Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Nature Center
Enjoy the photos (below) from the Nature Center Fieldtrip last week! We had a ton of fun and best of all - we all stayed dried (not clean, but dry!!!)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday Updates
Hello Parents:
I am planning on sending out a weekly update on Friday's. Some will be brief if there is also a newsletter coming home that day. These updates will include a "blurb" from myself, Mr. P., and Ms. M. related to the content we are each teaching in rotations.
Math-
Unit one test will be on Wednesday September 23rd.
Science -
We finished testing our swingers (pendulums). Students changed the variables of length, mass, and release position. Students were also introduced to the scientific method this week.
Social Studies -
This week, we continued working on our map skills, both decoding and working in the atlas, as well as practicing our mental mapping of the 7 continents and the oceans. Please ask your child to show you their mental mapping skills at home on a blank sheet of paper to practice for the test. The test will be October 16th (FRI), and we will continue practicing up until the test.
Word Study -
We have been busy learning about the 8 parts of speech in Word Study. Your child has reviewed/learned six of the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. Next week we will learn about conjunctions and interjections. We practiced the parts of speech using two fun websites:
https://webmail.elmbrookschools.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=587c38eae7b44a28939bd70f716b7672&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.funbrain.com%2fgrammar%2findex.html
https://webmail.elmbrookschools.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=587c38eae7b44a28939bd70f716b7672&URL=http%3a%2f%2feduplace.com%2ftales%2f
Be sure to check them out at home!!
Classroom Routines
Each child is expected to record their reading minutes each night. This can be done on the mini-calendars that I coped for each child or in their assignment notebook in the reading section. I am checking to be sure that each child has read and recorded their minutes.
Important Dates:
Tuesday September 22nd
Math Night
Math Meeting (6:30 - 7:00)
GT Meeting (7:00 - 7:30)
Friday September 25th
Nature Center Fieldtrip (9-11:00)
Volunteers (Mr. Hartay, Mrs. Timm, Mr.and/or Mrs. Clark)
* This time is correct - the time on the form being sent home today is not correct - sorry for that!
Have a great weekend!
I am planning on sending out a weekly update on Friday's. Some will be brief if there is also a newsletter coming home that day. These updates will include a "blurb" from myself, Mr. P., and Ms. M. related to the content we are each teaching in rotations.
Math-
Unit one test will be on Wednesday September 23rd.
Science -
We finished testing our swingers (pendulums). Students changed the variables of length, mass, and release position. Students were also introduced to the scientific method this week.
Social Studies -
This week, we continued working on our map skills, both decoding and working in the atlas, as well as practicing our mental mapping of the 7 continents and the oceans. Please ask your child to show you their mental mapping skills at home on a blank sheet of paper to practice for the test. The test will be October 16th (FRI), and we will continue practicing up until the test.
Word Study -
We have been busy learning about the 8 parts of speech in Word Study. Your child has reviewed/learned six of the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. Next week we will learn about conjunctions and interjections. We practiced the parts of speech using two fun websites:
https://webmail.elmbrookschools.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=587c38eae7b44a28939bd70f716b7672&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.funbrain.com%2fgrammar%2findex.html
https://webmail.elmbrookschools.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=587c38eae7b44a28939bd70f716b7672&URL=http%3a%2f%2feduplace.com%2ftales%2f
Be sure to check them out at home!!
Classroom Routines
Each child is expected to record their reading minutes each night. This can be done on the mini-calendars that I coped for each child or in their assignment notebook in the reading section. I am checking to be sure that each child has read and recorded their minutes.
Important Dates:
Tuesday September 22nd
Math Night
Math Meeting (6:30 - 7:00)
GT Meeting (7:00 - 7:30)
Friday September 25th
Nature Center Fieldtrip (9-11:00)
Volunteers (Mr. Hartay, Mrs. Timm, Mr.and/or Mrs. Clark)
* This time is correct - the time on the form being sent home today is not correct - sorry for that!
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
First Week of School
I have really enjoyed getting to know each child this week at school. We completed the Math Predictor, became comfortable with rotating between teachers, and had some fun playing games!! Today we took a walk in the woods and did some journaling. Below you will see some of the photos! Your children continue to amaze me each day with their vibrant smiles and eagerness to learn. I am looking forward to an exciting school year!! Thank you for sharing your child with me.
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