Crew News November 10, 2011

Glimpses Into Our Day

Steyn gives Ms. Dee a hand and puts away all of the Thursday Folders.

Sydney shows she is a good listener during Morning Meeting.

Tessa and Tori do some buddy reading.

Joey makes a plan before she begins to build letters.

Lili reads a great book to me during reading group.

Zak works hard on his first blog post.

Myles and Dillen listen to a great book about whales and sharks.

 

Isadora works on an illustration for her story.

Mark ponders his ideas for his first blog post.

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.15 Unit 4: Family Letter ~ Measurement and Basic Facts

Crew News November 9, 2011

Glimpses Into Our Day

 Doran went through his old books and found some to donate to our classroom library. Thanks, Doran!

 Will notices the similarities between his name and mine.

 Will makes the name of our beloved educational assistant.

 Cole sorts his dominoes into piles of even and odd numbers.

 Darrell and Isabella play Domino Top-It.

 Brek and Nico concentrate as they work in their Math Journal.

Kayden does her best writing on a letter for her Mom.

Library
We have library tomorrow. Please help your child remember to bring back his or her books so that they can check out new books.

Discovery Program
If any of you have decided to apply for the Discovery program after attending last night's informational meeting, please let me know and send in the forms that I need to complete. Thanks.

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.14 Domino Top-It

Crew News November 8, 2011

Glimpses Into Our Day

Keenan leans into the microphone to record a voice comment on our Climbing Voice Thread.

Kate and Morgan play a math game called Uncover.

Lulu works on writing her next story.

Stay tuned for more glimpses tomorrow.

Birthday Celebrations - (This was posted earlier but I have added a few details.)

We do love to celebrate birthdays in our room. It helps us continue to build a sense of community. You may send in treats with your child on his/her birthday. Things you should know when sending in treats:

1. Cupcakes and cookies are fine if they are the small size ones. We don't need too much sugar and those regular size cupcakes are rarely finished by most students. Let's prevent waste and sugar overdoses. 
2. Treats should should be purchased from a store and have the ingredient label attached.
3. We do have 28 students in our crew.
4. We do have 3 students with life-threatening peanut and tree nut allergies. They may not have treats that have nuts in them or that are processed in a factory with nuts. We also have a few other allergies/food restrictions: coconut, sesame seed, gluten and dairy.
5. Fruit is a fine treat. The most popular birthday treat I have seen has been those little Clementine oranges. The students all loved them and were so proud because they could peel them by themselves.  
6. We do our birthday celebrations right at the end of the school day but you may send the treats in the morning.
7. Students with birthdays in the summer can choose a day close to the end of the school year to celebrate with the crew if they choose.
8. Your child does not have to bring treats on their birthday. It is completely their choice.
9. If your child does have allergies/food restrictions it is always great if you can send in some treats to keep in the classroom that are safe for them to eat at these times. Thanks.

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.13 Favorite Colors

Crew News November 7, 2011

Drumming
Below are a few photos of our drumming circle this morning. Enjoy!

Weather Reminder
We go outside twice a day everyday except for Wednesday. Please be sure that your child has appropriate gear for the weather. It is so much fun to play in the snow but not so much fun to sit around in wet clothes/shoes if you didn't have the correct gear on when you were playing in the snow.

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.11 Coin Exchange and Home Link 3.12 Counting Coins

Crew News November 3, 2011

Climbing November 2011
Below is a Voice Thread with some photos of our climbing experience this week. If you subscribe to this blog by email, you will need to go directly to the blog to view the slide show. Thanks to all the parents who came and helped out by belaying.



Homework
No homework over the weekend. Enjoy a few good books with your child.

IA
Our IA next week is Art.

Crew News November 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Sydney!

Snow Day
I hope that you all enjoyed the snow day today with lots of sledding, shoveling and snowman building along with plenty of hot chocolate.

Library
We have library tomorrow. Please help your child remember to return his or her books.

Crew News November 1, 2011

Out Again Today
I was out again today with my daughter, Abby. As most of you know she developed mild pneumonia and has been rather sick. She seems to have turned a corner this afternoon and we are planning to try to send her to school tomorrow. My husband and I are both teachers so we have been trading off staying home to minimize the impact on our students. I plan to be at school tomorrow. I have heard that we are supposed to be getting some kind of storm tonight so it should be a cold, snowy day. Dress warmly!

Homework
Reading ~ Read a good book or two.
Math ~ Home Link 3.10 Dimes (This Home Link will ask you to send in Dimes. You have already done this so you can ignore that note.)