Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Videos have been fixed
Someone brought to my attention that the videos I have been posting were not working. I have fixed the privacy issue now so they should all work. Try it again - they are awfully cute! :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
New Year and Some New Things
I have been soooo bad about updating the blog! With Christmas crafts and parties and trying to wrap up the end of the quarter things just got out of control. Hopefully I will be better about it this year!
It is so good to have the kids back in the classroom. We are doing a lot of fun things from here until the end of the year. I am going to need a lot of help in the classroom. If you can fit me into your busy schedules I would greatly appreciate it.
On (most) Wednesdays we will be doing science experiments! I am really excited about it and so are the kids. I am going to be furnishing most of the supplies but I may ask for donations if it gets to be a little expensive for me. Today we did Diet Coke and Mentos explosions. The kids loved it and they actually learned a little something while having fun :)
On the topic of supplies, we are running low on a few things. If you happen to think about it while you are at the store, we need more erasers (both pencil toppers and the big pink ones). We also need more glue sticks, markers, and Clorox wipes. I sincerely appreciate anything that you can send in. I know things are tight with money right after the holidays so please do not feel bad if you can't afford it right now. Trust me, I get it!
We are going to be getting into our Daily 5 Reading Centers a lot more this half of the year. That will mean less worksheets (YAY!) and more time involved in real reading and writing. I am super excited about it but a little nervous to turn over the reigns to the kids. They are going to be in charge of monitoring themselves and their progress. They are "let loose" in the room to read by themselves, read with someone else, practice words and spelling patterns (Word Work), listen to reading, and work on writing. I am also adding in a pit stop with the teacher. I will use this time to check their work and help them with places they are struggling. If you are interested in learning more about it you can look at the website here http://www.the2sisters.com/the_daily_5.html
REMINDER! The awards assembly is THIS Friday! Notices were sent home yesterday if your child will be receiving one. They love to have parents there if you can make it work :)
Homework packets will be back next week.Yipee! If you have questions about what needs to be done this week just give me a call or email me.
Thanks for all you do!!
It is so good to have the kids back in the classroom. We are doing a lot of fun things from here until the end of the year. I am going to need a lot of help in the classroom. If you can fit me into your busy schedules I would greatly appreciate it.
On (most) Wednesdays we will be doing science experiments! I am really excited about it and so are the kids. I am going to be furnishing most of the supplies but I may ask for donations if it gets to be a little expensive for me. Today we did Diet Coke and Mentos explosions. The kids loved it and they actually learned a little something while having fun :)
On the topic of supplies, we are running low on a few things. If you happen to think about it while you are at the store, we need more erasers (both pencil toppers and the big pink ones). We also need more glue sticks, markers, and Clorox wipes. I sincerely appreciate anything that you can send in. I know things are tight with money right after the holidays so please do not feel bad if you can't afford it right now. Trust me, I get it!
We are going to be getting into our Daily 5 Reading Centers a lot more this half of the year. That will mean less worksheets (YAY!) and more time involved in real reading and writing. I am super excited about it but a little nervous to turn over the reigns to the kids. They are going to be in charge of monitoring themselves and their progress. They are "let loose" in the room to read by themselves, read with someone else, practice words and spelling patterns (Word Work), listen to reading, and work on writing. I am also adding in a pit stop with the teacher. I will use this time to check their work and help them with places they are struggling. If you are interested in learning more about it you can look at the website here http://www.the2sisters.com/the_daily_5.html
REMINDER! The awards assembly is THIS Friday! Notices were sent home yesterday if your child will be receiving one. They love to have parents there if you can make it work :)
Homework packets will be back next week.Yipee! If you have questions about what needs to be done this week just give me a call or email me.
Thanks for all you do!!
Christmas Performance
It's so late but here is the performance from our Christmas show. They sang I'm Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas and they used American Sign Language to go along with the lyrics. They had a blast learning it and I'm sure you had just as much fun hearing them practice it over and over and over again :)
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