I wanted to start this week's blog post with a HUGE thank you to everyone for attending conferences this week! I loved meeting with each and everyone of you. Open communication between teacher and parents is so important in ensuring a successful year for your daughter. Thank you again for all meeting with me!
This week our schedule was so crazy! We had to squeeze a whole day's worth of learning into two hours. In math, we wrapped up the loose ends of the first quarters standards. We talked about number patterns, and how to plot them on a coordinate plane. We also talked about multiplying and dividing by powers of ten. Next week, we will be working on addition of decimals. In language arts, we started our poetry study. We analyzed the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. The girls got to rewrite it to the family member of their choice, changing the metaphors in it to their own work. Next week, they will create a hook to put in between each stanza and then set it to music. In writing next week, we will begin looking at informative writing. We are moving on from social studies since we have finished our unit on the Civil War and Reconstruction. We will shift our focus back to science and learn about matter and physical/chemical changes.
Remember tonight is the PTA Halloween dance. You child can come dressed in their Halloween costume. If you are a PTA member, the dance is free. If not, it costs $6 to attend.
Our next Jekyll Island trivia night is next Thursday at 6. Once again, it is free. We will be selling pizza, snacks, and drinks again. Remember, if you were on a winning team, you have house cash to spend. We are really looking forward to another great turnout.
Finally, the deadline for the Jekyll Island payment of only $75 is next Wednesday, October 31st. If you do not pay in full by then, the price goes up to $100.
We welcomed a new Sunset Sweetheart this week. Welcome to our class Ashley!! We are so happy to have you!!!
There were no birthdays this week.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
It's Been Too Long!!!
Hey everyone. I have missed my weekly updates. The past two weeks have been so hectic. My experience at the Ron Clark Academy was something I will treasure for the rest of my teaching career. I learned so many valuable things there, and cannot wait to start using them in our room. My fiance's surgery went well this past week. Thank you so much for all the kind words and thoughts. I am hoping I won't have to miss any school for a while. I have to say though, I was very happy with note I got from the sub. I think they are finally getting it.
Over the last two weeks, we have spent a lot of time working on our division strategies. We finally have learned all of them. Hopefully these strategies will help the girls better understand long division. We had benchmark testing last week and this week. Because of this, we will not be starting anything new. We will just review everything we have learned so far. In reading, we decided not to read Ruby Holler instead we read Titanic Sinks. We are starting Where the Red Fern Grows next. Your daughters have been working really hard on their Underground Railroad narrative writing pieces. Their final drafts are due next Monday. They can be written or typed. In social studies, we are finishing the Civil War are moving on to the reconstruction of the United States. Since I know your girls love facebook so much, they are creating a facebook profiles of an important person in the Civil War. It's a really cool page. You can check it out. It's www.classtools.net/fb/home/page. We will be doing these throughout the year during different units.
Thank you so much for helping me schedule conference week. Just a reminder, conference week is next week, October 22-26. It will be early release all week. You daughters will be dismissed at 12:15. If their transportation home is going to change, please let me know ASAP. I am so excited to meet with all of you next week!!
We have not had any birthdays in our room.
Have a wonderful week!
Over the last two weeks, we have spent a lot of time working on our division strategies. We finally have learned all of them. Hopefully these strategies will help the girls better understand long division. We had benchmark testing last week and this week. Because of this, we will not be starting anything new. We will just review everything we have learned so far. In reading, we decided not to read Ruby Holler instead we read Titanic Sinks. We are starting Where the Red Fern Grows next. Your daughters have been working really hard on their Underground Railroad narrative writing pieces. Their final drafts are due next Monday. They can be written or typed. In social studies, we are finishing the Civil War are moving on to the reconstruction of the United States. Since I know your girls love facebook so much, they are creating a facebook profiles of an important person in the Civil War. It's a really cool page. You can check it out. It's www.classtools.net/fb/home/page. We will be doing these throughout the year during different units.
Thank you so much for helping me schedule conference week. Just a reminder, conference week is next week, October 22-26. It will be early release all week. You daughters will be dismissed at 12:15. If their transportation home is going to change, please let me know ASAP. I am so excited to meet with all of you next week!!
We have not had any birthdays in our room.
Have a wonderful week!
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