The Week of Feb. 7

 

Upcoming Events

Valentine's Day Party/ Valentine Exchange- Monday, Feb. 14

Please email me if you plan to share a treat with the class. 

Be sure to include all students when making valentine cards and treats.

Cooking in the classroom with Ms. Meghan - Thursday, Feb. 17

Ms. Meghan our Farm to School coordinator, will lead a cooking lesson in honor of Black History Month. We will learn about the contributions black farmers have made to the development of agriculture. 

https://www.farmproject.org/blog/2017/2/4/hikqys8igvv0bo368aco3mrb1rv7d1 

Click on this link to see some of the people and inventions we will be learning about.

February Break- Monday, Feb. 21- Tuesday, March.1

100th Day of School Celebration

We took 100 red cups and broke them into 4 groups. Students were challenged to build the tallest structure with their 25 cups. It was really fun!

Collections of 100 Things

Students worked together to display their collections. Students worked to group the items to make counting 100 items quick and reliable. Students grouped by 10s, 5s and 50! 

Build 100 with Pattern Shapes

Students used pattern shapes to cover the number 100! It was challenging but fun. 

Spelling on the 100th Day 

Students worked in small groups to write and read as many words as they could from around our room. As a class we wrote and read 87 words correctly! We also figured out we would need only 13 more words to make 100.

Winter Benchmark Assessments

I am so happy to be back in the classroom:) This week, I conducted literacy and math assessments with the first and second graders. It is pretty incredible to see the progress that these students have made in spite of the curve balls COVID has thrown us! 

 Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. I will be working on Trimester II report cards and looking forward to sharing this information with you. In the spring, I will hold another round of conferences so we can meet and talk about growth and goals for the end of the year. 

Birdhouse Engineering Challenge

On Friday, we worked on finalizing our bird house plans, adjusting our prototypes and having fun helping each other! Students worked together to change and rebuild their birdhouse as problems came up. Thank you to all the families who donated items. Here are some photos from our workshop!