Stupendous job with biography research project presentations this week!  I am so sad this is our final quarter of school together!  🙁

 

Field Day FUN!  Our class TORE. IT. UP!! 🙂

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Review Week

Writing:  language foundations

Math:  Geometry

Social Studies:  Economics

Students of the week:

Trenton and Wilder

Thank you for being HARD WORKERS this week!

Important Dates:

• 3/26-3/30:  Spring Break
• 4/6:  A.R incentive – kickball and DONUTS!
• 4/13:  Mystery Reader – Jeanine Wihbey – 9:00-9:30
• 4/16:  Lighthouse field trip!
• 4/23-26:  i-Ready Reading testing
• 4/30-5/2:  i-Ready Math testing
• 5/7-5/10:  Swim Week!

Reminders:

• **Homework will be slightly different when we return from spring break.  Please read directions carefully and turn in all work by Friday. 
• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
• Please contact me if you are available to proctor for the FSA!
• Don’t forget to return field trip form for the light house!

 

My mom (a retired 3rd grade teacher) came in for a special two day lesson on problem solving with pentominoes!  Students abstract and spatial reasoning skills were put to the test!

 

 

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students began The 100 Dresses novel by Eleanor Estes.   We also practiced word-analysis strategies,   and took an interim exam.

Writing:  editing

Math:  Geometry and Pentominoes

Students of the week:

Colby and Isla

Thank you for being respectful and thoughtful this week!

Important Dates:

• 3/16:  No school for students – teacher planning day
• 3/21:  Biography project due
• 3/22:  Class Book Fair Preview:  1:30-2:00
• 3/23:  Field Day!  Last day to meet A.R. Goal!
• 3/23:  Report Cards go home
• 3/26-3/30:  Spring Break
• 4/6:  A.R incentive – kickball and DONUTS!
• 4/13:  Mystery Reader – Jeanine Wihbey – 9:00-9:30
• 4/16:  Lighthouse field trip!
• 4/23-26:  i-Ready Reading testing
• 4/30-5/2:  i-Ready Math testing
• 5/7-5/10:  Swim Week!

Reminders:

• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
• Please contact me if you are available to proctor for the FSA!
• Don’t forget to return field trip form for the light house!

 

We enjoyed reading Charlotte’s Web by EB White and comparing the book to the cartoon version of the movie and the movie with actors using a triple bubble map! 

 

Thank you to Lily’s mom, Dr. Cline for being our mystery reader today!  We enjoyed your books on being BEACONS of LIGHT and self reflection!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students completed Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White and took an AR test.  We are looking forward to comparing and contrasting the novel to both the animated and non-animated movies!  We also studied words with the suffixes -ment and -ness,  and comparing/contrasting stories from different countries.

Writing:  Author’s Chair sharing with final draft pieces

Math:  DATA!

Students of the week:

Ali and Aiden

Thank you for showing empathy and GRIT this week!

Important Dates:

• 3/13:  Music in our schools, 12:15 – 12:55:  come check out what your child does during the Music class!
• 3/16:  No school for students – teacher planning day
• 3/21:  Biography project due
• 3/22:  Class Book Fair Preview:  1:30-2:00
• 3/23:  Field Day!  Last day to meet A.R. Goal!
• 3/23:  Report Cards go home
• 3/26-3/30:  Spring Break
• 4/6:  A.R incentive – kickball and DONUTS!
• 4/13:  Mystery Reader – Jeanine Wihbey – 9:00-9:30
• 4/16:  lighthouse field trip!
• 4/23-26:  i-Ready Reading testing
• 4/30-5/2:  i-Ready Math testing
• 5/7-5/10:  Swim Week!

Reminders:

• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
• Please contact me if you are available to proctor for the FSA!
• We welcomed another practicum student from Flagler college to our class this week – Ms. G!
• Don’t forget to return field trip form for the light house!

 

Studying mosquitoes and life cycles!  Thank you to Anastasia Mosquito Control for coming to speak with us!  This was a very informative lesson especially after our MOSQUITO INVASION at the beginning of the year!  Yikes!

We enjoyed a FABULOUS math lesson from Ms. Eyestone and added some new strategies to our toolbox!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students continued to read and discuss Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.  We also studied syllabication,  and connecting words with pictures.

Writing:  Plan, Rough Draft, and Final Draft of Opinion writing piece

Math:  DATA!

Social Studies:  SYMBOLS

Science:  Life Cycles

Students of the week:

Cora and Katie

Thank you for being so engaged this week!

Important Dates:

• 3/9:  Shelby Cline – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 3/13:  Music in our schools, 12:15 – 12:55:  come check out what your child does during the Music class!
• 3/16:  No school for students – teacher planning day
• 3/22:  Class Book Fair Preview:  1:30-2:00
• 3/23:  Field Day!
• 3/23:  Report Cards go home
• 3/26-3/30:  Spring Break

Reminders:

• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
• Please contact me if you are available to proctor for the FSA!
• We welcomed 2 WONDERFUL practicum students to our class – Ms. Swails and Ms. Pillsbury!  We look forward to working with them the next few weeks!

 

*Don’t forget about STEM night tonight from 5:30-7:30!  I hope to see you there!

We have really been focusing on kindness this month.   Please help reinforce this important trait at home!

So much fun being architects and playing Brain Builders!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.  We also studied words with the suffix -tion, -sion, and -ion and took an interim assessment.

Writing:  Opinions

Math:  Meters

Social Studies:  Branches of government

Students of the week:

Lily C. and Eli

Thank you for being so helpful this week!

Important Dates:

• 2/24:  Run for Hunt!
• 3/9:  Shelby Cline – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 3/16:  No school for students – teacher planning day
• 3/26-3/30:  Spring Break

Reminders:

• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!

 

 

Feelin’ the LOVE of Valentines Day!  Thank you to parents for sending in items!  Students had a blast!

 

The Traveling Zoo was a huge hit and SO informative!  Thank you to Whitney Lab!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell.  We also studied the -schwa sound as well as comparing and contrasting two texts.

Writing:  Opinions

Math:  Meters

Science:  distinguishing human body parts

Social Studies:  consequences of an absence of laws

Students of the week:

Harper and Eddie

Thank you for being leaders this week!

Important Dates:

• 2/19:  Presidents Day – No school
• 2/22:  STEM NIGHT!  Come see me at the Hot Wheels Station!
• 2/23:  Jane West – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 2/24:  Run for Hunt!
• 3/9:  Shelby Cline – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 3/16:  No school for students – teacher planning day
• 3/26-3/30:  Spring Break

Reminders:

• 2/22 is STEM NIGHT! There will be hands-on activities with local professionals from GTMNERR (Exploring Plankton), Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (Fiber Optics – Light Laser), St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (Crime Scene and 911 Simulation), Hunt Volunteer – Rod Paul (Star Gazing), St. Augustine Lighthouse (The Science of Light:  UV Rays, Visible Wavelengths), Whitney Lab How do you explore Nature?), University of Florida/IFAS (Sea Turtles/Marine Debris), Nurse Drayovich (Measuring Heart Rate), Pete Clark (Computer Programming), Sebastian Middle School (3D Printing and Robotics Club), R.B. Hunt Robotics Club (Robotics Demo), R.B. Hunt Teachers (Exploring Circuits, Hot Wheels, Lego Cars), Hidden Wolf Books (Exploring STEM through books) and the Alligator Farm (Animal Classification)!
• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!

 

 

Measuring with yard sticks, measuring tape, and inch rulers!  Great lessons in which tools were most effective!

 

Partner Poetry!  Students had excellent use of onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration!  Most importantly – a wonderful job using TEAM WORK building a creative poem!

Q-bitz fun!  Students had a blast playing this fun game that challenged their VISUAL DEXTERITY!  If you are interested in purchasing this mind-bender, you can buy it from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/MindWare-44002-Mindware-Q-bitz/dp/B0031P91LK/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1518025385&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=q-bitz&psc=1

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery.  We also studied compound words as well as describing how authors use reasons to support their text.

Writing:  POETRY!

Math:  Measurement and graphing

Science:  distinguishing human body parts

Social Studies:  consequences of an absence of laws

Students of the week:

Teddy and Wilder

Thank you for showing strong focus this week!

Important Dates:

• 2/13:  Items for for V-day treat (Thank you to everyone who volunteered!!)
• 2/14:  Valentines Day – Send in 18 Valentines!
• 2/15:  Traveling Zoo (in-school field trip) 9:45-10:25
• 2/22:  STEM NIGHT!  Come see me at the Hot Wheels Station!
• 2/23:  Jane West – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 2/24:  Run for Hunt!

Reminders:

• 2/22 is STEM NIGHT! There will be hands-on activities with local professionals from GTMNERR (Exploring Plankton), Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (Fiber Optics – Light Laser), St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (Crime Scene and 911 Simulation), Hunt Volunteer – Rod Paul (Star Gazing), St. Augustine Lighthouse (The Science of Light:  UV Rays, Visible Wavelengths), Whitney Lab (Oyster Restoration), University of Florida/IFAS (Sea Turtles/Marine Debris), Nurse Drayovich (Measuring Heart Rate), Pete Clark (Computer Programming), Sebastian Middle School (3D Printing and Robotics Club), R.B. Hunt Robotics Club (Robotics Demo), R.B. Hunt Teachers (Exploring Circuits, Hot Wheels, Lego Cars), Hidden Wolf Books (Exploring STEM through books) and the Alligator Farm!
• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
• PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN REPORT CARD ENVELOPES!

 

 

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine.  We also studied words with open and closed syllables as well as explaining how images support text.

Writing:  POETRY!

Math:  Measurement

Students of the week:

Aum and Lily S.

Thank you for showing KINDNESS this week!

Important Dates:

• 2/8:  Power Parenting Workshop
• 2/9: Interims issued,  Kathy Frink – Mystery Reader, 9-9:30
• 2/14:  Valentines Day – Send in 18 Valentines!
• 2/15:  Traveling Zoo (in-school field trip) 9:45-10:25
• 2/23:  Jane West – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 2/24:  Run for Hunt!

Reminders:

• Valentines Day is Wednesday, February 14th.  I will send a mass email to parents next week requesting a few small treats to snack on to celebrate KINDNESS!  Please make sure your child brings in 18 valentines for each student in our class.  They don’t need to be addressed individually, but need to be signed from your child. 
• CANNED SOUP DRIVE IS EXTENDED TO MONDAY!  Last chance to donate any canned foods or toiletries.
• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
• Power of Parenting:  A fun night for kids, a great experience for parents.  Pizza dinner and activities for students, collaboration and support for the hardest job in the world – being a parent!  To reserve a spot, call 547-7960.

We had a FUN and productive week! 

WORK HARD… PLAY HARD! 

Our class had 100% participation in wearing shirts with words for Literacy Week!  These are a few!

Vocab Parade!!!

Happy birthday to sweet Harper!

BANANA-GRAM FUN!

Thank you to Heather Sostrom for coming in and reading Bear and Chicken, We found a Hat, A gift for nothing, and Henry in LOVE.  🙂  We enjoyed learning all about being a Librarian!  Be sure to check out the Sea Grove Library and say “hi!” to Lily’s mom!

Snuggled up with a good book OR snuggled up to complete the 100th day challenge!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed The Bailey School Kids – The Abominable snowman doesn’t eat marshmallows. We also studied words with the prefix -re and took our interim assessment on story structure, sound and meaning, and point of view.

Writing:  POETRY!

Math:  Money and time

Students of the week:

Teddy and Katie

Thank you for showing enthusiasm for learning this week!

Important Dates:

• 1/29:  No SCHOOL!  Teacher inservice day
• 11/30 – 2/2:  Super Bowl of Caring!  Send in nonperishable food items and toiletries to be donated to families in need.
• 2/8:  Power Parenting Workshop
• 2/9: Interims issued,  Kathy Frink – Mystery Reader, 9-9:30
• 2/15:  Traveling Zoo (in-school field trip) 9:45-10:25
• 2/23:  Jane West – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30
• 2/24:  Run for Hunt!

Reminders:

• PLEASE sign and return report card envelopes!!!
• Yearbooks are on sale!  $20!
•  Send in nonperishable items next week!
• Power of Parenting:  A fun night for kids, a great experience for parents.  Pizza dinner and activities for students, collaboration and support for the hardest job in the world – being a parent!  To reserve a spot, call 547-7960.

*Early post this week – I will be out Thursday and Friday because my daughter has the flu and strep.  Please help your child choose a vocab word and some props for the vocabulary parade on Wednesday, January 24th.  More information at the bottom of this site. 

 

Hard at work with money!

Training with a Harlem Globe Trotter during recess on the basketball court!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery by David Alder. We also studied the suffixes and points of view as well as beginning our new Wordly Wise vocab.

Writing:  Friendly letter writing

Math:  Money and time

Social Studies: Citizen Rights and responsibilities

Students of the week:

Jameson and Ali

Thank you for being showing stamina this week!

Important Dates:

• 1/19:  Report Cards go home.  Please sign and return envelopes.
• 1/24:  Vocab Parade
• 1/26:  100th day of school!

Reminders:

1/26:  Heather Sostrom – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30

As part of our school’s celebration of Literacy Week, we read Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster. In the book, the main character misunderstands one of her weekly vocabulary words which leads to an embarrassing situation in front of her entire class.  But by the end of the story, she triumphs with huge success. All of the students in the book create a word costume to illustrate understanding of a chosen or assigned word so we thought it would be fun to have our own Vocabulary Parade. Please help your child complete his/her word costume with a poster, puppet, hat, crown, paper, bag, sheet or sandwich board. We will share our words on Wednesday, January 24th. Thank you for all you do to support making learning fun in our classroom.