Open House last Tuesday was a great success! I have to compliment the children for doing a fabulous job being “tour guides.” They shared their Work Space and Classroom Sights. Thank you Parents for attending. On Tuesday I introduced “The Incredible 5 Point Scale” to the children. This is a behavioral scale that helps...
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We are having a great week in Room 3! It feels like we are almost settled and routines are becoming more familiar. This is such a wonderful group of learners. We spend time each day discussing and reflecting on what we do and I am continually amazed by the children’s insights! As you may...
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Homework for the week of September 28th-October 4th. 1. October Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: Family Times 4. Math: Numbers Everywhere
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Perhaps in the excitement of Back to School Night, you missed the opportunity to sign up to help in the classroom.  Parents or Grandparents are needed to serve as Reading Buddies for our emerging readers.  This takes about an hour a week.  It is also helpful to have a parent in the classroom during...
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Homework for the week of Sept 27- Oct 1 is as follows: Reading Log Math Sheets
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We had an exciting week last week! On Wednesday we had our first lesson with the Reed Biology Outreach program. The students learned how to use the scientific method to find out what was inside a set of mystery boxes. We also finished our first chapter book read aloud and enjoyed celebrating a great...
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MONDAY: Multiplying Greater Numbers. TUESDAY: Estimating Products. WEDNESDAY: More multiplying of Greater Numbers. THURSDAY: Writing numbers in expanded form.
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Last Wednesday, on our late opening day, I taught the first art lesson to the class. The students learned about Jackson Pollock, and his innovative style of painting. We also discussed our visual perceptions of the universe. With these celestual images in mind, the students took to abstract impressionism like monkeys swinging through the...
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We welcomed the week with a new word to add to our Word Wall. It is the very helpful word, “is.” Your children are now going to their word rings at Writing Time in order to keep their pencils moving and get their ideas on paper. Our sign language words now include, “yes” “no”...
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We are studying space this week in astronomy. The distances and galaxies involved in this study are pretty mind-boggling. This week we figured how many miles was a light year. Remember that the independent astronomy project is due Monday, Oct.4th. This assignment was given the first week of school, so this project should look...
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We introduced our homework reading log last week. Students are asked to read at least 30 minutes a day five days a week. Please return the signed reading log on Tuesdays. We also started a behavior plan where students will “pull a card” if they are not following a rule in class. Having a...
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***The children are really loving our first Science unit, entitled Balance and Motion. In it, we will be observing and comparing how objects balance, spin and roll, then communicating orally and in writing the things we discover. The processes of observing, communicating and comparing are important thinking processes that your child will be using...
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Hello once again, room 20 families! I am happy to report we are working hard on several interesting topics. I also want to include what you can do to help your child at home. We have begun using an online tool called edmodo. This is a secure site that allows for online classroom discussions...
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Last week we continued our Autumn theme with stories about the four seasons, and why leaves change color. We took a nature walk through the garden, and teams of students searched for items on a checklist including birds, leaves, acorns, seeds, roots, butterflies. This week we read about why birds migrate, how pumpkins grow,...
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HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS: Part 1: Reading Folders We have been talking about “just right” books in class. These are books that are neither too easy nor too challenging for the student. After reading a book, or a chapter, the students enter the title, author and genre on the sheet inside. (Don’t worry, we have been...
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We had a very exciting morning on Monday. We found a Praying Mantis in our classroom. It is in a netted cage, but we do need to feed it. Please bring in captured bugs if you happen to find any around your home. We are going to observe this amazing creature and hopefully it...
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Thank you to all families who have returned all the necessary, school paper work and donated money for the scholastic newspaper we receive weekly for the class! I appreciate it so much. We began homework last week and I am pleased to see that almost all families returned the signed cover sheet to me!...
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It is hard to believe that we have only been in school for 15 days! Everyone has learned the daily routines and are continually doing their “personal best” work each day. I am so proud of them all. This weeks’ lead story is “Platypus Lost”. There are many activities planned: handwriting, character, counting, creating...
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It was wonderful to see so many of you at Back-to-School Night last night! I know the kids loved showing you around our room and I enjoyed getting to speak with so many of you. Many of you signed up for a conference time and that is great! I will send home a reminder...
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This week during Morning Meetings the class is working together to create a set of rules. With my guidance the students will group the rules into three categories:Responsibility, Respect, Safety. After they agree on the set of rules, the children will draw pictures showing each of the rules. The pictures will be displayed in...
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Our first days were spent learning big routines.  These past few days we’ve focused on some of the little routines like using a glue stick (remembering to recap), or liquid white glue (little dots only). When it was time to investigate sunflowers in science and art, we learned how to use and care for...
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MONDAY- Multiplication combination 3. TUESDAY- Free homework pass if attending “Open House” (Don’t forget to sign-up for a fall parent/teacher conference, proof you came. Otherwise, a time problem solve. Everyone is welcome to do the math assignment. WEDNESDAY-Multiplication combinations 4 Test Friday on all of the multiplication tables THURSDAY- Multiplication combinations 5. Test Friday...
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