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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
We've Got Big Plans
We are sending home notes today about our Dr. Seuss celebration week and our March Tea Party. Please return the enclosed form ASAP.
On Friday we will be heading out to see Seussical! Make sure your child arrives at school on time. We will be leaving a few minutes after school begins.
On March 23rd we are heading to the Safari Park. We have two parent drivers but could use a few more.
Keri's literacy class is jumping on the Seuss Train. They are reading Dr. Seuss books and loving his fabulous rhymes and nonsense words. They continue to work on word study. Don't forget to check your child's folder for words to practice at home.
Katie's literacy class has been working on contractions. We also are writing about inventions. We had a great writer's workshop today where students read their work and received comments from their classmates. Students expand their writing based on their classmates' questions and suggestions.
Keri's math class has finished fractions and is moving onto measurement. In Katie's math class students have finished with place value and moved onto rounding.
In social studies kids are enthusiastic about Africa! They love learning about the rich cultures and amazing geography. We are also taking time to studying leadership and cooperation. This week students made a list of leadership qualities. Next week they will apply those qualities to ourselves and see how we demonstrate leadership.
On Friday we will be heading out to see Seussical! Make sure your child arrives at school on time. We will be leaving a few minutes after school begins.
On March 23rd we are heading to the Safari Park. We have two parent drivers but could use a few more.
Keri's literacy class is jumping on the Seuss Train. They are reading Dr. Seuss books and loving his fabulous rhymes and nonsense words. They continue to work on word study. Don't forget to check your child's folder for words to practice at home.
Katie's literacy class has been working on contractions. We also are writing about inventions. We had a great writer's workshop today where students read their work and received comments from their classmates. Students expand their writing based on their classmates' questions and suggestions.
Keri's math class has finished fractions and is moving onto measurement. In Katie's math class students have finished with place value and moved onto rounding.
In social studies kids are enthusiastic about Africa! They love learning about the rich cultures and amazing geography. We are also taking time to studying leadership and cooperation. This week students made a list of leadership qualities. Next week they will apply those qualities to ourselves and see how we demonstrate leadership.
Friday, February 11, 2011
February is Flying By!
If anyone could pick up a couple rolls of paper towels, Keri's class is out. She is going through them to clean the tables in an attempt to keep germs at bay. We are using lots of Clorox spray and Lysol. If anyone else has any other suggestions on ways to kill germs let us know. We have had several kids out sick.
Also, we are looking for donations to give to the zoo animals. These may be some things that you have lying around the house: catnip for the cougar, hideaway homes for the hedgehogs, balls for the pandas (soccer, volley, basket) and last but not least, baby toys for the Marmosets. I was hoping to take up a collection and then have the class make a trip up there to give the donations to the zoo. These are all Asian animals, and we are not officially visiting Asia until April, but I thought it might be nice to get involved. Let me know if you have other fun ideas for us to use and incorporate into our studies as we continue to travel the globe.
Field Trips in the Works:
We are going to Seussical on Friday Feb. 25th and will need drivers.
We are hoping to go to the Safari Park in the Spring, April ish….. This will go along with our study of Africa which we are currently visiting in Social Studies. I am excited to introduce African Folk Tales along with our study of the culture of the area.
Keri’s groups are working on:
Math: Finishing up fractions. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10 and 1/12
See if they can tell you what number goes on the bottom, (the denominator) and which one goes on top (the numerator). We will work on probability next and then head to measurement.
Our reading group will begin to work on comprehension as well as increasing our sight words and phonetic skills. Please look for the word study folder at least once a week and do one of the activities suggested. I really think that this will really help them retain what they are working on. They will also bring home a reader once a week to share with you. Have them read and return the book the next day so that we can use it again in the classroom.
Katie's groups are working on:
In math we have finished fractions and moved onto place value. Kids are using cubes and cards to learn about the ones and tens place. We have been playing Addition War with playing cards. Ask your child to teach you how. On Fridays we have been working with our math buddies to improve the school store. We work in groups to do marketing, money skills, ordering, and inventory.
In literacy we started writing about inventions. Kids have come up with some amazing ideas. We continue to read our novels and work out of our sight word folders. This week we also worked on poetry with our big buddies in Betsy's class.
In science we are going to take a few weeks to do some team building activities. We will then move on to science activities focusing on Africa.
Also, we are looking for donations to give to the zoo animals. These may be some things that you have lying around the house: catnip for the cougar, hideaway homes for the hedgehogs, balls for the pandas (soccer, volley, basket) and last but not least, baby toys for the Marmosets. I was hoping to take up a collection and then have the class make a trip up there to give the donations to the zoo. These are all Asian animals, and we are not officially visiting Asia until April, but I thought it might be nice to get involved. Let me know if you have other fun ideas for us to use and incorporate into our studies as we continue to travel the globe.
Field Trips in the Works:
We are going to Seussical on Friday Feb. 25th and will need drivers.
We are hoping to go to the Safari Park in the Spring, April ish….. This will go along with our study of Africa which we are currently visiting in Social Studies. I am excited to introduce African Folk Tales along with our study of the culture of the area.
Keri’s groups are working on:
Math: Finishing up fractions. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10 and 1/12
See if they can tell you what number goes on the bottom, (the denominator) and which one goes on top (the numerator). We will work on probability next and then head to measurement.
Our reading group will begin to work on comprehension as well as increasing our sight words and phonetic skills. Please look for the word study folder at least once a week and do one of the activities suggested. I really think that this will really help them retain what they are working on. They will also bring home a reader once a week to share with you. Have them read and return the book the next day so that we can use it again in the classroom.
Katie's groups are working on:
In math we have finished fractions and moved onto place value. Kids are using cubes and cards to learn about the ones and tens place. We have been playing Addition War with playing cards. Ask your child to teach you how. On Fridays we have been working with our math buddies to improve the school store. We work in groups to do marketing, money skills, ordering, and inventory.
In literacy we started writing about inventions. Kids have come up with some amazing ideas. We continue to read our novels and work out of our sight word folders. This week we also worked on poetry with our big buddies in Betsy's class.
In science we are going to take a few weeks to do some team building activities. We will then move on to science activities focusing on Africa.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Classroom Needs
We are in need of gift bags or medium-sized paper shopping bags that with handles that could carry a lunch. Old wallets would also be much appreciated.
Katie is completely out of anti-bacterial hand wipes! Please send in wipes in plastic contianers. She has started raiding Katlyn's supply!
Katie is completely out of anti-bacterial hand wipes! Please send in wipes in plastic contianers. She has started raiding Katlyn's supply!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
On to Africa and Plays
In science and social studies, we are finishing up Antarctica and moving to Africa! In science, kids have been studying the effects of cold on our bodies, poles, magnetic fields, and making compasses. In social studies, students have finished up studying penguins and cause and effect relationships. They had a great time playing Antarctica trivia.
In Keri’s literacy class students are working hard on word families, sight words, and fluency. They have gotten started on word study and should be bringing home their words once a week to share with you. In Katie’s literacy class we are working on using two, to, and too properly. We are also practicing sight words and reading our novels.
In math, Keri and Katie’s math class are breaking it down and working on fractions. At home help your child reinforce these skills. Cooking with your child is a great way to show him/her that, yes, you really do use fractions in “real” life.
Valentines Day is coming up. Both classes are celebrating together; so please make sure your child has Valentines for each student. A list of names is below. We will have students make Valentine card containers in class the week before. We will hold our party Monday, February 14th from 12:30 – 1:30.
The Globetrotters have been working on plays in drama. Julie has sent home scripts and is asking that you please practice them with your students. Keri’s Traveling 10 will be performing a folk tale from China on Monday March 7th from 1:30 – 2:15. Katie’s Traveling Spiders will be performing a folk tale about India from 1:30 – 2:15 on Wednesday, March 9th. Each class will be performing plays. See Quick Notes for more dates and times.
Katie’s Class: Lucas, Ari, Nathan, Ian, Lorraine, Yutika, Collin, Sophia, MishaKeri’s Class: Elise, Henry, Braden, Andrew, Annabelle, Tallulah, Sierra, Harrison, Benjamin, Connor
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