I'm BACK!

Hi families! I am so sorry for the delay in my webpage update. I have been out since last Friday with a sick kiddo. He is feeling better and we are back in full swing here in room 111. Our kids were busy working on fine-tuning their first quarter skills and learning some new things, too! We are wrapping up our first quarter, which seems nearly IMPOSSIBLE! In math our kids have found some super fun computer games to provide them extra practice with their individual needs. Ask your child to tell you about "Fruit Shoot" or "Pattern Train". These games utilize some of our first quarter benchmarks in fun, engaging ways! We continued to use nonstandard units of measure to find lengths of various items in our classroom. Ask your child to tell you what they found in class that was 10 cubes long!

In reading, we contine to work on Sight Word list 6 this week. It is important that your child continues to practice their sight words every night. Not only should they be able to "see it and read it", but they should also be working at spelling them correctly in their writing. Today, we practiced writing our words and THEN tried using our sight words in sentences. WOW!! This was a challenge for some of our kids! Keep practicing those words at home. Spice it up for your child by asking them to use their sight word in a sentence. You may even want them to WRITE their words in a sentence. Challenge GALORE!

Today we also introduced NOUNS! We went on a school-wide hunt to find and label all the nouns we could find. Have your child explain to you what a noun is. Go on a hunt around your house to see how many nouns you can find. There will be TONS! The children were introduced to one of our "Wonderful Website" games called "Noun Balloons". Check out the link and play at home.

Don't forget that next Wednesday is our Zoo Field Trip! We will all leave by 8:30 and return by 3pm. Your child will need a sack lunch and drink. If you requested to ride the bus, I am planning on having you ride with us. It will be a great day! Don't forget your comfy shoes!

Also, we will be having a visiting author coming next Tuesday Oct. 5th. Cowgirl Peg will be here talking (and selling) her books. In her honor, we will be having an all-school WESTERN DAY! Start rounding up your little buckaroo's western gear and get ready for Cowgirl Peg next Tuesday.

Lastly, if you have not already done so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE return your Conference sign-up request. As of today, I have only received 6 back. I will try my best to accomodate your requested slot. As soon as I have them all back, I can lock everyone into a spot.

Thanks so much for your understanding and patience while I was home trying to get my sick kiddo all better. As always, let me know if you need anything or if you have any questions.