Who Doesn't Love Food!

Food Day

 

We were lucky enough to have apples delivered to our classroom for the students to enjoy during snack time.  I must say, our class really does enjoy apples.  They were delicious.

 

 



Shape It Up!

 

We have been learning about shapes and their attributes.  The students use smaller shapes to fill in the outline of a bigger shape.  This is a great way to evaluate shape recognition and spacing.  The students are having a blast with all the hands-on manipulatives.

 



Hour of Power

Our class has adjusted well to our hectic yet structured Hour of Power.  Students move three times through a 20 minute rotation.  Twenty minutes is spent with Ms. Lahey practicing reading fluency, comprehension, sight word practice and much more.  Twenty minutes is spent at a center: reading, phonics, poetry, writing.  Twenty more minutes is spent practicing previously learned skills through independent work.

 



October News

Reminders

-Any old (washed) socks wouldn’t mind a new home in room 30!  Thanks to the parents who sent some in already.

-Please initial your child’s behavior chart daily

-if there is a change in your child’s transportation please put it in writing for me

Upcoming Dates

School Closed for students- 10/18 and 11/1

Classroom Halloween Party-10/31

*please send students in with as much of their costume on as possible and the rest can be done here-thanks

Reading

Students have been working hard on the new common core skills.  We have been reading thorough and enriching books together as well as reading for fluency in our small groups.  Students have really been enjoying our “hour of power”.  They rotate through three, 20 minute stations.  The three stations are guided reading with Ms. Lahey, centers, and independent work.  Any work that is coming home not graded or marked is usually from centers and independent work.

Math

Students have just completed their unit 1 assessment.  We are moving on to unit 2: Making Shapes.  I know the students will look forward to using many math manipulatives during this unit.