HI!

What a great week we have had.  We have earned 3 compliments as a class and we just need 2 more for a small reward. We also had a great presentation today by Masai Maggie on Friday in the library.  She is  a fantastic storyteller and used puppets to help with her story.  Ask your child  their favorite part of the show. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will look at questioning.  We will discuss questions readers ask before they read, while they are reading, and after they have finished the book or chapter.  We will also begin reading with a partner to help us with questioning. 

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to work on how we use writing partners to help us become better writers.  We will also focus on staying on topic. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will look at how matter changes when we apply heat or cold.  We will have a couple of demonstrations / experiments this week! 

In social studies,  we will wrap up activities that focus on our Constitution.  

Math-   We will continue our unit on addition.  We will begin to look at two digit addition this week.   We will focus on strategies that would help us such as using our tens and ones, a hundreds chart, a number line, and even using facts we know to help us solve our math problem. 

Important News:   We have Early Release THIS Wednesday, September 28.  We dismiss at 12:00 this year instead of 12:45. Please make arrangements for pick up.

Class Celebrations:   We are really settling in with our classroom rules and expectations.  Please continue to reinforce great behavior at home. 

Mrs.King

What a great week of learning we had last week! We celebrated earning our 5 compliments with 5 minutes of extra drawing time!  We have 9 compliments so I am sure we will have another celebration very soon!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will look at story elements in the books we read.  We will look at the characters, problem/ solution, setting, and retelling what happens at the beginning of the story, middle of the story, and the end of the story. 

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to focus on responding to our reading in our Reader's notebooks and we will begin writing with our  writing partners. 

Science/ Social Studies-      Please have your child bring in a small object from home! This object could be  a special shell, rock,  coin, or trophy. Have fun with it!  We will describe our object using physical properties.

In social studies,  we will celebrate Freedom Week by looking at our Constitution.  We will discuss what this document means to us and our country.  We will also look at American symbols and choose one to research. 

Math-   We will begin our first unit on addition.  We will begin to look at two digit addition this week.  Our class has started a math fluency program called XtraMath.  This will help them learn their addition and subtraction facts.  I will send home log-in information so your child can also use the program at home. 

Important News:   We have Early Release next Wednesday, September 28.  We dismiss at 12:00 this year instead of 12:45. Please make arrangements for pick up.

Class Celebrations:    We are one compliment away from another reward! Please continue to encourage great behavior at home. 

Mrs.King

HI!

What a short but busy week of learning we had!  We earned 5 compliments but we still need to vote on our reward. I will keep you posted on what we vote on.  It shouldn't involve anything from home since it is a "little" reward for 5.  Some of the choices they wanted to vote on include 5 minutes of drawing time, extra reading time, take off our shoes day and 5 minutes of extra recess.  We will see which activity gets the most votes!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will begin looking at character traits using books from Kevin Henkes.  We will learn that character traits describe a character on the inside ( shy, outgoing, nervous, sad) and not their physical description.   We will use what we learned and respond using our Reading Response Notebook.

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to focus on Writer's workshop expectations and we will begin writing our first story.  Last week we focused on our reader's response so this took up some of our writing time.  

Science/ Social Studies-   This week we will use our iPads to tour a science lab and we will begin working on physical properties of an object.   Please have your child bring in a small object from home! This object could be  a special shell, rock,  coin, or trophy. Have fun with it!  We will describe our object using physical properties.

In social studies, we will continue to  focus on good citizenship at home and in the classroom.  

Math-   We will begin to look at numbers on a hundreds chart and a number line.  We spent all last week working on 4 ways to write a number.  If you have a few minutes this weekend, ask your child to show you how to write numbers ( up to 99) in these four ways.

Standard form:  45

Expanded form: 40+5=45

Word form:  forty-five

Base 10 blocks:  IIII . . . . .  

Important News:   Thanks for having your child wear purple or green on Friday!  We had 72% in spirit colors so we are keeping our fingers crossed we won the spirit stick!  If you have an extra set of earbuds around your house, please send them in with your child for our iPads. I will keep them in  ziplock bag with your child's name on it so they will not get worn by anyone else. I have bought some extra ones just in case as well.  We have a few programs that read books to us or that have videos we can watch so the earbuds will come in handy.  

Class Celebrations:    Evin lost a tooth this week and we were able to add him name to our tooth graph!  It was nice to see many of you on Grandparent's Day. That day is always special to the kids.  

I hope you have a great weekend!

Mrs.King

HI!

I hope you are enjoying your three day weekend! It was really nice to have an extra day to spend with family!  But, that means we are going to hit the ground running tomorrow :) I just wanted to let you know that we used our iPads on Friday!  We used an app called Number Pieces ( which had base 10 blocks) and we worked with a partner to build two digit numbers.  I am super excited we have this learning tool to enhance our learning.  My plan is to incorporate the iPads all across our curriculum!  I will continue to keep you posted on how we use them on a weekly basis. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:
Reading Workshop-This week we will continue to work on establishing our routines during reading workshop.  We are really focusing on finding one spot to read, and only one spot :), and making sure we are reading the whole time!  This is crucial once I start working with small reading groups.  I really try hard to let them find a comfortable spot to read but if I find they are not reading and using their time wisely, I do make them read at their desk so I can monitor their reading time.
Writing Workshop-   We will continue to focus on Writer's workshop expectations and we will begin writing our first story.  We created our topic lists last week so I am anxious to get them writing!
Science/ Social Studies-   This week we will continue to focus on science safety.  We will set up our science notebooks  and even look at science tools.  We will use our iPads to tour an actual science lab and then write about what we saw on our "tour".
In social studies, we will continue to  focus on good citizenship at home and in the classroom.
Math-   We will continue our  unit on place value.  We will focus on numbers to 100 and building numbers using tens and ones. This week we will also incorporate 100's chart activities.  
Important News:   I have included a link from our PTA: https://www.pt-avenue.com/parents.asp?schcode=FCE    If you are not a member, this is a link you can become a member for $8.00.  It will also direct you to the online store where you can where you can order Spirit Wear for Fridays.  Speaking of Fridays,  please have your child wear a school shirt or purple/ green.  We are trying to win the Spirit Stick and the class with the highest percentage wins!  Mondays are college shirt days.  Have your child wear their favorite college shirt.

Class Celebrations:    Lila lost a tooth this week and we were able to add her name to our tooth graph!  Chloe  celebrates her birthday this week. We want to wish her a happy birthday!  
I hope you have a great day and we will see you  bright and early tomorrow!
Mrs.King