Friday, October 21, 2016

October 21st

October 21, 2016
Here are a few highlights of our week:

In math we:
·         Mixed addition and subtraction
·         Introduced doubles facts
·         Had a mid-unit check-in

In reading we:
·         Reached 14 minutes of reading independently
·         Picked reading spots throughout the classroom
·         Began picking just right books on our own

In writing we:
·         Continued writing about small moments
o   We focused on writing crafts like bolded words and uppercase letters, speech bubbles, adding details, and beginnings

In Fundations we:
·         Had our last week in Unit 3 which introduced digraphs
·         We had a check-in on Friday

In science, we continued our plant unit. Our lavender plants sprouted and we planted grass seeds. We also made grass person plants as a craft.

Don’t forget that we are having our class Halloween Centers on Friday from 1-2pm.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Walsh

Friday, October 7, 2016

October 7th


October 7, 2016
Here are a few highlights of our week:
In math we:
·         Continued with subtraction strategies
·         We used manipulatives, number line, counting backwards

In reading we:
·         Reached 12 minutes of reading independently
·         Picked reading spots throughout the classroom

In writing we:
·         Continued writing about small moments
o   We focused on drawing pictures, adding speech bubbles and labels

In Fundations we:
·         Introduced digraphs (th, wh, ch, sh, ck)
·         Introduced the trick words; as, has, into, to

This week we talked about Christopher Columbus and finished our Junie B. Jones Shipwrecked which involved a play about Christopher Columbus. We also talked a little more about Johnny Appleseed.

On Wednesday, we had a great time at our Ward’s Berry Farm field trip! The boys and girls did a great job listening and had a blast! Thank you to our chaperones!

On Thursday, we had Pj and stuffed animal day!

Have a great weekend,

Miss Walsh

Saturday, October 1, 2016

September 30th


September 30, 2016

We had a great last week of September.  Here are a few highlights of our week:

In math we:
·         Introduced subtraction
·         Using a number line, our fingers, and drawing a picture are a few strategies we used.

In reading we:
·         Reached 10 minutes of reading independently
·         Focused on building our reading stamina
·         Picked books that are ‘just right’ for us
·         Took home book bags for the first time

In writing we:
·         Continued writing about small moments
o   We focused on adding details, stretching out words to spell them

In Fundations we:
·         Began tapping out words
·         Introduced the trick words; a, and, his, is, of, the
·         Had our first check-in (test)

On Friday, the class planted lavender seeds to continue their progress in our plant unit.

Thank you so much for turning in your field trip permission slips! Everyone handed them in on time!

Our field trip is this coming Wednesday. Please make sure to pack a peanut free snack.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Walsh