Author Archives: Meghan Saxon

Meet the teacher – August 9th 8:00 – 11:00!  I can’t wait to see all your beautiful faces! Homework Please check your child’s planner every day.  He/she will be expected to read a  minimum of 20 minutes per night.  There … Continue reading →

What a year!   You are such a talented, respectful group of students – collectively and individually.  I have LOVED being your teacher!  I know you will continue to read, write, and solve problems every day, because you have internalized the value of learning.  I … Continue reading →

We enjoyed visiting Mrs. Welu’s class for an “Author Share” this week! 🙂   Thank you for all the love, support, and gifts during teacher appreciation week! Happy (summer!) birthday, Kaia!    What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 … Continue reading →

Swim Fun! Thanks to our Mystery Reader, Mrs. Sasha, for reading “One” by Kathryn Otoshi, “The Sandwich Shop” by Queen Rania, and “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein!  They each had great social/emotional lessons!  We are so grateful!   Happy Mother’s … Continue reading →

Happy 8th birthday to Emma!  Let’s SHELL-abrate!Place value math games going into the MILLIONS!   Thank you so much to Kaia’s mom for teaching us all about writing and producing!  We learned so much about your cool job! What LEARNING and … Continue reading →

We LOVED reading “Because of Winn Dixie” by Kate DiCamillo!  It quickly became a class favorite! 🙂 Thank you to Kai’s mom for coming in and teaching us all about banking!  We had great lessons on deposits, withdrawals, checking, and … Continue reading →

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA: Class Novel: Because of Winn Dixie by: Kate DiCamillo; dissecting vocabulary, fractured fairytales,  REVIEW Math: REVIEW Science:  Weather, Earth Day Students of the week: Soleil and Aiden … Continue reading →

Thank you to Katelyn’s mom, Mrs. Megan, for being our mystery reader this week!  We enjoyed hearing “The Princess and the White Bear King”  by Tanya Batt!  We are so glad everyone lived HAPPILY EVER AFTER! This week we focused … Continue reading →

Happy Spring!  We discovered some precious baby grasshoppers at recess this week! March Madness Math Challenge!  Children were grouped in pairs to calculate the final score of NCAA teams given the a certain number of free throws, 2-pointers, and 3-pointers! … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to Aiden!   What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week: Academics ELA:  Class Novel:  The BFG by: Roald Dahl; multiple meaning words with vocabulary, suffixes -ible and able Writing: POETRY Math:  REVIEW Science:  Life Cycles … Continue reading →