Week 20 Newsletter

        Thank you for your patience with the newsletter and returned emails.  I have been up to my eyeballs in laundry and sanitizing.  I will be back tomorrow, Tuesday!

Week 19 Newsletter

If you ever come into our classroom in the AM, you may see a countdown from time to time.  This is the website I use and this is the countdown that we will be looking at tomorrow morning.
https://days.to/spring/2020
60 days until spring!!!

Last week's pictures!  I thought I took waaaay more. I need to pull it together.  The kids have been doing such fun projects!

Week 18 Newsletter

    We had a great start to 2020!  Here are a few pictures from last week.

Sometimes mental math is hard with coins.  We add touch bumps to them.  Each dot stands for .05.  It makes it a bit easier to count multiple coins.  

We use a website called Plickers.com to show what we know.  This is fast data for me as a teacher so that I know right away who needs extra support with specific lessons.  

This is orthographic mapping.  We split the word into syllables.  Then we break up the sound for each syllable.  Next, we show what we know and put the letters in.  I model the correct way to spell and students circle and correct.  By the end, they can spell the word, they can tell you what it means, and use it in writing. Last week the students learned community, characteristic, diversity....wow!

Week 17 Newsletter

Holiday pictures:  Thank you for all of the support for our holiday party!!  The book exchange and hot chocolate bar was a huuuuuge success!  My heart just melted watching all of the smiles that day.  Here are a few pictures from our fun day together...