November 30

I feel like I am still on Thanksgiving break and it is not that long until Winter break!  It is hard to believe.  I hope everyone had a great time with family and friends.  The kids seemed to enjoy themselves.  I had a great break on the beach with perfect weather. 

I will send home a snack calender in Wednesday folder tomorrow.  I will cover it this week.  I forgot all about it.  That will give family's time to plan.

We had the Chorus Concert today from 1:30 to 2:30.

We will finish our Science test tomorrow.  I have been helping them with the Open Response Question.  We can still do that until January then Ms. Sharp wants them to become more independent.  It will be part of their assessments next year so I want to get them used to doing them.  I hope to send them home next week and put the ORQs in the hallways. 

We have finished our 2nd On Demand writing piece and will start our third this week.  It will be a letter to the principal.  Ms. Sharp has loved their pieces so far.  I am so proud of their hard work.

We are still working on Chapter 8:  Government in Social Studies.

We will be starting fossils in Science then move to Rocks and Soil. 

In Reading:  My class will not have a vocabulary test this week.  We have changed it to next Thurs.  With the break, some of the children didn't have their packets to study and we hadn't spent any time in class reviewing.  I showed the children a sample question and I think they feel more comfortable.  It is multiple choice.  Then the next week will be Spelling.  We will have not have any other tests until after Winter Break. 

In Math:  My class is still working on subtraction with regrouping and learning to solve word problems using bar models. 

We got all our Cafeteria Compliments so we earned a "Pop your Top" party tomorrow.  We will also eat in the room at 10:15 before going on the field trip.  We will leave for the field trip at 11:00.  We will be seeing the play Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells Batman Smells. 

Ecology Club meets on December 2.  That is the only club other than academic teams that I have listed to meet for this week. 

If you haven't sent back the coupon book and don't plan on buying one, please do so they can give it to someone who may sell more than one.  If you need more then let us know. 



Have a great week!

November 24, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving from St. Pete, Florida

November 18, 2010

Science Test tomorrow!  We haven't had much time to review in class so I will help them through it but read over information tonight.

New Arrival....

November 17

Club announcements:  There will be Spanish Club and Ecology Club tomorrow.  There is Chess Club on Friday.

First chick is hatching!

November 16, 2010

Be sure to check Wednesday folders....

The P.T.A. is sending home an envelope with a coupon book for sale.  They have completed the envelope and attached the information on the outside of the envelope.

Our first field trip permission slip to the Lexington Children's Museum is due by December 1, the day of the trip.

My reading group will start having a vocabulary test every other week.  We will alternate spelling one week and vocabulary the next week.  The vocabulary test will be multiple choice.  I will give them the packet in Wednesday folders and they will have test on December 2nd.  We will work on them in class too!  We will see how it goes and adjust things if necessary.

Science Test on Friday.  I went ahead and sent home study sheets today because we always have interruptions to our schedule.  Yesterday we had guidance and today there was an assembly.  We will review in class too.  I don't want to wait because of Thanksgiving break and we need to start Fossils and Rocks.

I will be out next week for two days for Thanksgiving break to go to Florida.  So I am trying to get a lot wrapped up this week.  I have requested Dr. Smith substitute for those two days.  I have told him how great my class is and I think he is really looking forward to working with the children.

We are working on our Reading ORQs for the hallway and another On Demand Letter in writing.

Next week no Reading Log.   I will send home a new home on Monday after the Thanksgiving break.

Our chicks will hopefully hatch this week...keep your fingers crossed.

Picture money for retakes is due tomorrow, Wednesday 17th.

November 5

We only have one day of testing left on Monday.  There are some that have some make up tests to take next week.  They have worked hard.

There will be no Reading Log or Spelling next week. 

We finished our owl pellets.