our monthly themes. We also have daily and weekly routines....
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