Classroom Update

Well we have completed our first week of school!  The children have been doing a great job getting used to the classroom routines.  The first few weeks bring with it a lot of group work and focus on building the classroom community.  With that in place...we can do anything!

• Please be sure to return the scholastic news payment.
• Don't forget to send in your art smock to school if you haven't already.
• Make sure that you send the poem notebook to school after your child has done their homework.
• The class directory is going home tomorrow.  If you find an error please let me know and I will correct it.  It was a lot of information to keep straight.

We have begun to learn our first center:  Read to Self.  We brainstormed what it looks like and they have been working on building their reading stamina.  We have made it to 8 minutes!

In math we have been exploring math tools we will be using this year such as; geoblocks, pattern blocks, power polygons and snap cubes.  We have also been exploring how to count efficiently using a tens frame.  Ask your child about this.

One thing we are looking at improving is our listening looks.  Mrs. Goldstein came in and we learned about the "whole body listening look".  Did you know that you have to turn parts of your bodies on and off.  Check out the picture below.

                                            

We have begun writer's workshop.  We are learning how to write small moment stories.  Here are the first few steps we have learned.

                       

Congratulations Emma and Olivia....lucky summer reading winners!  They won gift certificates to Park Street Books.