Today we started counting up our totals for the can drive and already we have over $100 to donate to the Red Cross! We still have several bags left that the kids and I will be returning tomorrow. I cannot believe it has added up to this much already- the kids are so proud of themselves :) The top 3 can collectors got permission slips to take home today for you to sign. We actually had a 3-way-tie for 2nd place so I went ahead and invited all the kids who brought in 2 or more FULL garbage bags. I told the kids we could also swing by Wendy's on the way back to school so if your little 2nd-grade-can-collecting -champion wants to get something from Wendy's make sure to send them with a litte $ :)
In class we worked hard to finish up our continents project and made a video of ourselves singing the 7-continents song.
We took our test in math and are going to begin our LAST math unit tomorrow (WOW!) I cannot believe we are already going to begin the last unit! This means that we will also have some spare tme to review and get into a little bit of 3rd grade material before we end the year :)
Tomorrow morning is the citizenship breakfast. Cheesecake pick-up is Friday after school.
Monday, May 02, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 28th
Tomorrow is crazy hair day for a $1 donation. This is a fund raiser for the 4th and 5th grade camp. Kids can wear crazy hair accessories, wigs, etc but NO hair paint or colored spray.
Also, There is an earth day fair at Richard this weekend. Here is the link if you are interested:
http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/17671081112326913/lib/17671081112326913/Earth%20Day%20Fair%202011.pdf
Also, There is an earth day fair at Richard this weekend. Here is the link if you are interested:
http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/17671081112326913/lib/17671081112326913/Earth%20Day%20Fair%202011.pdf
Summer School
Elementary Summer School Program
Dates: July 18–Aug. 4, Monday-Thursday
Times: Session 1: 8:15-9:45, Session 2: 10:00-11:30
Location: Richard Elementary School
For more information contact Sara Delgado
(313) 432-5446
Summer school offers classes for gifted students and students who need extra help. There are courses for kids at every level. If you are thinking of signing your child up for summer school (or if I have talked to you about it) here are the steps to getting in at a reduced or free rate (if you qualify):
*Parent picks up a form at 389 or one is mailed to the family
*Parent fills out form and gets a signature from school principal or counselor
*Parent returns form to 389 along with required documentation
*If the student qualifies for a fee reduction, the form will be forwarded to the summer school principal to make the final determination regarding the amount of the reduction. Everyone will be required to pay something, no full scholarships will be rewarded.
*Fee reduction cannot be rewarded for enrichment or accelerated classes
More Questions? Call the summer school office at (313) 432-3094.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 27th
Today we had our PBS reward for the past month: a bounce house! The kids loved it (of course!) I tried to take a few pictures but they were jumping around so much that the pics were all pretty blurry...
In reading and writing we worked on typing the first part of our animal reports and finishing our diagrams. Hopefully we will move on to 'what it eats' tomorrow :) We also spent part of our writing time reviewing fiction writing and practicing with a cloze sentence story (sort of like a mad-lib). The Grosse Pointe Writing assessment is coming up in the next few weeks so I want to make sure the kids are ready for that fiction writing!
In math we made a MULTIPLICATION TABLE! We went all the way up to 10 x 10. I taught the kids to go down each column filling in the products by counting that number (like we did yesterday). For example, in the 10's column they just went right down the page: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, etc. The only tricky part was counting by 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's. Ask you child a few multiplication facts (like 5 x 4 or 3 x 4) and let them amazing you! :)
Reminder: Last day for cans is Friday and PLEASE SEND BACK YOUR LIFETOUCH PICTURE PACKET if you do not want to purchase any of the pictures. Thanks!
In reading and writing we worked on typing the first part of our animal reports and finishing our diagrams. Hopefully we will move on to 'what it eats' tomorrow :) We also spent part of our writing time reviewing fiction writing and practicing with a cloze sentence story (sort of like a mad-lib). The Grosse Pointe Writing assessment is coming up in the next few weeks so I want to make sure the kids are ready for that fiction writing!
In math we made a MULTIPLICATION TABLE! We went all the way up to 10 x 10. I taught the kids to go down each column filling in the products by counting that number (like we did yesterday). For example, in the 10's column they just went right down the page: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, etc. The only tricky part was counting by 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's. Ask you child a few multiplication facts (like 5 x 4 or 3 x 4) and let them amazing you! :)
Reminder: Last day for cans is Friday and PLEASE SEND BACK YOUR LIFETOUCH PICTURE PACKET if you do not want to purchase any of the pictures. Thanks!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, April 26th
Welcome back!! The kids had a great first day back and it was awfully nice that they were able to get outside and play at recess today to help ease them back into our regular routine (I was fearing a whole week of inside recess with all the rain in our forecast!)
In reading & writing we learned about the text features of our non-fiction books and made a diagram together on the Smartboard. Next, the student made their own diagram of the animal they are writing their animal report about. We also reviewed old vocab and concepts such as: table of contents, index, habitat and physical characteristics. Tomorrow we are going to learn about nutrition and what animals need to live. We will research a crocodile together and then they will work on finding out what their own animals eat.
In math we did arrays and multiplication. We learned that you can draw an array to find the answer to a multiplication problem OR you could count up by a certain number. For example, today we did 4's so I taught the kids to count by fours to find the answer to 4x5 (ie- 4, 8, 12, 16, 20). We watched a couple fun YouTube videos to help us count by 4's and 3's. Here are the links:
count by 4s http://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching#p/u/6/VSn2O4mTYD4
count by 3's http://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching#p/u/9/MWxPKnLtnus
Finally, in Social Studies we learned about reducing, reusing and recycling. We are doing an earth-week mini-unit in SS right now so expect a lot of talk about recycling around the house and how you can help make the world a nicer place :) Later this week we will be doing an experiment to test for air pollution in our school.
Reminders: Last day to bring pop cans is FRIDAY! Thanks to all of you who have already helped out and sent cans with your kids :) The mountain of cans is getting HUGE and the kids are very proud.
In reading & writing we learned about the text features of our non-fiction books and made a diagram together on the Smartboard. Next, the student made their own diagram of the animal they are writing their animal report about. We also reviewed old vocab and concepts such as: table of contents, index, habitat and physical characteristics. Tomorrow we are going to learn about nutrition and what animals need to live. We will research a crocodile together and then they will work on finding out what their own animals eat.
In math we did arrays and multiplication. We learned that you can draw an array to find the answer to a multiplication problem OR you could count up by a certain number. For example, today we did 4's so I taught the kids to count by fours to find the answer to 4x5 (ie- 4, 8, 12, 16, 20). We watched a couple fun YouTube videos to help us count by 4's and 3's. Here are the links:
count by 4s http://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching#p/u/6/VSn2O4mTYD4
count by 3's http://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching#p/u/9/MWxPKnLtnus
Finally, in Social Studies we learned about reducing, reusing and recycling. We are doing an earth-week mini-unit in SS right now so expect a lot of talk about recycling around the house and how you can help make the world a nicer place :) Later this week we will be doing an experiment to test for air pollution in our school.
Reminders: Last day to bring pop cans is FRIDAY! Thanks to all of you who have already helped out and sent cans with your kids :) The mountain of cans is getting HUGE and the kids are very proud.
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