Tomorrow is book exchange-- bring and old book and exchange it for a another book to take home and read!
Notes from the reading specialist about conferences will also be coming home soon--look for it on FRI if your child sees a reading reading specialist.
Today we had a town hall meeting and a LOT of our classmates got scholastic reading count charms!! I have a feeling that we are going to be earning even more points for the next town hall meeting-- I can't wait until everyone earns a charm :) Congrats to our reader, Keegan, and our citizen of the month, Ato!
We have been reading been reading a lot of legends. Try asking your child about their favorite legend we read in class. See if they can remember the 2 elements all legends must have.
Remember that HW is due on Friday from the week before Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tuesday, Nov. 29th
This morning the kids had a a sub for a little bit (because I had a little dental issue that needed some immediate attention!) who reread them the book, Paperboy. They drew pictures of their 'visualizations' and talked about what they 'saw' while reading the book. They also took their math test with the sub.
When I got back to school we played a fun phonics game (a variation of Candy Land) with partners to help us get better at sounding out unknown words using blend we know. We also learned about "attributes," sorting, and rules in regards to math and geometry. The kids had to look at a few groups of shapes and determine what the 'rule' was. We will be doing this more and more throughout Unit 5.
Tomorrow we will be doing some snowflake activities for poetry so I sure do hope the weather man is correct and we get a little snow tonight! We will be brainstorming a lot of sensory words having to do with snow and snowflakes so a little motivation from the weather will go a long way :)
Stay Warm!
Ps- Here are a couple pics from the parade in NYC from last weekend-- a lot of kids told me about the Detroit parade they went to and the ones they watched on TV so I thought I'd share a few fun ones from my trip with you all :)
When I got back to school we played a fun phonics game (a variation of Candy Land) with partners to help us get better at sounding out unknown words using blend we know. We also learned about "attributes," sorting, and rules in regards to math and geometry. The kids had to look at a few groups of shapes and determine what the 'rule' was. We will be doing this more and more throughout Unit 5.
Tomorrow we will be doing some snowflake activities for poetry so I sure do hope the weather man is correct and we get a little snow tonight! We will be brainstorming a lot of sensory words having to do with snow and snowflakes so a little motivation from the weather will go a long way :)
Stay Warm!
Ps- Here are a couple pics from the parade in NYC from last weekend-- a lot of kids told me about the Detroit parade they went to and the ones they watched on TV so I thought I'd share a few fun ones from my trip with you all :)
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| This is the day before the parade while they were inflating the balloons |
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| Me watching the parade (the kids asked for a picture of me at the parade to prove I was there- haha!) |
Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, Nov. 28th
Today in class we did a TON of math (practicing adding 2 digit numbers like 39 + 87 and even some 3 digit numbers like 235+395) The students who are not solid on their mental math skills had a hard time with this. Please practice flashcards at home if you think your child does not have his/her facts memorized yet. We practice them at school and we also do Fast Math to help with this skill.
In reading we read about a paperboy. We tried to visualize what was happening in the story. I don't show the kids the pictures during this time. Good readers can make their own pictures in their head. The kids are getting better and better at this-- they even know the word 'visualize' :)
In writing we wrote about our break. The kids got a chance to share and I loved hearing about all the things they did. They were so very excited to tell me about all the fun things they got to do over break.
Have a good night!
In reading we read about a paperboy. We tried to visualize what was happening in the story. I don't show the kids the pictures during this time. Good readers can make their own pictures in their head. The kids are getting better and better at this-- they even know the word 'visualize' :)
In writing we wrote about our break. The kids got a chance to share and I loved hearing about all the things they did. They were so very excited to tell me about all the fun things they got to do over break.
Have a good night!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday, Nov. 22nd
Happy Thankgiving to all my families!! (and a happy-break-from-school to my familiies who aren't celebrating this week but who will be enjoying time at home :)
Today in class we wrote poems, read poems, and presented poems with our partners to the class. We also looked at pictures of parade floats and saw how they are inflated and then read a poem about a parade float. My husband and I are headed to the Macy's parade in NYC this week and I can't wait to come back and show the picture to the kids! They had a lot of requests about which pictures I need to come back to show them (take a picture of sponge bob! take a picture of spider man! ect.) haha :)
Today in class we wrote poems, read poems, and presented poems with our partners to the class. We also looked at pictures of parade floats and saw how they are inflated and then read a poem about a parade float. My husband and I are headed to the Macy's parade in NYC this week and I can't wait to come back and show the picture to the kids! They had a lot of requests about which pictures I need to come back to show them (take a picture of sponge bob! take a picture of spider man! ect.) haha :)
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday, Nov. 21st
What a great day! We had a ton of fun and the kids did SO GREAT with their little play, with their behavior, with their work--with everything!
I took a video of the two plays we performed for the 1st graders today but they are too big for me to upload on the website and too big to email! I would love to find a way to share them with you all so please email me if you have any ideas or technology know-how :)
Remember, HALF DAY TOMORROW! We get out at 11:30
I took a video of the two plays we performed for the 1st graders today but they are too big for me to upload on the website and too big to email! I would love to find a way to share them with you all so please email me if you have any ideas or technology know-how :)
Remember, HALF DAY TOMORROW! We get out at 11:30
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