A Peek At Our Week!

Important Dates:

November 27th:

Early Release

No Lunch Served

November 28th and 29th:

No School

Happy Thanksgiving!

Curriculum Update:

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we learned about the letters X and Y and were introduced to the sight words "for" and "he"!

Math

In math we started Unit 7 which focuses on addition! We began our exploration by learning about the concept of joining, or putting groups together. This was followed by the introduction of the + and = signs. We will continue to practice adding and writing addition number sentences in class this week before we transition to subtraction.

Before introducing the students to the concept of addition, we first explored the idea of joining, or putting groups together. The students above can be seen practicing this skill as they joined cube "trains" together and counted their new total number of cubes.

Science

It was an exciting time for science last week as Miss Karen from High Tech High Touch visited our classroom! She did a wonderful, highly engaging presentation titled "Weather or Not". We really enjoyed her visit!

Suction cups were used for a fun (and challenging!) activity that taught us about pressure!

 

Pinwheels were an engaging way to teach the class about wind speed and direction!

Miss Karen's tornado tubes were one of the many highlights of her visit!

The children also enjoyed getting the opportunity to touch Miss Karen's lightning ball and even hold a cloud! A big 'thank you' to Miss Karen and Boyden's PAC for making this amazing visit possible!

Mrs. Tilton Visits

We welcomed Mrs. Tilton back to Room 202 last week! During her visit Mrs. Tilton read The Thankful Book  by Todd Parr and encouraged the children to think about all of the things that they are thankful for. This was a great activity as the Thanksgiving holiday is quickly approaching! 

The students above are carefully coloring pictures of things they are thankful for.

Thanks SO much for stopping by to learn about all of the fun and exciting things happening in Room 202! I hope everyone has a wonderful week and a very Happy Thanksgiving!

A Peek At Our Week!

Important Dates:

November 27th:

Early Release

No Lunch Served

November 28th and 29th:

No School

Happy Thanksgiving!

Announcements:

Promoting Positive Behavior in Room 202!

During these first few months of school, the children have been working hard to learn the rules and expectations in our classroom. In order to encourage the students to make positive choices, both individual and whole class behavior management systems will be used.

Have you heard about “High Fives”?

One individual incentive we will be using are “high fives”. When a child is observed displaying positive behavior such as helping a teacher or other student, being especially kind, or making a great choice they will be rewarded with a small hand shape (also known as a “high five”). Once a child receives 5 high fives they may trade them in for a prize.

Reward Jar

For a whole class incentive we will be using a Reward Jar! When our class does a fantastic job working together and making good choices as a group, they will be awarded by having an item such as a pom pom, cube, bead, etc. added to the jar. When our jar has been filled the class will then decide if they would like five extra minutes of free choice time or five extra minutes of outdoor recess.

We like to say in our classroom, “When you make good choices, good things happen!”. I can’t wait to see all of the good things that continue to happen in Room 202 this year!

Curriculum Update:

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we learned about the letters V and W in Fundations, and continued to practice the sight words we, my, and like.

Math

The children practiced writing their teen numbers last week as we finished our unit on number formation. On Monday we will begin a new unit which focuses on addition and subtraction!

The class enjoyed practicing their number writing skills as they played a game called Scoot. The game required the children to count a group of objects, then write the number quickly (and neatly!) before being prompted to "scoot" to the next card.

Happy Birthday!

Our class had a fantastic time celebrating the 117th birthday of the Teddy Bear last week! Wearing our jammies and snuggling with our furry friends was definitely a highlight of the day!

The class had a great time using their "lovies" during a very special math measurement activity!

Reading Buddies

Friday was also an exciting day as we traveled to the second grade wing to visit our reading buddies. Not only did we get to enjoy some wonderful stories together, but our second grade friends also shared some of the fantastic nonfiction writing they had been doing during their Writer's Workshop time. Getting to see their work definitely gave us some ideas for our own writing!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!