Spelling Words Unit 4 Week 5

1. backpack
2. outside
3. baseball
4. herself
5. flashlight
6. bluebird
7. lunchbox
8. suitcase
9. inside
10. brainstorm
11. picture
12. remember

Today's Lunch

Just in case your kiddo comes home with a full lunch in their lunchbox, or they tell you that they didn't buy school lunch today, please know that Oyinkansola's parents are buying pizza for the whole class for her birthday.  They'll also enjoy drinks and cupcakes!  Oyinkansola is moving next year so this is an extra special celebration for her.  :)

DIBELS

YAY FOR ROOM 21 FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Students in room 21 were tested on Wednesday for the last time this school year.  They were tested on how many nonsense words they could read in a minute and how many real words in a passage they could read in a minute.  My class ROCKED those scores!!!

Coming home in your child's folder tonight is a visual graph that I created of their scores.  The WWR means whole words read (these are the nonsense words).  The ORF means oral reading fluency and that's how many regular words from a passage that they could read in a minute.  I drew a black line where the end of year goal is.  Most kiddos have surpassed that end of year goal already!  A few are still working on it but very close! 

Besides looking at the end of year goal, be sure to look at the progress that your child has made.  The growth made from September to January was great, but the growth made from January to April was even more impressive!!!!

WOOHOO!!!!! I am thrilled with their scores!!! Make sure you treat them to a special ice cream or something for working so hard this year! :)

Mindy :)

SNACKS!!

We are desperately in need of snacks!  We only have enough for today and tomorrow.  If you're able to send in a snack next week, we'd greatly appreciate it!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! :)

Take Your Child To Work Day

Today is an extra special day because it's "Take Your Child To Work Day!"  My daughter is learning how much work a teacher really does and your children are having a super fun day!  We made it a ticket day, played hangman and are acting out reading stories.  They are having a blast!!

Check out these cool rock houses!!! .

Observing clay....

Today, we observed clay and the kiddos made boats out of clay.  We tried putting them in water, but they all sunk!! Hmmmm... they are trying to figure out why???

Permission Slips!!!

HEADS UP!!!

Three permission slips will be coming home with your kiddo today-a field trip to the Oakes Museum, a visit to Cocoa Castle with our book buddies and our end of year celebration at Cocoa Castle.  Please fill them out and send them back so we can have lots of fun!!

Thanks,
Mindy :)

Spelling Words Unit 4 Week 4

1. lie
2. tie
3. high
4. might
5. right
6. night
7. bright
8. light
9. pie
10. tight
11. above
12. laugh

Test Update .

Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know that the kiddos are back to taking the reading test themselves.  I graded their tests today and it looks like they really listened to my test-taking strategies and used them.  There were much better scores today! Woohoo!!!

Observing river rocks....

Science Homework- Due Friday!

Kiddos are to bring in or make a house for their rock by Friday.  It can be made out of anything- a tissue box, legos, whatever!  Just something to house their rock.  It MUST be smaller than a small paper place though!  They were told that if it's bigger than that, they will have to take it home and start again!  These rock pets are running around wildly!  They need houses!! :)

Spelling Heads Down, Thumbs Up

Having fun learning spelling by playing a game!

Observing Rocks....

THE MISSING FRONT TOOTH CLUB!!!

Eating Lunch Outside....

Spelling Words

Unit 4, Week 3
1. boat
2. road
3. snow
4. row
5. yellow
6. loaf
7. coat
8. soap
9. blow
10. pillow
11. once
12. wild

End of Year Party-CHANGE

Can you believe there are only 38 days of school left???  Our end of year party was originally scheduled for Monday, June 3rd but due to a conflict, it has been changed to:

END OF YEAR PARTY

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

11:30 Lunch in room 21

Afterwards, a visit to Cocoa Castle

More info and a permission slip to come!

I have the following items signed up for at the party:

Juice boxes (20)-Mrs. Freet

Water bottles (20)-Mrs. Goldstein

Sweet Treat-Mrs. Johnson

Doritos-Mrs. Cronin

Chips-Mrs. Essis

Fruit-Mrs. Gearhart

Paper products (plates, forks, paper towels)-Mrs. Lawson

We still need:

A sweet treat

More fruit

A craft

Let me know if you're willing to sign up for anything!!  Thanks! :)

 

Field Trip to Oakes Museum

Our field trip to the Oakes Museum is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8th, 2013.  I have the following chaperones scheduled to go: Mrs. Freet, Mrs. Koons and Mrs. Gearhart.  I still have room for two more chaperones if anyone is interested.  The trip will be approximately 9-1:30.  More information and a permission slip is to come!

Collecting and Sorting Rocks-What fun!!!

Rock Hunting....

Today, we began our unit on rocks.  To start the unit, each kiddo adopted a "pet rock".  For homework, they are to name the rock and give the rock a bath!  Don't forget to bring it back to school tomorrow!

Fractions

Today, we began talking about fractions!  Draw a picture of a cake and have your child cut it evenly for your family!  They can do it! :)

Ask your kiddo about playing Dragontails!

What a gorgeous day to read outside!!!

Spelling Words Unit 4 Week 2

1. eat
2. sea
3. each
4. team
5. please
6. dream
7. treat
8. beach
9. clean
10. lean
11. colors
12. sign

WOWEEEE!!!

By the way, you should SEE THE AMAZING informational writing that your children did this week!  They researched animals and wrote about them.  I am seriously blown away by how well they did! I will have their writing hung up for Young Learner's Showcase.  By the way, Young Learner's Showcase is on May 16th from 6-7:30.  Hope everyone will be able to make it!  If you've never been to one before, it's a time when students can share some of the things they've been working on this last trimester.

Working hard.......:)

Can you believe how far your kiddos have come since the beginning of the school year???? I'm sooo impressed with their incredible progress!! They went from writing ABC's to writing stories!!!! WOOHOO!!!!! :)

Writing and Relaxing!

This afternoon, we are writing and relaxing! :)

Reading Tests-Change

Just a heads up-for the next 3 weeks, your child will not be taking a reading test.  Instead, we will be completing the reading tests together in order to practice test-taking.  I will be stressing the importance of reading all of the answers and crossing off the answers that don't sound right.  They will still bring the test home but it won't be graded because we did it all together. :)

How much money all together??

Today, we continued our practice with adding money.  By the end of first grade, students should be able to count change up to $1.00.  If you have any opportunities for them to help you count change, please let them!  The more practice, the better!  And they enjoy doing it, too!

We love animals!

Today, we began our animal research.  This was very exciting!  The kids did a great job reading about their animal and taking notes about what it looks like.

Friendly Letter Writing

Today! We wrote friendly letters to Miss Mary in the cafeteria, asking her to serve one of our favorite foods!

Spelling Words Unit 4 Week 1

1. rain
2. tail
3. may
4. mail
5. gray
6. afraid
7. day
8. way
9. play
10. train
11. about
12. would