The Week of Oct. 26

 

Silly Faces!

GoNOODLING :)

Upcoming Events 

No School-Wednesday, Nov. 11

Early Release Day @ 11:30- Friday, Nov. 20

Teacher Professional Development 

No School- Thanksgiving Break- Nov. 25-27

Morning Meeting Share Time

We are really enjoying our Morning Meetings and the special shares the students are bringing in! We are working on telling lots of details about our shares,  learning to ask questions, and  give comments. Here is a snapshot of a special share from the week.

Spelling/Fundations

This week we reviewed letter names and sounds, practiced proper handwriting of lower case letters and created a fun "trick word" game called Pumpkin Boo! Students are learning to read and write "trick words" during our spelling time. We have a classroom word wall in our room that has all of the words we have learned so far. 

Readers' Workshop

The first and second graders worked on self selecting just right books, setting goals for their reading and logged into EPIC to read EVEN more!! I began working with students 1:1 this week for reading instruction. Ms. Marie is also working with students during our workshop time. 

Writers' Workshop

This week our focus was on procedures and habits of a good writer! We worked on a new strategy that helps us to plan and write our stories. We sang a fun chant that says, "touch, tell, sketch and write" and we worked on being brave when writing long words.  Students are building up their writing muscles by writing for longer periods of time each day. 

Technology 

**Charger Update- The chargers that were sent home last week didn't fit some of the laptops. Ms. Epstein is working on ordering the matching chargers and they should be here soon. ***

The first and second graders did a great job working on their laptops from home on their remote day(s)!  This week we continued practicing logging in and shutting down independently. We also explored our email accounts. I sent a link to a new Bridges Math Station this week and the students really enjoyed playing this new game! 

Up Next- Learning Seesaw 

Seesaw for Parents!

Math

In math, we worked on logging into our Dreambox accounts and learned to navigate the games. We are also using our number racks to solve addition and subtraction number stories. Each day, I write a story about a student in class. We finished up our October Number Corner activities with a fun pattern shape building activity. Students took shapes and created something new from them! Here are a few snapshots of their creations.