Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you all are enjoying this much cooler and fresher air. Yesterday was beautiful and it looks like today is going to be great also.
Please remember that there is no school on Friday. It will be a workshop day for teachers. I can't believe we are moving into October! Thank you again for the generous support you gave us for the Fun Run. We reached our goal of 20,000 dollars.Our run on Friday was so much fun and our "Pie in the face" challenge was a riot. The kids had a blast. We retained our first place title for six days. We have some very special "dress days" coming up on Fridays in October as rewards. The whole school will also receive an ice cream party. In reading this week, we will be working on a biography story. Our spelling test this week will be on Thursday because of no school on Friday. Our new words are listed on the spelling page of this website. In math, we are working on data collection and making bar graphs. We continue to review addition and subtraction. In our classroom, we are working on collecting 75 gold coins for an in class root beer float party. We earn coins by doing good deeds, bringing back our homework and getting compliments from other school members. We are doing a great job. We are getting used to logging onto the computers. We all got on Friday and went into IXL which the kids loved. IXL is a program that is totally independent where the kids work at their own pace. It has all of the subjects. Kids can earn badges and rewards. We did math. The kids will be able to access that at home too. Please remember that Michaelmas is on October 15. It sounds like the kids have gotten a good start on their crafts. It sounds like everyone has some great ideas in the making. Mrs. Mud is finishing up another project right at this moment. Have a good Sunday everyone and have a great week ahead. Game time 1:00!!! Go Pats! Happy weekend everyone. Today is Sunday the 19th and it is beautiful! A perfect day for a hike, a bike ride, a trip to the beach or the Patriot's game at 1:00.
We had a great first full week of school. We are now into a routine and the kids are getting adjusted very nicely. We all did a great job on our first formal spelling test. This week's words are listed on the spelling page of this website. This week in Wonders, we will be reading , "Gary The Dreamer". Our genre is narrative nonfiction. We will have a comprehension and vocabulary test on Friday. In math, we are reviewing addition and subtraction. We are also working on time, money and rounding off numbers. Remember, we have picked a date for Michaelmas. It will be the 15th of October and it will be held outside. It sounds like the kids have some nice crafts being worked on already. Mrs. Mud has three projects going. I will not see the dining room table until October 14th!! This week on Monday and Tuesday, we will take our Aimsweb assessment. This assessment is given three times a year. The kids are assessed in math and reading. Our time is 8:10-9:30. Please encourage the kids to do their best. I know they will. We continue to be in first place in the Fun Run challenge. Thank you so much for the support. This weekend there is a special challenge for a big bonus prize. Please check it out if you choose to do so. Next Friday we will do our run in the afternoon. Please remember that Monday is picture day. Our time is at 11:15. All of the kids will have their picture taken. We will also take a class picture and everyone will receive one. I hope to see everyone on Tuesday at 6:00 in the classroom. It will be a half an hour presentation and I will be able to answer all of your questions. It will be nice to meet everyone. Thanks for all you do at home to make it better for the kids in class. The Dunking Doughnuts are awesome. Get out there and enjoy this beautiful day. Have a great rest of the weekend. Good morning all. Happy Sunday. What a beautiful weekend to be outside.
We had a great week of school last week. We are getting into the routine of the daily agenda and the kids are ready for a great year. The Christmas tree planting was such a treat. The kids were so surprised to learn that they will be able to come back in about 5 years and they can tag a tree and cut it to take home for their own enjoyment. Om Monday we will finally get to have music. All of our specials are 10:35-11:15. We have a special everyday. I hope everyone got a chance to review the FUN RUN protocol. I will be sending home some information a couple of times a week until the big event on the 24th. The PTA does so many wonderful things for us and our school. This week in Wonders, we will be on Unit 1-week 2. Our genre will be realistic fiction. We will have new vocabulary words and work with them all week. The new spelling words are listed here on the spelling page under MORE. We will have a practice test on Monday and then the real spelling test on Friday. We finally got started in our math journals, because they were just delivered to us. We are getting familiar with numbers and the number grid. We are reviewing addition and subtraction. This week we will probably start our home links for homework. Please remember to not stress out over homework. If you have a hard time with it, just jot me a note and I will take care of it in class. We will be able to go to the Native American Museum in November. Unfortunately we will not be able to take parents this year. We are also going to set a date for the Michaelmas Faire this week. The fair will take place outside. I am not sure of the parent volunteer procedure yet. I will let you know so much more information on Back To School Night. Mrs. Mud and my sister-in-law are crafting at the dining room table right now. They have three craft projects started. They will make crafts and donate them to the kids to sell. Both of them are so crafty and their crafts are really something to see. Hopefully the kids are getting some ideas. I will share some ideas with the kids this week. I have tone of craft books. Please don't forget that Pinterest and Michaels are great resources for some ideas. I look forward to seeing all of you on the 21st at Back To School Night. Please have your questions ready. Have a great day everyone. Enjoy your Sunday. I am looking forward to our first full week of school. Please stay healthy and safe. Happy Labor Day everyone. I hope you are all enjoying the unofficial last long weekend of the summer. I went to Boston yesterday and spent Saturday at Canobie Lake.
This week we will try to get into a more regular routine with our school day. The first three days last week, we spent a lot of time getting to know each other and going over all the rules and protocols for the new school year. Remember that all the important news or "blasts" during the week will come through Bloomz. Please utilize that app to contact me and I will try to get right back to you. It's a great mode of communication, especially when you have an after thought or need a change of plans. We will have a Back To School Night on September 21. I can't wait to meet all of you. This will be for adults only and I will go over all the rules and expectations for the year. We have a new class name. I think Mr. Mud's Dunking Doughnuts is very appropriate. I am never without a DD coffee and I get the kids munchkins every Friday. LOL! We will be talking about the Booster Fun Run that the PTA is sponsoring this month. There will be information coming home as to how you can participate. It really sounds like fun and the kids are going to love it. On Tuesday, we will be starting our reading program. Wonders is the name of the program and the kids are all familiar with it. We will work with the program every week and that is where the spelling words will come from. Every Friday, we will have a comprehension test and a vocabulary test on the main story. In the next couple of weeks Wonders will be set up on the computer and the kids will be able to access it at home. The new spelling words will be listed on this website on the spelling page every Sunday. We will also be starting Reading Counts this week. When the kids complete five passed quizzes in a row, they earn a prize. Our morning work routine will usually include a math paper, an oral language paper, a spelling assignment, and a Grow paper which entails kids reading maps and researching different things in Social Studies. Our first hour in the morning is usually independent work time. The kids will also be starting their journal writing. This is a passion of mine. They will write in their journals daily. You will want to save these for years to come. Our first Wonders story in reading this week will be "Wolf". The genre is fantasy. We will also be starting the Everyday math program. We will be concentrating on subtraction facts and addition facts. It is also never too late to start memorizing those multiplication facts! Have a great rest of the day everyone. Remember if you have any questions, you can text me through Bloomz. Enjoy the beautiful weather. I see leaves changing already up here on the Mud Hill. I will see everyone tomorrow morning. |
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