Election Day!

 Happy Election Day! We had a great time voting in our own election yesterday after reading the book Duck for President by Doreen Cronin. After all the ballots were counted, it was determined that duck was the winner. What an exciting day in Room 115! 😊

A Peek At Our Week!

   I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! 🍂

Important Dates:

November 5th:

No School 

Professional Development Day

November 11th:

No School 

Veteran's Day

November 12th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:00PM)

November 14th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:00PM)

November 15th:

Early Release

Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00-3:00PM)

November 26th:

Picture Retake Day

November 27th:

Early Release

Thanksgiving Break

November 28th & 29th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Announcements:

Music Tomorrow

Please note that tomorrow our class will have music as our special. A full November specials calendar will be sent home with your child in the afternoon. Please be sure to be on the lookout for it in their Boyden folder. Thank you!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are right around the corner, and will begin on the evening of Tuesday, November 12th. Please click here to schedule your appointment with me! It is important to note that our meeting will only be 10 short minutes, and due to the number of parents I will be meeting with, things tend to run behind. If you would prefer to meet on a different day either before or after school please don't hesitate to reach out. I am more than happy to accommodate you!

Curriculum Update:

Pumpkin Fun!

Thursday was a spectacular time for science and math as we participated in some pumpkin fun! We began our exploration by learning about the parts of a pumpkin and the pumpkin life cycle. All of this learning culminated in an exciting activity that involved opening and exploring a real pumpkin!

Seed counting was another exciting (and gooey!) part of our pumpkin exploration. We were shocked to learn that our pumpkin had 392 seeds! That's A LOT of seeds!

Into Reading

Last week we completed Module 2 in our Into Reading program as we read the books Tiny Rabbits Big Wish and My Friends as we continued to answer the question: What makes each of us special? We also continued to review synonyms and antonyms, and identified the problem and solution in the stories we read.

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the children learned about the letters d and s. We also practiced reading the sight words "if" and "on". Our color of the week was black!

Writing

We continue to practice labeling during Writer's Workshop! Last week the class had a great time labeling the classroom, and ME!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌

A Peek At Our Week!

  What a treat the weather was over the weekend! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! 🍂

Important Dates:

October 31st:

Spirit Day: Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

November 5th:

No School 

Professional Development Day

November 11th:

No School 

Veteran's Day

November 12th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:00PM)

November 14th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:00PM)

November 15th:

Early Release

Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00-3:00PM)

November 26th:

Picture Retake Day

November 27th:

Early Release

Thanksgiving Break

November 28th & 29th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Announcements:

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are right around the corner, and will begin on the evening of Tuesday, November 12th. Please click here to schedule your appointment with me! It is important to note that our meeting will only be 10 short minutes, and due to the number of parents I will be meeting with, things tend to run behind. If you would prefer to meet on a different day either before or after school please don't hesitate to reach out. I am more than happy to accommodate you!

Smore

If you haven't already, please be sure to subscribe to Mr. Dearborn's weekly Smore. This provides more details and information about events that are happening around our school. Click here to view last week's edition!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the children learned all about the letters a and g. We also practiced reading the sight words it and is. Our color of the week was pink!

Into Reading

Last week we read the books Snail and Worm Again by Tina Kugler and Pete the Cat Too Cool for School by Kimberly and James Dean as we continued to answer the question: What makes each of us special? We also learned about synonyms and antonyms, and identified the problem and solution in the stories we read.

Math

Last week in math we continued to explore numbers 0-10. Our week began by learning about tally marks and how they can be helpful for organizing our numbers and counting by fives. The class had a great time representing numbers 5-10 by using popsicle sticks as tally marks!

The students above make a fun tally mark project after reading the story Five Little Pumpkins. We also use the rhyme "one, two, three, four, number five shuts the door!" (just like the door on a gate) when writing tally marks!

Fall Fun!

Friday's beautiful weather made it the perfect day for some fall fun! We enjoyed listening to, and sequencing the events in the story The Very Last Leaf, learning about why leaves change color in the fall, and even going on the leaf hunt! It was the perfect way to end a busy week!

A Sneak Peek into Specials and More Learning Fun!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎🚌📖

A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! 🍂

Important Dates:

October 25th:

Spirit Day: Walpole/Boyden Day

October 31st:

Spirit Day: Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

Announcements:

Smore

If you haven't already, please be sure to subscribe to Mr. Dearborn's weekly Smore. This provides more details and information about events that are happening around our school. Click here to view last week's edition!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the children learned all about the letters c and o. We also practiced reading the sight word was. Our color of the week was purple!

As a fun Friday project the class enjoyed making their own octopus! This activity provided the children with great fine motor practice, and reinforced our Fundations letter, picture, and sound: o, octopus, /o/! We also learned real facts and information about the octopus (did you know they have 3 hearts?!?) through nonfiction books and videos.

Into Reading

Last week in our Into Reading program, we continued to answer the essential question: What makes each of us special? We read the stories I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont and ABC I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson to help us deepen our understanding that our unique traits and differences are what set us apart from others. Last week's lessons taught us to identify the topic, theme, and central idea of stories, and we explored to concept of letters verses words as well. It sure was a busy week!

Math

Last week in math we continued to identify, write, and build numbers 0-10. The students were introduced to a new learning tool called a number rack, and used them to show numbers 6-10 as five and "some more". 

The students above work with partners to show numbers 6-10 on their number racks.

Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop we continue to practice our drawing skills as we use pictures to tell stories and share about events we've experienced. Over the past few weeks the students have been using beginning letter sounds to label the objects in their illustrations. This week we will explore stretching our words even further by writing both the beginning and ending sounds we hear!

Social Studies

A big thank you to Mrs. Arnold, Boyden's Digital Learning Coach, who helped bring Hispanic Heritage Month to a close by teaching us about prominent Hispanic figures using the Pebble Go! website. The children learned SO much and were unbelievably engaged throughout her lesson. Thank you Mrs. Arnold!

 Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn,       grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌