*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.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I was so glad to see your children this week!  They were missed dearly.  I hope everyone had a great break!

Challenging ourselves to wear broccoli necklaces for 24 hours straight just like the main character in our novel study this week!

Thank you to Cora’s mom, Stephanie McMaugh for being our MYSTERY READER this week! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMESON!!!!

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

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed How to be a Perfect Person in just Three Days by Stephen Manes.  Students challenged themselves to try the activities Dr. Silverfish recommended to be a perfect person – including wearing a broccoli necklace for 24 hours!  This book included a wonderful moral that was a great way to start our new year.  PERFECTION is impossible – practice makes progress not perfect.  We also studied the suffixes and morphemic transformations.  Lastly, we worked with story elements.

Writing:  Friendly letter writing

Math:  MONEY!

Social Studies: Government, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Students of the week:

Isla and Julian

Thank you for being showing responsibility 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:

1/12:  Stephanie McMaugh – Mystery Reader, 9:00-9:30

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.

Thanks for making it a great 2017!  Let’s make 2018 even better!  Have a WONDERFUL holiday!  I can’t wait to see your children’s beautiful faces on January 8th!

*We had a reinder-rrrrriffic time today!  My computer won’t upload any pictures so I apologize for the delay.  I will have Mr. Kenny work on it Monday and upload them on next week’s post!  Have a great weekend!

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

Academics

ELA:  Students finished Winter according to Humphrey by Betty Birney and were able to earn 4 A.R. points if they passed their quiz.  We also studied rhythm and meaning in poetry.

Writing:  Letter writing

Math:   triple digit addition and subtraction with re-grouping, Chapter 6 Math Test

Students of the week:

Colby and Harper

Thank you for showing STAMINA this week!

Important Dates:

• No Math homework going home next week.  Reading Log only.  🙂
• 12/18:  Class Pictures…. LOOK SHARP!
• 12/19:  Holiday Shop Visit – 1:00-1:30 – *DON’T FORGET TO SEND A BAG IF YOU DIDN’T PURCHASE ONE!*
• 12/21:  2nd quarter ends, LAST DAY TO EARN A.R. points and meet your A.R. goal!, EARLY RELEASE, POLAR EXPRESS DAY – WEAR YOUR JAMMIES TO SCHOOL!

Reminders:

• CLASS PICTURES ARE ON MONDAY!  Try your best to be here so we have all students present for our picture! 🙂
• Don’t forget to wear pajamas Thursday for Polar Express!  Please keep in mind we will still be going outside for recess so if you wear slippers, bring a pair of tennis shoes to change into!

Thank you to Lily’s dad, Mr. Dan for teaching us about records and letting us listen some RAD music!  We enjoyed your books –  Sylvster and the Magic Pebble, Olive and the embarrassing gift, and a story from Frederick’s Fables.  🙂

We enjoyed a holiday concert today from RB Hunt Strings and Chorus!  Great show!

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

Academics

ELA:  Students read and discussed Winter according to Humphrey by Betty Birney. We also studied repetition and alliteration in stories and the effect this kind of writing had on readers.  Suffixes were addressed again and the effect they have a base words.  For example, -or and -ist mean “a person who”, -er mean more and -est mean most.

Writing:  Continued work with non-fiction writing

Math:   triple digit addition with re-grouping

Social Studies:

Students of the week:

Aum and Katie

Thank you for being showing KINDNESS this week.

Important Dates:

We have A LOT going on in December!  Please email me if you have any questions!

• 12/9:  Breakfast with Santa/Festival of Trees 9:00-11:00
• 12/11-12/14:  Mid-year i-Ready testing (I will send home results when they are available)
• 12/14:  Student Holiday Lunches – our class lunch is from 11:20 – 11:50.  Come eat with your kiddo!
• 12/15:  Reindeer ROUND-UP – 1:00!  YEE HAW!
• 12/18:  Class Pictures…. LOOK SHARP!
• 12/19:  Holiday Shop Visit – 1:00-1:30
• 12/21:  2nd quarter ends, LAST DAY TO EARN A.R. points and meet your A.R. goal!, EARLY RELEASE, POLAR EXPRESS DAY – WEAR YOUR JAMMIES TO SCHOOL!

Reminders:

• THANK YOU to Ms. Frink for putting together an ADORABLE class tree for the festival of trees!  Whoever wins it is SO LUCKY!
• If you haven’t done so already, please send in $5 and a white shirt for our Reindeer Round-up!  🙂