You can order online.
Orders Due by Monday, February 11.
Click here! https://orders.scholastic.com/H6277
(I hope it works)
Another thing you should know...
IF you order online, you get a $5 coupon to use on another order AND...the classroom gets a $3 coupon.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Scroll CRAZY!
Our Class is SCROLL CRAZY!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Recently...
1. So...I've made ANOTHER mistake. Please disregard the non fiction writing...we, as you may now know, writing persuasive letters. We are working on including a) a request b) reasons why this is important c) including related mini-stories that help my case and d) offering possible solutions. So, if you see these writings, you know what to look for.
2. Math homework often asks to show an amount of money using D, N and P. The goal here is to make the given amount using the least amount of coins. I believe the paper should read D, N and/or P. This is just an FYI, if they use dimes and no nickels, that's fine. Thanks.
3. We got together with Mrs. Warner's fifth grade class to listen to the Non Fiction picture books they wrote.
2. Math homework often asks to show an amount of money using D, N and P. The goal here is to make the given amount using the least amount of coins. I believe the paper should read D, N and/or P. This is just an FYI, if they use dimes and no nickels, that's fine. Thanks.
3. We got together with Mrs. Warner's fifth grade class to listen to the Non Fiction picture books they wrote.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
A New Year
Here's what's new in FIRST GRADE...
1. We have been learning how to read and write Informational Books. We have started writing a class book about Winter in Maine (a topic we know a lot about). We have a table of contents, a page on what to wear, outside play and weather, so far. Your child will be asked to write about a topic they know a lot about, so any help you can give at home...to brainstorm would help us get rolling on Tuesday.
2. We are in the middle of reading Mr. Popper's Penguins. It's a long chapter book, written long ago, so...at the end of each chapter we've been writing a post-it telling "What was this chapter mostly about?"
3. We have a new bathroom policy. Hopefully, this doesn't have to continue for very long. If your child needs to use the bathroom, they must ask first. I check the bathroom before and after they use it. (sounds crazy, I know) We were seeing increase instances of peeing on the floor and strewing toilet paper all over the place. Since the bathroom checks, imagine..., NO issues!
4. Happy New Year. Thanks for all your thoughts and gifts at the holidays.
5. We had 14 students return their vacation reading log. They received a mechanical pencil and an ice cream sandwich. If your child did not partake, or wished they had...look for a similar incentive, for February Break.
1. We have been learning how to read and write Informational Books. We have started writing a class book about Winter in Maine (a topic we know a lot about). We have a table of contents, a page on what to wear, outside play and weather, so far. Your child will be asked to write about a topic they know a lot about, so any help you can give at home...to brainstorm would help us get rolling on Tuesday.
2. We are in the middle of reading Mr. Popper's Penguins. It's a long chapter book, written long ago, so...at the end of each chapter we've been writing a post-it telling "What was this chapter mostly about?"
3. We have a new bathroom policy. Hopefully, this doesn't have to continue for very long. If your child needs to use the bathroom, they must ask first. I check the bathroom before and after they use it. (sounds crazy, I know) We were seeing increase instances of peeing on the floor and strewing toilet paper all over the place. Since the bathroom checks, imagine..., NO issues!
4. Happy New Year. Thanks for all your thoughts and gifts at the holidays.
5. We had 14 students return their vacation reading log. They received a mechanical pencil and an ice cream sandwich. If your child did not partake, or wished they had...look for a similar incentive, for February Break.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Catching up!
Greetings!
1. If you have items for our Maine Basket, please send them in by Friday, October 26.
2. The Pasta Dinner is Friday, November 16. 5:30-7:00 Mark your calendar!
3. We have set a new reward! The class has voted to have a TALENT show...of our own. I'll let you know when...!
4. Our last reward was VERY "fun." We did a few experiments. Did you hear about the dancing raisins? The faux lava lamp? or the color mixing?
5. In reading we have been...
* working on fluency
(reading smooth like you talk, paying attention to fluency, reading with expression)
* choosing just-right books
* understanding what we read by...retelling (first, next, then, after that, finally)
* giving ourselves pop-quizes (who is in this part? where are they? what is happening?)
* reading long and strong...keeping our eyes in the book!
6. In writing we have been...
* planning across the pages, sketching the story then writing the words. (in that order)
* putting action, talk and feelings into our stories
* zooming into a specific part of our story. Ask your child about the watermelon and seeds.
The watermelon would be the story idea. (Beach)
The seeds would be the many story ideas from the beach. (Boardwalk, water, sand-castles)
* being purposeful about how we start/end our stories.
Stories can start with a sound, talk, or the weather.
Stories can end with our feelings, or the last thing we said or did.
1. If you have items for our Maine Basket, please send them in by Friday, October 26.
2. The Pasta Dinner is Friday, November 16. 5:30-7:00 Mark your calendar!
3. We have set a new reward! The class has voted to have a TALENT show...of our own. I'll let you know when...!
4. Our last reward was VERY "fun." We did a few experiments. Did you hear about the dancing raisins? The faux lava lamp? or the color mixing?
* working on fluency
(reading smooth like you talk, paying attention to fluency, reading with expression)
* choosing just-right books
* understanding what we read by...retelling (first, next, then, after that, finally)
* giving ourselves pop-quizes (who is in this part? where are they? what is happening?)
* reading long and strong...keeping our eyes in the book!
6. In writing we have been...
* planning across the pages, sketching the story then writing the words. (in that order)
* putting action, talk and feelings into our stories
* zooming into a specific part of our story. Ask your child about the watermelon and seeds.
The watermelon would be the story idea. (Beach)
The seeds would be the many story ideas from the beach. (Boardwalk, water, sand-castles)
* being purposeful about how we start/end our stories.
Stories can start with a sound, talk, or the weather.
Stories can end with our feelings, or the last thing we said or did.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Accumulating a List
Here's a few things on my list of things to talk to you about...
1. If you have not sent in a 4 x 6 photo of your child for their class frame, please do so. And, feel free to update this photo as you get new ones.
2. Our class is working towards a reward. They have chosen a science experiment with a bonus recess.
3. Please have your child use pencil on their math homework.
4. If your child is unable to tie their shoes, please consider this their "homework" until they have mastered it.
5. Are you saving your BOX TOPS from various grocery items? Clip them and send them in with your child. The Williams-Cone School Library receives about $1,000 annually from Box Tops.
6. Please look over the class address list. If you see any corrections that need to be made, please let me know. If you have not yet returned the form, just send me an email with the information you'd like included. Thanks.
1. If you have not sent in a 4 x 6 photo of your child for their class frame, please do so. And, feel free to update this photo as you get new ones.
2. Our class is working towards a reward. They have chosen a science experiment with a bonus recess.
3. Please have your child use pencil on their math homework.
4. If your child is unable to tie their shoes, please consider this their "homework" until they have mastered it.
5. Are you saving your BOX TOPS from various grocery items? Clip them and send them in with your child. The Williams-Cone School Library receives about $1,000 annually from Box Tops.
6. Please look over the class address list. If you see any corrections that need to be made, please let me know. If you have not yet returned the form, just send me an email with the information you'd like included. Thanks.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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