Hello! I hope everyone had a restful weekend...can you believe that it's almost Thanksgiving? P.S. Congrats to all you Aggies out there for beating up on the Sooners...you may never hear me say this again, but Gig 'em Ags!
Here's what is going on this week...
Sight Words:
saw
small
tree
your
Spelling Words:
smell
spend
sled
press
black
clock
flip
grab
swim
trick
Bonus Words:
smooth
collection
Phonics:
initial consonant blends
short e
In math we are learning about subtraction and all the ways we can use addition to help us subtract. In science we are learning about rocks and I wasn't able to bring in my baby pictures last week for past, present and future, but I'm hoping to do that this week. If you have any questions just let me know and I'll be happy to answer them!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Rock Study
Next week we will be investigating some rocks...please send a rock or two with your child to school. It's very important that all children have a rock so if you can bring more than one that would be great!
Friday, October 29, 2010
What's coming up....
Hello!!! Here's what is coming up for this week....
Sight Words:
eat, five, four, her, this, too
Phonics and Spelling rule:
inflected ending -s (talks)
and inflected ending -ing (talking)
Spelling Words:
wins
naps
backing
seeing
hits
sits
waxing
fits
going
jumping
Bonus Words:
pledge
liberty
In math, we will be discovering how addition and subtraction are related. I'm hoping to start doing some digging around in the dirt with the kids so we can start looking at rocks for science and in social studies we are going to be talking about the past, present and future. I haven't told the kids yet, but I'm gonna bring in some baby pictures of me for them to see!
Have a great Halloween and I'll see you on Monday!
Sight Words:
eat, five, four, her, this, too
Phonics and Spelling rule:
inflected ending -s (talks)
and inflected ending -ing (talking)
Spelling Words:
wins
naps
backing
seeing
hits
sits
waxing
fits
going
jumping
Bonus Words:
pledge
liberty
In math, we will be discovering how addition and subtraction are related. I'm hoping to start doing some digging around in the dirt with the kids so we can start looking at rocks for science and in social studies we are going to be talking about the past, present and future. I haven't told the kids yet, but I'm gonna bring in some baby pictures of me for them to see!
Have a great Halloween and I'll see you on Monday!
Camera Repair?
Hello! I am in need of a camera repair shop for a Canon point and shoot digital camera...anybody know of a place in town?
Monday, October 4, 2010
Working Together
Here are a few pictures I snapped a while ago of some group work. I'm really proud of this class! They treat each other well and work together nicely!
This week....
We played around with our number grids today and learned that to find 1 more or 1 less than a number all you have to do is move from side to side. We also learned that to find 10 more or 10 less than a number you move up and down.
Later on this week in math we will be learning about all the complements and combinations of 10. We have already learned how to add 0,1, and 2 and our doubles and near double facts! We are well on our way to becoming great mathematicians!
We are still learning about adjectives and we are starting to add them into our sentences with nouns and verbs.
Later on this week in math we will be learning about all the complements and combinations of 10. We have already learned how to add 0,1, and 2 and our doubles and near double facts! We are well on our way to becoming great mathematicians! These are the sounds and letters that we will be reviewing this week.
Here are this week's sight words!
We are still learning about adjectives and we are starting to add them into our sentences with nouns and verbs.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Here's what's happening this week...
CLASS PARTY!!!!!
Our class party is this Thursday from 5:30-7:oo! Please come have fun with us underneath the pavillion at the playground!
Here are the sounds that we are reviewing this week:
/w/, /r/, /j/, /k/ and short e
The sight words for this week are:
he
is
three
to
with
Our big question of the week this week is, "What is around us at school?" in an effort to build a more robust vocabulary I am introducing these words to the kiddos this week:
classmate
education
polite
principal
recess
science
applaud
complicated
success
These words will be in some various poems and stories that we read this week. Have some conversations with your kiddo about these words...it always surprises me how much they already know!
I also introduced adjectives this week...so far we have talked about nouns, verbs and adjectives. I'm so excited to see all the budding writers in this class!
In math we are learning about adding with 0,1, and 2, adding doubles, (i.e. 4+4=8) and near doubles (i.e. 3+4=7). We will also be learning about facts with 5 on 10-frame and making 10 on 10-frame.
We are wrapping up our old planner and starting our new planner. This new planner falls under How We Express Ourselves. We will be inquiring about art and artists. I'm so excited to start this planner and can't wait to see what happens!
Our class party is this Thursday from 5:30-7:oo! Please come have fun with us underneath the pavillion at the playground!
Here are the sounds that we are reviewing this week:
/w/, /r/, /j/, /k/ and short e
The sight words for this week are:
he
is
three
to
with
Our big question of the week this week is, "What is around us at school?" in an effort to build a more robust vocabulary I am introducing these words to the kiddos this week:
classmate
education
polite
principal
recess
science
applaud
complicated
success
These words will be in some various poems and stories that we read this week. Have some conversations with your kiddo about these words...it always surprises me how much they already know!
I also introduced adjectives this week...so far we have talked about nouns, verbs and adjectives. I'm so excited to see all the budding writers in this class!
In math we are learning about adding with 0,1, and 2, adding doubles, (i.e. 4+4=8) and near doubles (i.e. 3+4=7). We will also be learning about facts with 5 on 10-frame and making 10 on 10-frame.
We are wrapping up our old planner and starting our new planner. This new planner falls under How We Express Ourselves. We will be inquiring about art and artists. I'm so excited to start this planner and can't wait to see what happens!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
sight words and sounds
Hi! Here are the sight words for this week:
have
are
that
they
two
The sounds we will be reviewing this week are:
/d/
/l/, /ll/
/h/
short o
please review these sounds and words with your child at home this week!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Here's what happened in our world today....
We were busy today! Check out some of the things we did at school!
The Kindness Quilt is a story about a class that decides to write down and draw about the kind things they do for each other. Each child will be making their own square for the 1st grade Kindness Quilt!
Our current planner is all about manners and being a good friend. We read this silly, but fun book today about how NOT to have good manners!
The Kindness Quilt is a story about a class that decides to write down and draw about the kind things they do for each other. Each child will be making their own square for the 1st grade Kindness Quilt!
In math, we investigated the calendar...we actually do a calendar routine every morning...ask your kiddo about it...I'm sure they will be thrilled to tell you what happens during calendar!
These are our sight words for the week as well as the consonants that have been introduced. Please go over them with your child!
Last week I introduced the consonant Mm. We practiced using Mm by writing down all the words where we can hear the /m/ sound at the beginning and ending of words.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Happy Labor Day!
Hook 'em Horns! I'll be cheering on my alma mater this weekend! Enjoy the last weekend of summer!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Button Sorting
A couple of days ago we did some button sorting. It was fun to compare all the buttons and see how they were alike and different!Monday, August 30, 2010
Homework
Here is some helpful information about homework:
- handed out every Monday (or Tuesday if there was no school on Monday)
- the entire assignment for the week is in the folder...including spelling (will start in a few weeks after we get through review), reading log and/or project
- everything is due on Friday
- I check for completion and neatness
- reading log--this is reading done by the child (15-20 minutes Monday-Thursday), not a parent or sibling reading to them...the public library is a great resource for beginning readers
FYI...concerning "math is everywhere" assignment for next week...picture below shows a sample of what I am looking for. Look for at least 5 examples (don't let me stop you if you want to do more!) of math in your life. Be sure to check junk mail, grocery ads, catalogs, magazines, neighborhood newspaper on the lawn, etc. Have fun!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Math Tools
There are certain things in math that are tools not toys...I introduced the white boards today as one of our tools and we revisited our pattern block templates as well. We also played a game with some of those tools...here is ZM and AN playing a game with some dice and some cubes.
The Most Important Thing About...
Today we read The Important Book and talked about things that are important in our lives. The kids then drew pictures of some important things to them like their friends, family, favorite foods and their houses.
A Note From Mr. Baker...
Dear Parents:
In order to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal and so that we can account for every child, we respectfully ask all children in grades 1 through 5 be picked up from the cafeteria only. Kindergarten parents may pick up at the classroom at 2:45. If you arrive at school before 2:45, you must get a visitors’ badge from the front office and wait for your children in the cafeteria, front rotunda, or outside unless you are going to Kindergarten at 2:45. This will ensure that teachers know the whereabouts of all children at all times. Thank you for helping us keep your children safe.
In order to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal and so that we can account for every child, we respectfully ask all children in grades 1 through 5 be picked up from the cafeteria only. Kindergarten parents may pick up at the classroom at 2:45. If you arrive at school before 2:45, you must get a visitors’ badge from the front office and wait for your children in the cafeteria, front rotunda, or outside unless you are going to Kindergarten at 2:45. This will ensure that teachers know the whereabouts of all children at all times. Thank you for helping us keep your children safe.
John Baker
Principal
Mark Twain Elementary
713-295-5230
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Graphing Crazy!
Yesterday we graphed how many boys and girls are in our class....we discovered that there are 9 boys and and 10 girls (11 now, because we got a new student! Welcome, Jinan!)
Today, we read the book, Chrysanthemum and then graphed the number of letters in our names.
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