Toy Sharing

We had a great time sharing toys that were old and new. Our students worked on public speaking and organizing information as they showed a favorite toy. (Look for more images coming soon!

Merry Christmas!

Jacob, Ashton, Olivia, Grace and Sophie shared their insights into the book, "Stone Fox" with our class just prior to the winter break. They did an outstanding job! I hope everyone has a great holiday and enjoys some good books too. :) Mrs. G.

Welcome to Baby Ashtyn! (And new spelling words..)

Thanks to Donor's Choose for funding some new reading games for our class!
We had an exciting day yesterday. The class waited with me all day for the news that our new baby granddaughter was born in Texas. My son David and his wife Jana welcomed their first child into our family! (Cousin Lauren got to see her too..) When your children become parents it is the most wonderful experience ever!

New Spelling Words:

then, again, beautiful, science, now, chow, clown, crown, snuggle, slug, ugly, nugget

BONUS: Santa Claus, sunflower, cowabunga, luggage

Who will win?

It looks like our class is preparing for the in-state rivalry that is coming up. Actually, it was Halloween.
We did an awesome "ABC's of Thanksgiving" Reader's Theater for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades.

Week 2 Spelling

Wow! What a great first week of spelling tests...I am so proud of your children! Here are the words for the test on 11/18/2010.

1.hippie 9.little

2.whip 10. with

3.chip 11. our

4.slip 12. school

5. tag BONUS

6.brag 13. lipstick

7.flag 14. hippopotamus

8.dragon 15. maggot

16. Thanksgiving

New Spelling List

Today we began our new spelling component(chunks) and 4 weekly sight words. They are written in your child's planner. The test will be next Thursday. Some students REALLY want some challenging words to study, and they came up with some good ones! The 4 Bonus words are optional, but if your child gets them all spelled correctly he/she will receive an additional sticker for extra work. A 100% spelling score will also earn a sticker for your student.

*FYI-The class generated the words they would like to learn. We voted for our favorites. It really helps the children feel ownership for the words.

Spelling List

1. ham 9. when

2. clam 10. they

3. slam 11. where

4. camera 12. people

5. jump Bonus:

6. pumpkin *Rumplestiltskin

7. crumple *rambunctious

8. bumper *Heffalump (from Winnie the Pooh)

*stammer

More Math Fun!

Hi Parents!

We have been very busy with math and spelling this week, as well as some fun learning centers during reading time. I am enjoying teaching your children.

I really appreciate those of you who give your time to help us out during centers and with Baggy Books. Baggy Books do not need to be returned daily if the book is long! Take the time you need to read it with your child. If the book report/paper is not filled out or signed by a parent it will be returned to you. If your student does not put it in the bag before the books are changed (we do several reminders) it will wait until the following day. We are all working on learning responsibility, and it will come!

I hope the individual spelling lists help you with at-home practice. We have done some writing together and your student has been held accountable for those words. (They must go back and correct them before the work can be turned in.) The writing we do at the writing center is creative thinking and we should see improvement in spelling there too.

This month's math packet is longer than before and is worth 6 stickers. Just a little bit of practice a day is great! Your help with the assigned math pages has been fabulous.

Another great online math resource can be found at:http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/119585.-795560955 This practice will help your child visualize bigger numbers. Click on the icon on the top of each column and that number of block appears. (clicking on the one's cube three times will give you 3 ones...)