Important Dates:
Wednesday - Library
October 31 - Ammi Joan Paquette, author visit
November 9 - Early Release Day
Go Noodle:
Go Noodle:
Go Noodle is a website we use in the classroom for our movement breaks. I sent home info about kids creating their own Go Noodle Champs at home and then we can connect those champs with our school account! In case you missed it, here is what to do:
Literacy:
Here are the books we read:
Bag Head, by Jarrett Krosocka
The Vanishing Pumpkin, by Tony Johnston
Ghost in the House, by Ammi Joan Paquette
The students worked on some projects this week while I completed running records with every child to find out their just right reading level. I will be using this information during our readers workshop time to help students set reading goals, learn new reading strategies, and to continue to grow as readers.
We also had a great time with a poem called Five Little Pumpkins. Here is a video of the class reciting the poem.
Word Study is one of our favorite times of the day! We use Fundations to teach sounds, letters, and encoding/decoding skills. It's a very interactive part of our day. And we have a blast!
Math:
We finished up unit 1 in math! The students worked hard throughout this entire unit. The students have learned how to solve addition, subtraction, and combination problems. But, more importantly, they are doing a great job sharing their mathematical thinking, listening to each other's ideas, comparing ideas, and changing their thinking. Good job mathematicians.
Classroom Fun:
A few weeks ago, we had some free time in the classroom. We discovered that this class LOVES puzzles and I did not have enough puzzles to go around. Feelings were hurt and as a class we discussed how to solve the problem. The class worked through this issue very well. I was so impressed that I bought the class a special puzzle with our class picture on it. We made it this week! So much fun!
And finally... Friday the fresh fruit/veggie was a vegetable from the school garden. It was scallions. Many of the students tried them and quite a few LOVED the scallions!
Word Study is one of our favorite times of the day! We use Fundations to teach sounds, letters, and encoding/decoding skills. It's a very interactive part of our day. And we have a blast!Math:
We finished up unit 1 in math! The students worked hard throughout this entire unit. The students have learned how to solve addition, subtraction, and combination problems. But, more importantly, they are doing a great job sharing their mathematical thinking, listening to each other's ideas, comparing ideas, and changing their thinking. Good job mathematicians.
Classroom Fun:
A few weeks ago, we had some free time in the classroom. We discovered that this class LOVES puzzles and I did not have enough puzzles to go around. Feelings were hurt and as a class we discussed how to solve the problem. The class worked through this issue very well. I was so impressed that I bought the class a special puzzle with our class picture on it. We made it this week! So much fun!
And finally... Friday the fresh fruit/veggie was a vegetable from the school garden. It was scallions. Many of the students tried them and quite a few LOVED the scallions!
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