Next Monday, February 8th, the third graders will take the state math test. They did a good job on the state reading test with some scores higher than anticipated. Higher is definitely better than lower. I am sure you agree. As I mentioned before, the students will be getting a break from testing, and...
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Thanks to all the families that contributed to our Sees candies fundraiser. We will have one more fundraiser, the read-a-thon, for OMSI camp. Don’t forget that we have bank book day every Wed. morning. This week my math group is finishing our unit on probability, mode, median, range, mean. There will be a test...
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We have finished our classroom science work samples and are moving on to US geography. Each student has a list of important geographical features of our country and after finding each feature will label a blank map. We will be learning the states and capitals during the next few months, and I will be...
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Thank you everyone for continuing to turn in your child’s permission slip to attend the play, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, on February 11. We will be eating 1/2 of our lunch at 10:30, loading the bus at 11:00, and finishing lunch at 1:30 when we arrive back at school. Please make your child a big...
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This week the primary classes are woking on movement, both locomotor and non-locomotor. This comes in the form of both creative movement and set pieces, like the traditional circle dance Braydon Races, which the 2nd graders learned. 3rd – 5th grade are all working on instrumental pieces. The 3rd grade piece emphasizes melody creation...
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Tomie de Paola has been our Author Focus. The children have enjoyed listening to stories about Strega Nona, Big Anthony, Bambolona and many other memorable characters. However, the children’s favorite stories have been about Tomie’s childhood and his family. On Thursday I will start reading the last book in The 26th Fairmont Avenue Series...
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We have such a wonderful community of learners in Room 3! I hope you all feel so proud of your child and notice the tremendous growth they are making! This week our worktime focus is on the biography, See How We Grow. We are noticing all the ways we are growing and changing! We...
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The week began with the state reading test. I am happy to report that the children in our class worked hard on the test and did their best work. Most children have finished testing and the rest will be finished by the end of the week. On Tuesday, Ms. Tori, our school librarian, had...
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Homework for the week of January 26th-February 1st 1. January Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: final ng,nk,  compound words, beginning, middle, end 4.  Math: 2 digit numbers
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After hearing several versions of The Mitten, Gloria said, “Some of the animals in the stories are the same and some are different.”  Together we made a venn diagram to collect information and compare two books.  When reading our scholastic newspaper this week, we learned about what’s new in the White House.  Using this...
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MONDAY: Irregular plurals TUESDAY: Math- Finding halves and thirds WEDNESDAY Research Mexico THURSDAY: Fractions-Smallest to largest.
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We did the state reading assessment last Monday. Many students were given extra time to finish the test. I will use the assessment to evaluate the needs of all my students. While there is a lot of political pressure to have all of our students reach, and even exceed the benchmarks, we need to...
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***We had quite an exciting day on Monday. FIrst, choir friends of mine Ros Bell and Dick Heijdeman came to our class to teach us about a particular style of dancing. They are folk dancing experts and taught us ones from all around the world. We danced the Hashual from Israel, Zemer A Tik...
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Last week for our Five Senses unit we focussed on the sense of smell. Students brainstormed things they can smell including flowers, warm pie, pizza, cookies, smoke, garbage, wet paint, grass, coffee, the bathroom, and dogs. We played a game called Name That Smell, using items such as cinnamon, nutmeg, garlic, coffee, lime, orange,...
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This week in Room 1 we will begin a non-fiction text about Seeds. We will have a strong science focus for the next week in worktime. We will be talking about the cycle of a seed, how seeds grow and what seeds need to grow. Our vocabulary words for Seeds will be, pod, sprout,...
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Last week we began exploring the world of beads and beading. We have been beading with a variety of beads and threads and now have begun creating beads out of clay. The children will glaze and paint them next week. Beads come in all shapes and sizes and symbolize many things in different cultures...
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This week fifth graders are finishing their experiments at home. Due on Friday is a summary of what they worked on this week; please sign their homework. We took our first statewide reading assessment on Tuesday; students worked hard on completing their work accurately. Please continue to encourage your child’s nightly reading. Students who...
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Our math group is doing a probability unit this week and finishing the computer generated bar graphs and line graph. We are also reviewing for the math state test which will be administered the Feb. 9th week. Please check that your child has his own calculator. Many students still do not have this tool...
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Last Friday we all made clay snowmen. They turned out so cute and everyone had a great time creating them; they look so different. This week, when they are dry , they will be fired in the kiln and then painted. Hopefully, they will be ready to go home by Friday. Children began work...
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There is no spelling homework this week. Tuesday: Math- Three digit word problems. Wednesday: “L” Week. Research Lewis and Clark. Thursday: Math: Probability- What is chance?
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Thank you for working with your child on the spelling/math vocabulary. The scores reflected your effort. Also, a big thank you to Blaine Ross who sent out an appeal to parents to come into the classroom and help with our thirty students. Patty Jay makes every effort to come at 2:00p.m. on Monday. Marnie...
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We continue our in depth study of Vincent van Gogh this week. This week’s focus will be Starry Night! We will take a “Close-Up Look” at a poster of Starry Night. I will ask questions like: • What moves in van Gogh Sky? • Which way do you think the wind is moving? • Where...
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