Hello All! Please be patient as we work through the next days of learning! Until Distance learning is over, i will be using the "learning from home" page for a daily schedule, announcements, and my blog! See you there!
I hope you all had a great weekend! I did a lot of holiday painting and bought some new markers for rocks! We aren't a hunting family! lol
This week we start our second reading unit! Hard to believe we've been in school this long already! That's a good thing! we are working on a LOt of projects the next few weeks! the students started their "tree" for the magic tree house, and we will be doing thanksgiving on thursday to meet a social studies standard. Its a fun unit! i'm beginning to work more on maps, and will throughout the month. our math unit 2 was just completed. unit three is very important....time, money, and place value! Always a big deal at this age! Mrs. Schultz will be sending out a sign up for virtual conferences tomorrow. Please have a plan to visit with me. I always love chatting about your student! we have speak up this friday. Have a great week! More later! I apologize! Life has been a little busy, and I haven't sent out a blog for a few days! I have the calendar and will get the lunch menu in.
Next Monday, the 9th, there is no school for students. Staff has a professional development day. we've been working with a good mixture of "paper" activities and "online" activities lately, and I am really feeling confident about students knowledge of some of the pieces in their reading and math technology! It's been a great challenge for me as well! almost half of the group has reached their AR goal!d Yippee! I allow them to read "whatever color they want" after they meet their goal. Usually they understand its best to read books they can be successful in! Thank goodness for warmer days! Today we get an extra recess due to some staffing issues last week. The boys and girls are excited, as well as their teacher! ; ) Thank you for the paper towel holders....we have enough to start making treehouses! Tomorrow we will have a student teacher coming in to join us for 15 hours of field experience in the area of social studies. We will be working on maps, as well as learning about Thanksgiving through a read aloud book called Thanksgiving on Thursday! More later! Have a great day! Hello! today looks a little warmer than yesterday, so that is a great morning message!
tomorrow is wacky hair/silly sock day! Friday students may bring a costume if they want to, or wear husky spirit clothing! We won't be wearing costumes until after lunch so please remember to bring them with, not wear them to school. our class will be watching a short movie and doing an art project. PTO is donating jonny pops for our treat! i sent home a speak up prompt friday....tell about a hobby or collection. there are now three students who have met their ar goal! yippee! Good morning! Yesterday I got last week's students back, but had to prepare for two new ones this week! Thank you for being patient! I sent home the reading page at the end of the day yesterday but not everyone got it so hopefully they will have it tonight. They can also access it on the "routines" bar at the top of this home page.
I will send home speak up today as well. AR is starting to get better, and two students have already met their goal for the trimester! Yippee! This week we are working on frames/arrows and name collection boxes in math! Its hard to explain what they mean without a picture! (see below) We are also doing "What's My rule?" Tomorrow is wear yellow day for our dress up week! on thursday we will have a teacher candidate join us to do some interning in social studies. more on that later! Stay warm! I'm not gonna lie! This week was a doozy! I'm so glad the students were awesome and patient! I'm hopeful that on MOnday we can see a little normalcy for a few days!
After we finish some "must dos" on our schedule we are going to do an October art project! We need some play time! next week we have photo retakes on Tuesday the 27th. it is also dress up week, and Monday is pajama/comfy day! We WILL have speak up next Friday since we didn't do it today! Have an awesome weekend! Talk to you soon! Greetings!
I suppose by now you've read the information dealing with a more "amped" up covid response. In school we are looking at more strict limitations in social distancing. The students have color square on their lockers and will be dismissed to recess by color. We will get ready at our desk areas instead of congested in the halls. Of course we will continue to sanitize and wear our masks! ONe thing that we will have to adjust to a little is remembering to stay in our own desk space, even during breakfast and lunch! No one will share school tools without proper time quarantine. We have been doing this already, but we will all work with more diligence to keep everyone here!! spelling test tomorrow! STay warm!! Hello there! My students are in pe so i can take a breath and actually sit at my desk! I am distancing with four students, and can honestly say that each day I learn a little more....the hard way! Thanks to patient students, and some positive mindset by all of us! At about the time i'm ready to give up, I try one more thing! I'm very proud of myself when it works! its a great lesson for the kids too! i can't do it...yet!
We are still not certain about the school days to come, but i feel more comfortable every day with my students and our routines and technology savvy! pictures are going home today! i see some great smiles! I haven't seen them without a mask more than a few times! lol! I had someone ask about speak up today....yesterday i said we are skipping it because of the crazy week! I am collecting paper towel rolls so that we can make "tree houses" later this winter! talk to you all soon! Good morning! I apologize for not blogging yesterday! I have to go distance with five students and basically had to make lesson plans....for myself! I usually teach in the moment, but with students at home depending on a schedule I had to make sure I was prepared for the next 4 days! I will probably do a morning blog for awhile!
Anyway, it went pretty well, and my three at home got on line when they needed to! It was new for me, but today I'm ready to go! I think the students are too! the weather forecast is looking kind of shady this week! please make sure your child has appropriate clothing for the week! Who knows what we might encounter!? I have decided to skip speak up this week, so please disregard that on the calendar! thank you for getting at home folders back to me! this is how I take attendance on that day! we will finish a mini weather unit this week, which is pretty perfect timing! we've seen a variety in minnesota lately! we also are talking about good sentences and beginning verb work. Our math unit is primarily about quick ways to do addition facts, and i am teaching them "touch points" to use as needed! next week will be dress up days for the week. I will post them later...by friday for sure! Talk to you soon! Stay healthy! |
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