Busy at work in math centers this week putting our addition and subtraction strategies to WORK!
Dem bones, Dem bones, Dem DRY BONES! Creating our skeletons while listening to Bob Barner’s SKELETON SONG! We learned some great information about our bones this week!
Observing Leaf Bugs at recess!
What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:
Academics
ELA: Class Novel: Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk by Megan McDonald; determining CENTRAL message, lesson, or moral in folktales, vowel-sound SORTS
Writing: Read Harry and the Terrible Whatzit by Dick Gackenbach, and The Little Old Lady Who was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams – students created their own “scary” stories using the writing process.
Math: Addition and subtraction strategies
Social Studies: REVIEW
Science: Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions while creating skeletons and reading Dem Bones by Bob Barner
Students of the week:
Tatiana and Kolton
Thank you for having integrity and zest!
Important Dates:
- 10/9: gifted screener – if you don’t wanted your child tested, please sign and return the opt-out letter sent home. If your child has already been tested and qualified, they will not be tested and will be sent to another room. 🙂
- 10/12: 1st quarter ends
- 10/15: No school – teacher planning day
- 10/18: OPEN HOUSE 5:00-7:00! Be there or be square! Your child is PUMPED to show off their work and classroom!
- 10/23: School House Rock field trip forms and money due
- 10/26: Parade of characters – 8:45 am – meet us at the bus loop! Students come dressed to school as a book character (please bring the book the character is from!) Students may change into regular clothes immediately following the parade if they are uncomfortable.
- 10/26: Fall Festival – 5:30-7:30
- 10/31: Send in Halloween snacks
- 11/1: Class book fair visit
- 11/5: Picture re-takes
- 11/6: Field trip to Amphitheater to see Schoolhouse Rocks!
Reminders:
- Email our homeroom parent Mrs. Charalambous to sign up for a time slot for our Fall Festival booth or contribute to supplies! Thanks for making this a fun day for our kiddo’s!
- Please send in boxtops! They are due 10/17! I am the reigning school champ and don’t want to lose my trophy!
- Students have been VERY eager to work on Study Island at home – access to the link is here: https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login/ Their username and password should be memorized. If not, email me and I will give it to you!
- Don’t forget to send in field trip forms to the amphitheater!
