Saturday, December 9, 2017



It is finally starting to feel like Christmas!  We were all super excited about the snow that fell on Thursday and we have our Classroom Elf that has come to visit us.  We named him Tugboat after a book we read, Memoirs of an Elf.  It is hard to believe the holidays are just around the corner!

Reading/ Writing Workshop-    We will begin our author study on Helen Lester. She is the author of Tacky The Penguin books and the students LOVE these books!  We will focus on her writing style and compare her books to Robert Munsch's books.  In writing, we will work on letter writing.  We will focus on parts of a letter and write letters to our Pen Pals who are second graders in Round Rock.  


Science/ Social Studies-  This week we will focus on maps and globes.  We looked at the continents using Google Earth last week.  The class LOVED this activity.  They used the app and globes to locate the seven continents and countries on those continents. 

Math-   We will  begin our unit on geometry.  We will look at 2-D plane shapes this week. These are shapes that we can hold in our hands because they are flat.   We will focus on vocabulary terms such as :  trapezoid, polygon,quadrilateral, hexagon, pentagon, rhombus, square, rectangle, triangle, side, and vertices. 

Class Celebrations: Last week for the Incredible Shot  I was looking for students who Work Towards Their Best. This was a hard decision to make since I have an incredible group of students. Since it was a tough decision and I really couldn't decide on just one student.. . . I chose three!  Ryan, Khloe, and Tobias were chosen to take the Incredible Shot!  This week I was looking for someone who Listens, raises their hand to share,  and does not interrupt the teacher or peers.  The Incredible student this week was Kaydence! I am super proud of all of them!

Our Star Student this week was Zaiden!  Congratulations!  We can't wait to share your poster!

Thanks for all you do to support our learning!