Friday, September 29, 2017

Bug Reporters

Morning Meeting.... 
We read the chart! Talked quickly about iPads which we will bring out today after our visit t.o the computer lab yesterday. We learned how to log on to the computer program, Lexia, and were able to work a little while on the program. Lots of success and excitement!  By popular demand we will take out iPads today to continue to work on Lexia.  Lexia will become an morning activity and a free choice activity if kids want. Lexia is a "program designed for students to work independently at their own pace to develop fundamental reading skills in a structured sequential manner."   Kids came into class this morning begging to use them.




We have been counting each day we have been in school. We have a chart that we look at each day using 10s frames.  We count each day we have been in school and add the number that comes next to it.








A few friends that are enjoying the calendar.
Counting the days in the month and recognizing patters.
River, Zoe and Luca (he's hidden in front of River)


MATH.....
In math today we started learning about number partners and number sentences.  We used blocks and made combinations to 5, like 3 blocks plus 2 blocks put them together and that makes 5 blocks.  We also started learning dot patterns.  Beth would hold up a card with dots on it and the kids had to tell how many dots.  The cards have 0 thru 10 dots in two rows of five.  We are learning to recognize the amount without counting!  That is tricky to start with!  





FREE CHOICE....
Stella in Dino land.

 Ashlyn performing on stage. Thayer is building the walls on the stage.

 Lincoln Log building.

Zoe getting tea and treats ready. 

Salon Else! Ethan was in great need of a trim.

Duck duck goose! Anyone?

 Fun on bars.
Nora - "Im relaxing."
Sailor - "Cheese"

LANGUAGE ARTS...
Letters with ECHO. Today ECHO needed helpers for the letters. Some of the kids came up to help with our letter cards. Kids would say the letter, picture and sound, then all the kids "echoed". Today we reviewed more with the letter Nn. Then we worked in our handwriting books to write the letter N.
We did some singing and dancing to the song Alphabet Boogie and Where Do You Start Your Letters.

We love to get our bodies moving!

BOOK CORNER....

The Very Boastful Kangaroo by Bernard Most

BUG REPORTERS....
We gathered together this afternoon to talk about bugs. Then everyone had the chance to be a "Bug Reporter." Everyone told something true about bugs. Here is what we all said, 

Baden-Some bugs have stingers.
Sedsel-Some bugs have wings.
Sailor-Some bugs have legs.
Ethan-Some bugs have eyes.
Else-Some bugs have tails.
Ashlyn-Some bugs can crawl.
Zoe-Some bugs don't have legs.
Luca-Some bugs have antenneas.
River- Bees make honey.
Taber-Some grasshoppers can fly.
Nora-Bugs can have lots of different colors.
Jack-Some bugs can bite.
Skyler- Some bugs can jump.
Thayer-Some bugs can swim.
Stella-Some bugs can fly.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Bus Evacuation Drill

BUS EVACUATION DRILL.....
We had our first bus drill. Many have done this, some have not. As a reminder, our bus drivers Travis and John spoke to us about some rules on the bus. 1) Stay seated, face forward. 2) No moving around. 3) Say "hi," "good morning," "good afternoon," to your bus driver. 4) Be respectful.



MATH....
Today we made "snowman"parts in math. All of us had white boards and markers and Beth showed us a number and we had to make a snowman with that many parts.





LANGUAGE ARTS.....
Letters with ECHO.....We reviewed our letters, Ff, Tt, Bb, Mm and new letter Nn.
ECHO was teaching us that there is a difference in pronouncing the letter M and N. We checked our letter Nn bag. There was a napkin, number nine, necklace, notebook, newspaper, nail, nickle.

RECESS.....
Windy and cooler but we enjoy being outside.





QUIET READING..... or quiet group reading. :-)
There were some good conversations about the books that were being read.




Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Sickness in the class....

MORNING ACTIVITIES....
 The boys were playing JENGA. The girls coloring bugs.

Zoe and Narumi discussing the months of the year.

MORNING MEETING.....
We reviewed the chart. Practiced reading the sentences. Counted words in the sentences. We had a question that said "Did you get a book out of the library yesterday?" All the kids had to sign their name on either the "Yes" or "No" side. We counted the number of kids who wrote their name on the "Yes" side and the "No" side. Which had more? Which has less?  We also played the shape game. Each of us received half a shape and we had to find the other half. We had some new pieces in the mix that we had to find. They are loving walking around and finding their match. 


MATH....
We talked about patterns and how patterns keep repeating.  There were patterns on the board and the kids had to tell what came next. Triangle, circle, triangle, circle, triangle, circle ______.
Then the pattern changes. Circle, circle, triangle, circle, circle, triangle, circle, circle, triangle, _____.
And again, triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ________ .
We then read the book, Busy Bugs by Jane Harvey.  There were patterns on each page. We recognized how many different patterns there were as well as what the patterns were. 
Zoe - "moth, flea, bee, moth, flea, bee"
Ashlyn - "red, red, yellow, red, red, yellow." (color pattern with the hats)
Jack - "blue, blue, red, red, blue, blue, red, red." (flower pattern
Nora - "red, red, yellow, yellow, red, red, yellow, yellow. (bow tie pattern)
Luca - "hop, hop, slide, hop, hop slide." (pattern with body actions)
Thayer -"big, small, big, small, big, small." (different sizes pattern)

Then we practiced cutting and pasting numbers and matched them to the dots. If there were 10 dots they had to find the number with 10. We will be using these cut outs for future math activities.

LANGUAGE ARTS....
We reviewed our letters with Echo. Then we talked about the letter M and learned how to write the letter M. Then we worked in our handwriting work books practicing the letter M. 

We were making sentences on the board with Beth. Here are some of the sentences that were said.
Zoe -"I like to swim with my mom." (7 words)
Taber - "I like swimming in the waves with  a whirlpool." (9 words)
Else - "I love my mommy and daddy." (6 words)
Jack - "I like apple picking." (4 words)
We asked which one has the most words? Which one has the least words?


IMPORTANT MESSAGE....
We have had numerous kids out of school the past few days because of illness. Many kids have the sniffles, sneezes, coughing etc. There are two kids who are out with Croup. Please see the note below from our school nurse of reminders of when to keep your child home or not.



FROM THE NURSES OFFICE......

WHEN TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL-SOME REMINDERS

Let them stay home or send them to school?? This is an early morning decision many parents are faced with.  There are those times when it is difficult to decide whether to not to send your child to school.  The following guidelines offer you some help in your decision.

   *Always keep your child at home if they have an elevated temperature.  Temperatures should be normal for 24 hours (without Tylenol or Ibuprofen) before he/she returns to school.  Children with a temperature of 100 or above cannot stay in school, and parents will be notified to pick them up.

   *If your child has vomited or had diarrhea, please keep him/her home until 24 hours after the last episode.

   *If your child has any rash that may be disease related or you do not know the cause, check with your family doctor before sending the child to school.

   *If your child has eye drainage and the whites of their eyes are pink or red, please take your child to the doctor.  Your child should not be rubbing his eyes if they are infected.  If the cause is from bacteria, your child may return to school after they have been on antibiotics for 24 hours.

   *If your child has a persistent cough, please keep them home

   *Strep Throat:  Children need to stay at home for 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins and they are without a fever.

  *Influenza: Children with influenza are typically contagious 1 day before getting ill through 5-7 days after the onset of symptoms.  Please keep your child home for this time period if they are diagnosed with Influenza.

   *Please notify the school immediately if your child develops a communicable disease (strep throat, Influenza, chicken pox, impetigo, scarlet fever, pink eye, pertussis (whooping cough), etc.)

   *If your child becomes ill or is injured during the school day, you will be notified so arrangements can be made for your child to be taken home.  Please notify the school if your phone number changes so we can contact you.

   *Please read the letters that are sent home by the school nurse.  If there is a communicable disease in your child’s classroom, you will be notified.

   * Children should be dressed appropriately for the season and specific weather. 

   *To prevent the spread of infection:
o  Use good hand washing
o  Cover the cough
o  Keep your child home if they are sick

Thank you!
Deirdre Fennelly
Warren School Nurse

Monday, September 25, 2017

We're Back in our classroom

WE'RE BACK!!!! Rocking school in our awesome classroom. So great to have all of our things to play with and learn with and have all of our options AND the playground.

REMINDER..... each morning we ask the kids if they are having their own lunch from home or if they want the school lunch. We don't have time to look in everyone's bags to find out what they are having. Please, please, please, remind your child what they are doing for lunch (and after school).  The lunch count is especially important because our lunches are being made off sight, at Harwood, due to our lack of kitchen use at the Warren School. Thank you so much for helping out with this.

Morning activities....


MORNING MEETING....
We reviewed the calendar this morning. We noticed the days of the week. What month it is. Counted the numbers we have been through this month and we noticed a pattern too. We read the chart and recognized that there were capital letters at the beginning of sentences and periods at the end of sentences. Then we did a "Sunrise, sunset" activity. We all start out squatting on the floor and we start counting 1, 2, 3, ...10! And spread our arms out wide like the sun has risen. Then from that place we count backwards, 10, 9, 8...1 the sun has set, and we are squatting back down. We did it together as a whole class then kids had a chance to do it by themselves. 




RECESS....
Here are a couple pictures from recess. Lots of fun by all. 




MATH....
We had lots of fun with math today.  After our sunrise and sunset activity we got cubes and dice and rolled the dice and added that many cubes to our chart.  After 5 different rolls we asked the kids what was their largest roll, what was their least amount and then we asked them to find a number of cubes on their board, for example find your set of 5 cubes.



LANGUAGE ARTS....
We read a Dr Seuss book The Berenstian's B Book . Lots of rhyming with B. We then reviewed the letters Tt, Ff, Bb and brought in a new letter Mm. Then we looked at many objects that all started with the letter M, ie..: Magnet, map, money, motorcycle, matchbox, marker, etc.  We also read a book, ABC A New Way of Seeing, which was pictures made of real objects into letters of the alphabet.  



BOOK CORNER.....
This Is the Way We Go to School by Edith Baer