Catching up!

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library
May 29: No School
June 16: Last day of school, dismissal 11:00

I can't believe we have only a few weeks left. The students and I are having a difficult time trying to realize that we won't be a class all together next year. I have had so much fun with the group!  I am not ready to say goodbye to this class.

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Shelburne Farms:
We had a great time at Shelburne Farms. I think it only rained getting on the buses. We were able to catch bugs, salamanders, worms, and frogs in the pond and forest. We learned you need to rub dirt on your hands before picking up these creatures. a lot of students fell asleep on the bus ride home. I took a long nap as soon as I got home after school!

Foster Grandparent Recognition Dinner:

Earlier this month, I was able to go to the annual Foster Grandparent Recognition Dinner. It was fun celebrating Nana (Marion Kennedy) for all the help she gives us. Hooray for all the Foster Grandparents!

Smoothies and a Celebration!

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library

April Vacation - 24 - 28

Early Release - May 10

This week before vacation went by so fast! The students read a ton of books during reader's workshop each day. We finished up our place value unit (how mathematician's break apart two digit numbers). And we had a great time during the whole school celebration and making smoothies!

Smoothies:
Melissa (Charley's mom) came in and made healthy, delicious smoothies with the class. Many of the students wanted the recipe:
ice, strawberries, banana, and orange juice.

We  made so much we were able to share with Miss Willoughby's class and Mrs. Thompson's class!

Whole School Celebration:
The school filled the heart monitor again! This meant a school-wide celebration! The entire school went to the cafeteria where tables were set up for us. Then, we played several rounds of BINGO, with Sara Raabe being the number caller! The kids loved it! I think this was their favorite celebration yet!




Cleaning:
We cleaned out desks and lockers on Friday; that is why many students came home with lots of extra papers and clothing. 

Have a wonderful vacation week and I'll see you on Monday, May 1. 

Literacy:

We are moving on from nonfiction back to fiction! The students very quickly got back into their Reader's Workshop routines and are loving reading fiction books with each other. As a class, we are working on showing we are the Boss of our Reading!

Math:

We continue to work on place value. Miss Willoughby shared a great website (kahoot.it). Using this website, we played a class game on our ipads to review many of the place value concepts. 

Literacy, Art, and new iPad game!

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library

April Vacation - 24 - 28

Early Release - May 10

Parent/Teacher Conferences:

I really enjoyed meeting with all the families and celebrating all the hard work the students are doing. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Thanks for  all your support!

Extras for this Week:

This week was a super busy week! On Monday, People from KPMG volunteered their time to read with each class and donate two books for each student. Our class loved hearing the Disney stories. 

On Friday, the high school teamed up with the elementary school to create a district wide art display. Our class had so much fun with high school students! Here are pictures of the students working together and then the finished art display.

Literacy:

We are moving on from nonfiction back to fiction! The students very quickly got back into their Reader's Workshop routines and are loving reading fiction books with each other. As a class, we are working on showing we are the Boss of our Reading!

Math:

We continue to work on place value. Miss Willoughby shared a great website (kahoot.it). Using this website, we played a class game on our ipads to review many of the place value concepts. 

Our book is finished!

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library

Parent/Teacher Conference - April 13 and 14
Early Dismissal 11:00  - April 13 - 14
April Vacation - 24 - 28

Research Project: We finished! Here are the pictures of each finished page. Enjoy!

 

A busy end to March!

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library
Scholastic Book Fair - April 3 - 

Parent/Teacher Conference - April 13 and 14
Early Dismissal 11:00  - April 13 - 14
April Vacation - 24 - 28

Research Project:

Our goal is to have our research project done by Friday! I will post pictures of our completed work next week! All groups are now working on their final drafts. The groups have typed up part of their text and some have started adding color to their illustrations.The students are learning a lot about monkeys, dogs, cats, sharks, and dolphins. Super work researchers!

Math:

Wow! You should see these mathematicians break 2 digit numbers apart! Their understanding of place value grows everyday. I'm so impressed with the connections they are making. 

Whole School Morning Meeting:
First grade was in charge of the whole school morning meeting this week. We created a video to demonstrate our greeting and share. We had a fun movement activity, and ended with a message. Super job first grade!

Healthy Snack:
On Thursday we had edible flowers from the cafeteria for healthy snack. Just about everyone tried them! 

 

Research, Place Value, Fun Fair

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library
Community Reads - March 31

Parent/Teacher Conference - April 13 and 14

Research Project:

The research groups are working so hard! This week, all groups worked on revision and clarifying information. They looked at their rough drafts through an editor's eye to see if information made sense and was easy to understand. I am now in the process of meeting with each group to work on editing and starting the final product. 

Math:

We started our place value unit last week. In this unit, the students discover how to break apart 2 digit numbers, compare 2 digit numbers, and add and subtract 2 digit numbers. We have a variety of math tools for this unit: tens frames, base ten blocks, and hide zero cards.

We also started learning how to tell time to the hour and half hour. More on that next week!

Fun Fair:

Were you able to go to the fun fair? Mrs. Thompson and I had so much fun at the limbo game! The Fun Fair is such a great event that brings everyone together for an evening of fun and laughter!

Recess:

The crazy weather on Friday kept us inside for recess. A group of students and I took out the dominoes and had so much fun building with dominoes and watching them fall! We all talked about videos we have seen online of big domino projects. We aren't there yet, but we had fun trying! I have a slo-mo video that I took, but I can't get it to load right now... I will try to update later. ;-) 

What a week!

Important Dates:

Tuesdays: library
March 22 - Report Cards

March 24 - Fun Fair 4:30-6:30

Parent/Teacher Conference - April 13 and 14

Due to the snowstorm, report cards are going home on Wednesday, March 22.

Jump Rope for  Heart:

What a week! We started the  week with Jump Rope for Heart. It was a fun 50 minutes of jump roping and activity. We all had a good workout! 

Research Project:

Each of the research groups were able to list 3 choices for an animal to research. I went through all the choices, looked at our resources, and on Monday I revealed which animal each group was doing. The researchers got right to work, finding resources in the room and recording information in their fact finding notebooks. Mr. Gile found a bunch of books in the library for us to use. As a class, we created a list of "Must Haves," what has to be included in their work. 

Now, the students are working hard on their rough draft of the project. I have observed students using what we learned about giving and receiving feedback, thinking about how to use features of nonfiction to teach others about their topic, and working together with their research group to make sure everyone gets a voice and is involved. Super job researchers!