Wow! Where has the month gone to? Already tomorrow we enter the month of October! I still can't believe it's already here but I can't lie that I'm excited. We have our first month under our belts and we are ready to really dig into the curriculum!
Today was Rhiannon's last day as Celebrity of the Week and Monday will bring a new Celebrity into our classroom. Who will it be, you ask? Well I guess I will have to wait for Monday for the big reveal! :)
Thank you SO much to those families who came to curriculum night last night! It's always nice to see your smiling faces! :) If you were unable to make it, the paperwork was sent home with your child today in their folder so make sure to check that out as soon as they get home. There is a syllabus for the class and a parent volunteer form if you're interested in volunteering! The more the merrier! :) I will try to get in touch with all of the people who are interested in volunteering by early next week to start getting times and schedules locked in so we can get going ASAP!
Again, thank you for all of your support so far! Today was a GREAT day in class for the students - I'm super proud of them all! Being a Friday and a rainy one at times didn't distract them and in fact, it was probably our best day of the week!
Monday brings a new month and a slightly new schedule - we start ART first thing Monday morning which is AMAZING! Next week we also start music and we will get back into the library on Tuesday to check out books so make sure they are in on time. Great job Room 15! Have a great weekend! Relax, recharge, and rest and we will see you Monday!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
SMARTboard!!!
We got a SMARTboard for our classroom!! YAHOO!!! If you couldn't tell, I'm super (make that SUPER) excited about it!
Curriculum night is September 29th from 6:30 to 8(ish)! Please try to make it so we can all be on the same page for the year on everything in Room 15 from A to Z! S just may be for SMARTboard - come see how wonderful it is! :)
Celebrity of the Week Mystery Guest!
Congratulations to Rhiannon for being our first celebrity of the week! Today the celebrity gets to bring in his or her favorite book to share with the group. Rhiannon decided to have her mom and dad come in and read the book to us which was extra special!
Thanks for coming and sharing her special day! We LOVED the stories!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Rain and Books!
Wow! Where did this ugly weather come from? Yesterday was blustery but gorgeous and I could get used to that! Then gray and RAINY Monday came - YUCK!!
Tomorrow the book orders are due - PLEASE make sure your online order is submitted by 4 tomorrow so I can send in the orders. Make sure paper orders get in right away so I can get the orders done and money sent into Scholastic.
The school book fair started today - feel free to check out the selection in the library before or after school. There are some WONDERFUL books in there! We will be going as a class tomorrow afternoon to take a browse through what's available!
Tomorrow also bring a surprise in the classroom.... I will give you a hint.... it's really SMART! :) Can't wait to show you! See you Tuesday!
Tomorrow the book orders are due - PLEASE make sure your online order is submitted by 4 tomorrow so I can send in the orders. Make sure paper orders get in right away so I can get the orders done and money sent into Scholastic.
The school book fair started today - feel free to check out the selection in the library before or after school. There are some WONDERFUL books in there! We will be going as a class tomorrow afternoon to take a browse through what's available!
Tomorrow also bring a surprise in the classroom.... I will give you a hint.... it's really SMART! :) Can't wait to show you! See you Tuesday!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Spelling Test Tomorrow - Study Hard!
I will make today's post short and sweet because I am nursing a cold (ugh!) and want to make sure I'm better tomorrow.
Tomorrow is our first spelling test of the year - YAY! Oh, am I the only one cheering? :) Make sure you study hard and show those long a sounds what you are made of.
Today we continued to build our reading stamina and read a staggering 22 minutes and 38 seconds before getting distracted. Can I say WOWZA!? I don't know where that's been hiding but hopefully we can bring it out again! :)
Great job today everyone! Keep up the great work for a fabulous Friday!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Spelling This Week - Long A Sounds
This week we have started our spelling program and I wanted to make sure parents and families know exactly what to expect since there was a big lack of homework turned in today. Yikes!
On Monday students are given a pre-test to decide which group of words they are going to be doing. If a students gets at least 90% of those words correct then they will be given the challenge words for the week. If not, the students will be given the standard words for the week. However, regardless of which list you are given, both follow the same pattern for the week. For example, no matter what list you are given this week, you will be having words that follow the long a pattern. After the pretest, students are given an intro to the pattern of the week to gain exposure to the words and start practicing recognizing patterns that occur in the words.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday students are participating in homework AND in class practice with those words via games, SMARTboards, whiteboard practice and writing. This allows all students to practice the spelling pattern for the week, regardless of the level of words they are given individually. The homework is given out on Tuesday and students need to complete one activity to complete each night and return the next morning in class. Today only 6 students returned homework which concerns me that students are not practicing at home. All students NEED to practice those words both to learn the pattern and learn those words.
Friday we will have a short review time with the whole class and then students will take the spelling test for the week. On the spelling test there will be 20 words eventually. There will be the 10 that they have studied, 5 additional that follow the pattern but haven't been studied prior to see if students KNOW the pattern or are just memorizing words, and 5 high frequency words that the students doesn't know. Keeping in mind that this week there won't be any high frequency words because we haven't finished assessing those things, so there will only be 15 this week.
PLEASE feel free to contact me if there are any questions. Email is easiest for me (I actually have a school email now!) and it is lndunwoodie(at)seattleschools.org. I am free some after school times and before school some days to meet for any concerns or questions.
Your child got their list on Tuesday of this week and it is bright yellow! Keep an eye out for it and make sure it stays in the homework folder or in a safe place at home. In third grade we are working a lot on becoming more independent and responsible for ourselves so it's important that students start practicing not losing their work as soon as it leaves the classroom. :)
Great work today Room 15!
On Monday students are given a pre-test to decide which group of words they are going to be doing. If a students gets at least 90% of those words correct then they will be given the challenge words for the week. If not, the students will be given the standard words for the week. However, regardless of which list you are given, both follow the same pattern for the week. For example, no matter what list you are given this week, you will be having words that follow the long a pattern. After the pretest, students are given an intro to the pattern of the week to gain exposure to the words and start practicing recognizing patterns that occur in the words.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday students are participating in homework AND in class practice with those words via games, SMARTboards, whiteboard practice and writing. This allows all students to practice the spelling pattern for the week, regardless of the level of words they are given individually. The homework is given out on Tuesday and students need to complete one activity to complete each night and return the next morning in class. Today only 6 students returned homework which concerns me that students are not practicing at home. All students NEED to practice those words both to learn the pattern and learn those words.
Friday we will have a short review time with the whole class and then students will take the spelling test for the week. On the spelling test there will be 20 words eventually. There will be the 10 that they have studied, 5 additional that follow the pattern but haven't been studied prior to see if students KNOW the pattern or are just memorizing words, and 5 high frequency words that the students doesn't know. Keeping in mind that this week there won't be any high frequency words because we haven't finished assessing those things, so there will only be 15 this week.
PLEASE feel free to contact me if there are any questions. Email is easiest for me (I actually have a school email now!) and it is lndunwoodie(at)seattleschools.org. I am free some after school times and before school some days to meet for any concerns or questions.
Your child got their list on Tuesday of this week and it is bright yellow! Keep an eye out for it and make sure it stays in the homework folder or in a safe place at home. In third grade we are working a lot on becoming more independent and responsible for ourselves so it's important that students start practicing not losing their work as soon as it leaves the classroom. :)
Great work today Room 15!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Magazine Money
On your school supply lists there was an item requesting you bring in $5 for a subscription to a classroom magazine. I have only received the money from 9 students and we need to get it in by the end of the month so we can get our subscription asap. This year we are ordering National Geographic for Kids!! I'm super excited!
The following students still NEED to bring in $5 ASAP.
Aia
Alex
Amrit
Annalise
Clara
Grace F.
Grace H.
Leslie
Makenzie
Max
Quinn
Rhiannon
Seiji
Sylvie
If you think you turned in your money, please check with your student and in his/her backpack because I haven't received it. We will be placing the order at the end of the month and it's important everyone has their money turned in so everyone can get the magazine. Thank you all for your support! :)
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