Today in class we were BUSY! We wrote about Martin Luther King, read about him, thought about him, and made a 'dream cloud' of our own based on his dream! Ask your child tonight what their dream is! They turned out really cute. I need to put pictures up for you to see!
In math today we practiced MORE 2 digit addition. We also went back to practicing some estimation (ballpark estimates) and did math boxes (review of past skills) . I am very impressed with how good a lot of the students have become with the 2 digit addition-- today they called the work 'too easy!' ...and that's great to hear!
Tomorrow we will be getting a new student! Her name is Hailey and she will be our 19th student in the class. All the students are very excited to meet her. This groups of kids could not be more welcoming :)
I made arrangements today for the kids to go on a field trip March 28th to see the Beauty and the Beast at Brownell middle school. The cost will be $2 and I will need parent drivers. I only have space for 5 drivers so it will be first-come-fist serve to attend the trip.
I will be sending home permission slips the first week of March but I jsut thought I would give you all a heads up.
*** I sent home some important papers today with C.P. and J.C. I don't have parent email's handy here tonight and am hoping you will check the blog and get those papers from the backpack! ( I know it's a long shot but worth a try!)
Have a good night! :)
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 09, 2012
Monday, Jan. 9th
Today in calss we finished our "New Year Resolution" project that we have been trying to get done! The kids did a super job on them. They are hanging in the hallyway if you would like to take a look :)
We also read some MLK book that were at our own levels. Each child had a different bok and a partner to read with. We really like learning about MLK. Ask your child what he/she knows about him tonight at home.
EVERYONE was on GREEN today!! Yaye!! We celebrated with a little early recess :)
Those who bought bagels on Friday got their bagels today.
NO SCHOOL next Monday ( a week from today)
Town Hall meeting will be on Jan 19th
**We need Glue Sticks! We are down to about 10 sticks total for the kids. I fyou would like to donate to the room, we would appreciate it. Thank you!!
We also read some MLK book that were at our own levels. Each child had a different bok and a partner to read with. We really like learning about MLK. Ask your child what he/she knows about him tonight at home.
EVERYONE was on GREEN today!! Yaye!! We celebrated with a little early recess :)
Those who bought bagels on Friday got their bagels today.
NO SCHOOL next Monday ( a week from today)
Town Hall meeting will be on Jan 19th
**We need Glue Sticks! We are down to about 10 sticks total for the kids. I fyou would like to donate to the room, we would appreciate it. Thank you!!
got an ipad or iphone?
This is a link to a bunch of free educational apps for kids! The site is for students with special needs, however, a LOT of the content is a great for ALL kids in the primary grades. Kids are SO motivated by the chance to use cool technology! Let me know if you try any of them out-- I'd like to know how kids do with it (I don't have an i-anything or else I would test it myself with them at school).
http://a4cwsn.com/free-educational-apps/
http://a4cwsn.com/free-educational-apps/
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Thursday, Jan. 5th
Another great day!
Today we worked on subtraction and solved subtraction stories. The kids tend to want to add everything so it is important to remind them to read the stories really carefully.
In writing we started writing little biographies about ourselves. Tomorrow we will read a biography about MLK :) Ask your child what a biography is tonight- see if they remember!
Remember that HW is due tomorrow! Send a dollar if you want to participate in bagel day.
**The next town hall meeting is Jan.18th at 10:25
** We WON the book exchange contest!! We will be having a pizza and ice cream party on Jan 20th :) I will send a little reminder when it gets closer.
Today we worked on subtraction and solved subtraction stories. The kids tend to want to add everything so it is important to remind them to read the stories really carefully.
In writing we started writing little biographies about ourselves. Tomorrow we will read a biography about MLK :) Ask your child what a biography is tonight- see if they remember!
Remember that HW is due tomorrow! Send a dollar if you want to participate in bagel day.
**The next town hall meeting is Jan.18th at 10:25
** We WON the book exchange contest!! We will be having a pizza and ice cream party on Jan 20th :) I will send a little reminder when it gets closer.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Wednesday Jan. 4th
Welcome Back!! The kids were AWESOME today! I was a bit worried that they could be a little tired and cranky after a long break (like I'm sure a lot of adults felt going back to work too!) but they really surprised me and did a fantastic job all day long :)
Today we spent some time talking about resolutions. We read a book about New Years and made resolutions of our own. A few popular ones were: read more books, have better handwriting, have a clean desk, don't lose my hat. Then we talked about how you have to make a plan and work hard to reach your goals. Tomorrow we will be decided what we can do to make sure we reach our goals.
In math we started unit 6 with a fun 2 digit addition card game and some ballpark estimates. We are working on remembering that numbers under 5 round DOWN and 5 and up round UP. I say"5 through nine, climb the vine. 0 through 4 go down to the floor"
Homework is due Friday.
Bagel sale this Friday for $1
Have a great night!
Today we spent some time talking about resolutions. We read a book about New Years and made resolutions of our own. A few popular ones were: read more books, have better handwriting, have a clean desk, don't lose my hat. Then we talked about how you have to make a plan and work hard to reach your goals. Tomorrow we will be decided what we can do to make sure we reach our goals.
In math we started unit 6 with a fun 2 digit addition card game and some ballpark estimates. We are working on remembering that numbers under 5 round DOWN and 5 and up round UP. I say"5 through nine, climb the vine. 0 through 4 go down to the floor"
Homework is due Friday.
Bagel sale this Friday for $1
Have a great night!
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