Read-a-thon

Wow! What a fun FILLED day! We went non-stop from start to finish! One unnamed student even fell asleep at their desk at the end of the day (now THAT is a teacher victory!)!!
I hope you all have a great time tonight, please be safe!
Here are some pictures of our day!

Flashlight reading in the fort!

Using what we've learned about parts of speech and guess what's on our head!

Listening to Grimms Fairytales and enjoying a snack!

Writing SPOOKY stories!

Craft making!

We read in partners on the field with 5th graders!

Rachel, a senior from Prep came to read to us!

Heading into week 12

Hello! We just finished week 11!
Announcements:

We have the read-a-thon on Monday. Students may dress up as their favorite literary character (no pop culture please). Please send you child school with  a flashlight and their favorite book (or two)! Monday is also the last day to enjoy the beautiful book fair!

Winter dress code will start Monday, November 14. Students will need to wear pants, or tights under their skirts.

There will be no homework on Monday, October 31 (you can take a sigh of relief!).

We will begin reading Boxcar Children next week, if you have not already, please send it in with your student!

Thank you to all of you that signed up to help me next week! I really appreciate it!

This week we measured and measured and measured some more! Here are some adorable pictures:

Parachutes in P.E. are just too much fun!

Here is a look at our learning this week:

Language arts: With Halloween and the Read-a-thon on Monday, we will learn spelling words in class on Monday but we will not assign spelling word homework for Monday night. We will do the spelling word homework in class on Tuesday. Students will still be assessed on those words on Friday. In literature this week we will start reading Boxcar Children. I am so excited to embark on another literature adventure with the students! In grammar, we will learn about common and proper nouns, and work then into sentences to make our writing even more beautiful and interesting!

Math: We will continue our unit on measurement this week, really focusing on comparing all the units we have learned. Please keep an eye on your child while they are working at home. When worksheets show objects that do not start at the beginning of the ruler - the students are getting very confused (i.e. the pencil that starts at the 3in line and goes to the 10in line the pencil is 7inches long, but the majority of students will say that the pencil is 10 inches long). We will wrap up this unit on measurement on Friday!

Science: Our water cycle unit will continue with the study of clouds, groundwater, and run-off. We will do another fun experiment and continue to record observations and new vocabulary words in our science notebooks. Ask you sweet scientist about our experiment with soil, rocks, and moss (and how AWFUL it smelled :] )

History: We will continue our study of India. Reviewing everything we have learned about the two main religions in India (Hinduism and Buddhism). A review guide will go home on Tuesday, and the test will be on Friday! We will start our next unit on China on Friday!

Thanks for reading the whole thing! Here is a of Chief, because I am a shameless dog mom.

Quarter 2!

We are in week 11 of school, and officially done with our first week of quarter 2 (insert happy dance here)!
We had so much fun this week, and packed our half days full of learning, exploring, and discovering.

Stretching our glutes to stay loose during math

Math Centers with three sweet volunteers!

What do you know and what do you wonder about the water cycle?

Subtraction practice with partners!

I LOVED getting to talk to you during conferences this week. Your children are amazing, and getting to share what we are working on brings me so much joy. You are your child's and my biggest cheerleader and I could feel the love this week! I am so thankful for your partnership this year!

Announcements:

Read-a-thon: On Monday, October 31 we will celebrate our read-a-thon with a Charlotte's Web theme! We have a jam packed day full of reading, snacking, crafting and fun! Please sign up here if you'd like to help, or if you'd like to donate something.

Book Fair: Tied in with the read-a-thon is a wonderful book fair! The book fair is put on by Usborne books, please click here to read more and see the schedule for when you can come shop!

Spelling bee: Please read this document for more information about the spelling bee! Here is a list of words!

Here is a look at our learning this week:

Language arts: We will continue writing and labeling interesting sentences using a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb! Students will learn about singular and plural nouns. We will introduce mover and shaker sentences (moving around words in a sentence so it makes it more interesting for the reader)! We will have 20 spelling words next week due to the short week. We will start reading Boxcar Children next week (10/31), if you have not already please purchase the book and send it in with your child!

Math: We are done with subtraction for now (it's ok to do a silent cheer), and are moving onto measurement! Students will begin by measuring in nonstandard units (paperclips, pencils, cubes) and then learn the importance of standard measuring units. If I wanted a couch that is 67 paperclips long, no one would know what I was talking about! We will practice measuring length and height, and do a really fun experiment launching paper airplanes and measuring their length on Wednesday!

History: We will continue learning about Ancient India! We ended the week being introduced to Buddha and nirvana, next week we will continue to learn about what Buddha stands for, and how to reach Nirvana. Ask you India specialist about the Festival of Lights and Prince Siddhartha. They should be able to tell you about this special holiday, and the price that searched for peace and harmony.  

Science: We will continue learning about the water cycle. We talked about solids, liquids, gases, and evaporation. Ask your scientist about the video we watched and how quickly molecules are moving in solids, liquids, and gases. Next week we will be making a terrarium and learning about condensation and precipitation.

Can you believe it's OCTOBER? September flew by in a flash! Here is a little glimpse at our learning in the last week of September:

Students have been working extremely hard to master regrouping. We took colorful notes, and even took turns being teachers to our friends!

Students have been working hard to earn lunch with the teacher on Thursdays, look at this amazing group I got to eat with!

Here is a look at our learning for the first week of October!

Language Arts: Next week we will review everything we have learned in the first quarter of school. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, oh my! We will create and classify sentences, and add new adjectives to our vocabulary (this teacher is tired of hearing awesome, nice, and cool as adjectives to describe friends!). We will read Pippi Longstocking, and continue to practice commas in a series. We will wrap up our Charlottes Web unit by writing a eulogy for Charlotte. The students will have to stretch their minds to see from another's perspective. We will not be starting our next literature book until later in October, but next up is Boxcar Children!

History: This week we will continue to learn about the rich culture of India. Students will learn that Hinduism is a widely practice religion in India and we will explore the caste system. Please ask your scholar to show you India on the map and describe some of the important geographical features, particularly; the Himalayas, the location of the Khyber Pass and Mojenjo-Daro, as well as neighboring bodies of water.

Science: We will take some time to review the life cycles we've learned about so far. Your scientists will take a test on Thursday. A review guide will come home with them on Tuesday evening. They should be able to describe the stages of life for a chicken, frog, butterfly, and plant!