Happy Sunday! As I am typing this I am enjoying the fresh air and the sounds of Sunday afternoon football. I LOVE this time of year! We will be jumping right back into things this week after our relaxing, rewarding Friday. Dr. Cook rewarded our class with Philly Pretzels and we watched a movie in […]
We finished readingClementineon Tuesday of this week. The students LOVED this book! Everyday they were so excited to hear about Clementines latest superifical ideas and adventures. We were able to make many connections (T2S, T2T, and T2T) with this character and her story. Clementine has a whole series of books written about her many adventures. […]
A video was sent to me via email by our principal. It was about a young boy, about the same age as my daughter and my students, who had a dream to create an arcade solely from cardboard boxes doomed for the recycle bin, old bits and pieces of tools and hardware, and old toys. […]
This week is a short week due to the observance of Columbus Day. Progress reports will also be sent out this week. A quick note about progress reports and grades in general. I apologize for not posting grades in a timelier fashion this marking period. Part of the reason I was waiting is that we […]
This week we have focused in on determining the author’s purpose. Authors write for three reasons. Informational writing is meant to inform you of facts, teach you how to do something, or relay information. Entertaining writing is meant to make you feel the story. These stories make you laugh, cry, shake with anticipation. Persuasive writing […]
We will be having a quiz on the branches of government on Friday. Today in class we created our own “Branches of Government” models to help us review. We also watched the Prezi below to review the branches and thier responsibilities. Please allow your child to view it again tonight to review. Also, this is […]
OK, my secret it out…..I have been watching WAY too many episodes of Chopped on the Food Network when I start naming my academic posts the way chefs name their main courses! We wrapped up topic 2 in our math series today. While my students love taking their assessments on our Pearson Success Net website […]
This week is national Wellness Week in schools. We are participating in spreading the word that drugs and alcohol are not for us! This week we are also spending some time reflecting on bullying. We have discussed how it has effected us, makes us feel, and why we need to work together to stop it! […]
OK , so I must admit I am little late in posting this one. We read the book The Relatives Came in September. As a culminating activity we invited our relatives to come and share a story and a snack with us. The turn out was amazing! We had 6 families represented! Thank you to all the […]