January 31, 2014

Dear Families,

We used cubes and boards to play a game! (Kaitlynn) The game was making numbers in different ways on our boards.

We learned about Groundhog’s Day! (Kate) If he sees his shadow, it will be 6 more weeks of Winter. (Asher)

We drew a character going inside a mitten and wrote the name of the animal that we drew in a sentence. (Emma)

We went to the computer lab today! (Xan)

We got to go outside to play! (Sarah Jane)

Please remember to send your 100 day collection by Tuesday!

Please check folders! Inside blue folders you will find many items including: our February newsletter and specials schedule; Valentine card information with class list, February art project (making a heart!), behavior checklists to be signed and returned!

Have a great weekend!!

January 30, 2014

Dear Families,

We learned how to write the letters Y and Z! (Lily) We  have now finished learning how to write all our letters capital and lowercase!

In writing workshop we worked on a how to book that we really like! (Trevor) We will work on revising this book for our upcoming writing celebration. We will invite the 5^th grade class that came to our first celebration so they can see how our writing has grown!

We got to go outside! (Kendrick)

In Math we reviewed our number charts that we made yesterday! (Sarah Jane) We found out that all numbers can be made in lots of ways!

Today we finally got to go to library! (Sam) We also got to use the computers! (Kate) Please help your child keep library books safe!

Attached is a flyer letting you know of Healthy Heart week activities coming soon! I put this information on our February “specials” calendar that I’m sending tomorrow in Friday Folders J

January 28, 2014

Dear Families,

In Fundations we learned more about the letters Q R S and T! (Nathan)

In writing workshop we learned that we could add warnings in our books. (Xan) By writing a warning or suggestion in our How To stories, it gives readers information about something that could go wrong when following their steps!

In math we tried to find all the ways to make 10 with red and green apples! (Asher)

Today we all had fun in reading centers. (GeorgiaJane)

We went to art today and we got a new spot to sit on the carpet! (Devin) We earned 6 stars in art class for coming in quietly and working nicely. (James)

Thanks again to everyone sending in snack supplies for our 100^th day! All of your help is appreciated!

January 27, 2014

Dear Families,

·         We practiced writing the letters Q and R in fundations! (Kaitlynn)

·         Today in math we had to figure out how to make 5 as many ways as we could with red and green apples.(Stella)

·         We had a good time at lunch! (Allison)

·         Today was inside recess. (Austin)

·         This week we are reading Jan Brett books. (Michah) We will see the different characters that are in her story and discuss what they do as we read.

Have a great evening!

January 24, 2014

Dear Families,

In Fundations we matched our letters in abc order on our magnetic boards! (Derek)

Today we had indoor recess. (Evan)

In math we played a game called Up the Ladder, Down the Ladder! (Jake) It was a game that reinforced the idea that you can make a number in lots of different ways!

Mrs. Mielke came today and she said we won’t see her for a while. (Emma) Starting next week we will go to Media center and not have counseling class!

We had a fire drill! (Dayton)

We are going to have big centers. (Max)

Friday folders are going home today. Inside you will find 100^th day information and homework! Also there is yearbook order forms, and other flyers from Mill Creek!

Have a great weekend!

January 23, 2014

Dear Families,

In writing workshop we learned to use the word “you” when we are writing How to Books! (Avery) Students realized that using “I” doesn’t help readers connect to our stories.

Today we had a good time in lunch. (Asher)

We had inside recess and watched the Magic Schoolbus about gravity. (Stella)

In math we got to make our own version of the story The Sleepover. (Trevor) Students are taking their books home today to show you what we have been learning using arithmetic racks and the story The Sleepover.

They are setting up tables in the commons for Cocoa Night already! (Xan) I hope to see you anytime between 5:30-7:00 tonight!

January 22, 2014

Dear Families,

We had a good time at lunch. (Trevor)

We had outside recess today! (Derek)

We used arithmetic racks to figure out how to make numbers in different ways. (James)

We played with dominos  and tried to make a design. (Kendrick) We had a problem because the dominoes were too small and light! We learned that sometimes our experiments don’t work and we may have to solve it in a different way.

Today we went to art and had a substitute. (Sam)

Tomorrow is Cocoa Night!  (Xan) Hope to see you!

January 22, 2014

Dear Families,

·         In writing workshop most of us got our How to books done for Cocoa Night! (Nathan) We hope you can make it on Thursday 5:30-7:00! You can come anytime during that window to visit our classroom.  The kids will share their How to books that they have been working on, read out of their book tubs to you and show you some projects we have been working on.

·         We learned how to make the number 8 in lots of ways. (Allison) Today we learned how to use arithmetic racks to make a number in lots of ways!

·         Today we finally got to have our hot lunches and not just a sack lunch! (Emma) Our plumbing was back to normal which made our day better!

·         We had indoor recess  because it was too cold! (Maxwell)

·         In music we sang a song called Teddy Bear! (Dayton)

·         Today was my birthday and I gave out chocolate chip granola bars! (Devin)

It was a great day back! 

January 17, 2014

Dear Families,

Today we had sack lunch. (Austin)

In math we talked about weight. (Jake) If something is heavy the scales goes down and if it is light the scale goes up.

Today we had inside recess. (Avery)

We went to the computer lab and played games! (GeorgiaJane) PLEASE practice numbers! Some of our kids still don’t know them!

Mrs. Mielke came to our class and talked about how we can be respectful. (Evan and Sarah Jane)

Have a great weekend!

Reminders:

Please check Friday folders! There is information flyers from Mill Creek about upcoming events at school in and in our community, new optional math homework, and behavior checklists! Please sign and return them on Tuesday! 

January 16, 2014

Dear Families,

We are going to have a mini writing celebration at Cocoa night! (Xan) I will send more information next week!

In fundations we wrote the letters G and H in capitals and lower case. (Evan)

We went outside for recess! (Lily)

We went to PE and played with the parachute! (GeorgiaJane)

Today our pipes at school were not working! (Austin) Unfortunately it did not smell great in some areas at school and at times the restrooms were not working! Hoping to have it fixed tomorrow!

FYI: Tomorrow I will place Scholastic book orders so there is still a little time J

January 15, 2014

Dear Families,

In writing workshop we talked about labels. (Kendrick)  We learned that labels give our pictures more meaning and help our readers understand our writing better.

We got to go outside to play and it was snowing. (James)

In math we talked about putting things in order by the objects height! (Jake)

Today in art we made fireworks using oil pastels. (Dayton) We also watched a fireworks video! (Avery)

Reminders:

Do not forget to enter your book order on the Scholastic website or to me by Friday!

Also, please look at the newsletter I sent last week for important upcoming dates & events! (No school next Monday, and Cocoa Night next Thursday!)

You can always go to our class webpage to see our newsletter if the paper copy was lost!

Early dismissal day is Jan. 29 (Wed.) at 12:50!!!!  Just an FYI so proper arrangements can be made J

January 14, 2014

Dear Families,

Mrs. Cardetti came to our class and talked to us about inventions! (Asher) We got to make a machine out of cups, paper plates, and pipe cleaners! (Trevor)

In Fundations we learned how to make the letters C and D! (Allison) We practiced writing both letters as capitals and lowercase.

For lunch today we had chicken or a sandwich to buy. (Emma)

We went to music and saw a video of people playing instruments. (Sarah Jane)

We are going to big centers. (Max)

January 13, 2014

Dear Families,

It was a busy day!

·         We had writing workshop and wrote How to books! (Michah)

·         We had a good time in lunch today. (Devin)

·         Today we went outside! (Stella)

·         In math we put yarn in order from shortest to longest and numbered them. (Nathan)

·         Mrs. Mielke talked about diversity and it being good to be different. (Sam)

·         We had the same centers as last week! (Kate) Tomorrow we will have new centers! (Derek)

Have a great evening!

January 10, 2014

Dear Families,

Today was a great day!

·         We used letter cards on our Smartboard for Fundations. (Kaitlynn) We are making lots of 3 letter words with our letter cards to help us read cvc words! Earlier this week I sent our Fundations packet home. There are small letter cards on the last page that can be cut out and used to make words like we are doing in our class!

·         In math we looked to see if an object was the longest or shortest in a group. (Trevor)

·         We went outside today but it was icy and cold! (Max)

·         We went to the computer lab! (Asher) The kids are having  fun playing lots of different computer games! Please help your child learn their MCE numbers!

·         Please check Friday folders today! Inside you will find Family homework, Scholastic Book orders, some MU sports tickets, our January newsletter/specials calendar, and a flyer from Mill Creek on upcoming school events!

Have a great weekend!

January 9, 2014

Dear Families,

In writing workshop we started to write a how to story about how to do something. (Derek)

Today we went to art and made a picture of a snowman! (Avery)
We had a great time at lunch. (Michah)

After lunch we couldn’t go outside because it was snowing. (James)

In math we measured different things to see their length. We used cubes! (Nathan)

January 8, 2014

Dear Families,

We had a great day back! It was so nice to see the kids today and get back in the swing of school!

Today in Fundations we learned how to tap our fingers to sound out 3 letter words! (Sam)

In writing workshop, we talked about How to stories! (Allsion) We will write how to books for our new unit in writing!

We went to music and made a snowman what do you see book! (Devin)

We had indoor recess today. (Kate) It was too cold and snow was all over our playground. (Kendrick)