Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today (according to the few children left in my classroom after the party! Haha)!

We did our sing along. (Hayden) The video is on Class Dojo!

Every class sang a Christmas song. (Aster)

We did our picture frame project. (Parker) In the folders!

We made a little hand elf with our 4th grade buddies. (Aster)

We watched a Pete the Cat Christmas video. (Hayden)

We got to take home a Build a Bear from Alice! (Caroline)

We did our letter to Santa. (Hayden)

We had a party! Some parent came. We did candy cane fishing and snowball toss! (Aster) So much fun! Big thank you to Dee for organizing and to all the parents who helped!

We did math workstations. (Rose)

We had library. (Hayden)

We are having closing meeting with 5 kids! (Aster)

We did snack at the party. We made a reindeer and we got to eat it! (Parker) 

Thank you SO much for the class gift!! It is so generous!! I can’t wait to use the gift cards! Thank you for all the wonderful presents and cards. I appreciate them all very much! I am so thankful to get to work with your kids every day and feel so blessed to have so many wonderful families! Merry Christmas!! See everyone back on the 3^rd!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!!

I was the teacher assistant. (Adalynn)

We are making gingerbread houses! We put on icing and candy. (Maya and Azayla)

We did math. We counted by 10’s. We played Count Around the Circle. (Hayden and Evalynn)

We watched the movie The Polar Express. (James)

We did Fundations. (Abby)

We read The Polar Express. (Caroline)

We had hot chocolate and cookies! (Alice)

We did our calendar. (Maya)

We had a fun day!! Hope to see you tomorrow at the winter party at 2:20 pm!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to music. We sang the Rudolph song. (James)

We did Fundations. Henry got to do the little cards. We wrote the letters v and w. (Aster and Evalynn)

We did Daily 5. (Rose)

Henry is our teacher assistant. (Azayla)

After snack we are going to do play time. (Hayden)

We did Makerspace. We drew our dream room. (Maya)

We did writing. (Adalynn)

We our project. We made reindeer food. It has oats, cranberries, and glitter. (Henry and Rylan)

We did math workstations. (Will C.)

We watched a little video about why polar bears are white. (Caroline)

We did our family traditions. We looked at pictures. (Will M. and Kennedy)

We read Animals’ Santa. (Abby)

We did morning meeting. (Parker)

We played on the blacktop. (Aiden)

We did the Zero the Hero Stomp. It is the 80th day of school. (Caroline)

We did the calendar. (Maya)

Tomorrow is our Polar Express Day! Kids can come in pajamas (tennis shoes please). They are also welcome to bring a small stuffed animal or blanket if they would like. Small enough to fit in their backpack would be best!

Thanks!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had P.E. We jogged. We played a game. (Will M, James, and Maya)

We worked on our surprise. (Azayla)

We did Daily 5. (Abby)

We did math. We played Part Whole Bingo. We rolled 2 dice and got that many snap cubes. We put it on the numbers. You would split the cubes. (Hayden)

We did our project. We did an ornament. It is a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. (Caroline and Will C.)

We did read aloud. It was Gingerbread Christmas. (Maya and Evalynn)

We did Fundations. We learned the letters v and w. (Evalynn)

We read our family traditions. (Kennedy)

We had guest readers. (Azayla)

We did the calendar. (Adalynn)

Our Holiday party is this Thursday from 2:20-2:50 pm. The kids will play games and have a snack. Parents are welcome to join in on the fun! Hope you can make it!

If you are sending in items for the holiday party, please have those here at school by tomorrow. Thank you!!

Tues, Dec. 18-Holiday Sweater Day

Wed, Dec. 19-Pajama/Holiday Headgear or Hat Day (Kindergarten will do a Polar Express day this day!)

Thurs, Dec. 20-Fancy Socks Day

Winter Break will be from Fri, Dec. 21 through Wed, Jan 2.  School will resume on Thurs, Jan. 3.

Have a great night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We worked on our surprise for moms and dads. (Azayla)

We had library. The computers read a book to us. (Aster)

We read a book called Reindeer. (James)

We highlighted all the word wall words in our poem. (Maya)

We made a reindeer headband. (Abby)

We did the weather. (Rylan)

We used a balance in math. We figured out which things were heavier and lighter. (Hayden)

We did recess. (Maya)

We had Fundations. We did the letters l, k, and h. We got new whiteboards. (Aster and Maya)

We wrote in our reindeer book. (Kent)

We had morning meeting. (Aster)

We did the calendar. (Parker)

Next week is spirit week!  Students are free to participate in any or all of the days!

Mon, Dec. 17-Red and White Day

Tues, Dec. 18-Ugly or Cute Sweater Day

Wed, Dec. 19-Pajama/Holiday Headgear or Hat Day (Kindergarten will do a Polar Express day this day!)

Thurs, Dec. 20-Fancy Socks Day

Also, just a reminder that Winter Break will be from Fri, Dec. 21 through Wed, Jan 2.  School will resume on Thurs, Jan. 3. 

Thank you and have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We are making our own non-fiction books. (Grayson)

We went to art. We got to color. We did a drawing and then we sat in a circle and shared about our picture. (James, Maya, and Aster)

Kennedy was our teacher helper. (Azayla)

We did Fundations. We did h, l, and k. We used the word frames to make questions. (Evalynn)

We did the singing assembly. I liked the Grinch song. (Rylan)

We did math. We figured out ways to make 5 with red and blue crayons. (Hayden)

We did a short Daily 5. (Parker)

We did calendar. (Adalynn)

Mrs. Baker came and taught us how not to have a meltdown. (Caroline) They worked on “cool down” strategies for when we get mad!

We read a book called The Wild Christmas Reindeer. (Abby)

We had recess. (Maya)

For writing we worked on a surprise for moms and dads. (Will C.)

Just a reminder…please keep toys from home at home. This is part of our MCE handbook.

Also, please make sure your student has a snack in their backpack every day! I am currently out of extra snacks for kids who forget theirs. If anyone would like to donate extra snacks (individual wrapped snacks like granola bars, cracker packs, etc.) that would be very much appreciated!

Thank you!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went outside for recess. (Azayla)

We went to the Snowball Shoppe. (Will M.)

We did writing. We worked on our surprise. (Hayden)

Today was Rylan’s teacher assistant day. (Aster)

We went to music. (Maya)

We did Fundations. We did the letters h, k, and l. We got the magnet boards. (Evalynn)

At Cody’s Snowball Shoppe, our 4th grade buddies came. (Abby)

We did Daily 5. (Parker)

We did math. We tried to make a full hexagon with the pattern blocks. We used triangles, trapezoids, and rhombuses. (Rylan)

We did read aloud. It was a book about reindeer. (Maya)

We did project. We are doing an All About Reindeer book. (Azayla and Caroline)

We are having snack. (Maya)

We did calendar. (Henry)

Next week we will be talking about the holiday traditions of families in our class!  Take a moment to talk with your child about the holidays you celebrate and the traditions your family has each year.  We'd love to hear what special traditions your family has at this time of year!  With your child, send our class an e-mail about the things your family does each year.  We will use these e-mails to spark conversations about different holiday customs our families have.  It would also be wonderful if you include a picture or two! Please send this email by Monday. December 17th!

Thanks!!

 Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had Grayson’s birthday snack. We sang happy birthday to him. He took his birthday bite! (Azayla)

We went to P.E. We skipped. We had stations. (Abby, James, and Maya)

We are about to do a fire drill. (Adalynn)

We did Monster Squeeze. The numbers were 10-20. (Rylan)

We did teen numbers. We did exercises as we counted. (Caroline)

We did our poem. Our poem doesn’t have a word of the week because it has lots of word wall words in it. (Aster)

We did Daily 5. (Maya)

We are doing project. We are doing a reindeer page. We are writing the labels. (Hayden)

We did Fundations. We learned h, k, and l. (Azayla)

We talked about reindeer. (Grayson)

We read the book Reindeer. (Maya)

We talked about what reindeer can do. (Evalynn)

We are doing closing meeting. (Kent)

Tomorrow is our day at the Snowball Shoppe! Please send in the envelopes with money if you would like your student to participate!

Thanks!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had library. (Rose)

We did Daily 5. (Azayla)

We did inside recess and outside recess. (Evalynn)

We did math. We did a 10 frame matching game. You flip it over and try and get a match with the number. (Hayden)

We did Fundations. We wrote h, l, and k. (James)

We read a book about reindeer. (Maya)

We did a GoNoodle. (Will C.)

We did the calendar. (Abby)

We did writing. We did Monday News. (Kent)

We sang a song with our poem called I’m a Little Reindeer. (Caroline and Adalynn)

We did morning meeting. (Alice)

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had art. We made bugs. (Will M and James)

We did read aloud. We read Ninjabread Man. (Ryan)

The Gingerbread Man left 2 notes. (Azayla)

We did Fundations. We did j and p. (Aster)

We are going to go look for the Gingerbread Man. (Abby)

We went outside. (Will C.)

We did math. We rolled 2 dice. If we got that number in all we got to color it. (Hayden)

We hung up posters. They said that we lost our Gingerbread Man and to return it to our class room 217. (Evalynn)

We did the poem. We highlighted. (Maya)

We are doing a project. It is how we are going to catch him. (Caroline)

In the folders today you will find an envelope for the Snowball Shoppe! This is a fun way for your child to Christmas shop for family members (participation is totally optional). Our class will shop on Wednesday the 12^th. On the envelope please write down who you would like your student to buy for and how much they are allowed to spend on that person. We will have 4^th grade buddies there to help us shop!

In the folder you will also find the first behavior report of 2^nd trimester. Please look this over, discuss with your child, initial, and return on Monday in the folder. Thank you!!

SPIRIT LEARNING WEEK

Monday 17th-  Red and White Day

Tuesday 18th-  Holiday Sweater Day

Wednesday 19th- Hat Day or holiday headgear

Thursday 20th-  Fancy sock day

Have a wonderful weekend! Check out Dojo for pictures! We found our Gingerbread Man just a few minutes ago!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had inside recess. (Azayla)

We made a Gingerbread Kid and he escaped!! (Will M) Make sure to check Dojo for all the pictures and videos!

We read the book The Gingerbread Baby. (Evalynn)

We are having snack. We got gingersnap cookies. (James)

We did music. (Maya)

We did math workstations. (Will C.)

We are going to make traps for the Gingerbread Kid. (Abby)

We made a little Gingerbread ornament. You scrape it to make a rainbow color design. We will put it on our Christmas tree. (Aster)

We tried to catch the Gingerbread Kid but we couldn’t catch it! (Hayden)

We did our poem called “He Ran Away”. (Rylan)

We did Fundations. (Azayla)

We will continue to search for our Gingerbread Kid tomorrow!! It is all very exciting! 😉

Thank you for signing up to bring in holiday items for our activities and projects! Our list is full! You all rock!

We are going to be learning about the holiday traditions of families in our class!  Take a moment to talk with your child about the holidays you celebrate and the traditions your family has each year.  We'd love to hear what special traditions your family has at this time of year!  With your child, send our class an e-mail about the things your family does each year.  We will use these e-mails to spark conversations about different holiday customs our families have.  It would also be wonderful if you include a picture or two! Please send this email by Monday. December 17th!

Thanks! Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to P.E. We did so much running in P.E. We played a game where you had to use balls. Hula hoops were around you. (James, Henry, and Aster)

We read The Gingerbread Boy. (Azayla)

We did math. We got to use calculators. Then we played a game where you flip a 5 frame over and you try to get the same number as the 5 frame. (Hayden)

We did Daily 5. (Maya)

We did the calendar. (Abby)

We did Fundations. We learned p and j. We used the magnet boards. (Azayla)

We did our poem. We talked about “he”. (Kent)

We did a Gingerbread Boy retelling page. (Adalynn)

Thank you so much for the Gingerbread items! We are excited to make our Gingerbread Kid tomorrow morning. Your child will still need a snack in their backpack tomorrow.

We need a few more items for some fun holiday projects/activities! If you would like to donate please use this link! Thank you so much!!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to library. We played a new game. (Will C.)

We went to Makerspace. We did some stuff with Legos! (James)

We did Fundations. We did the letter j and p. (Aster)

We did morning meeting. We had the whiteboards out. (Azayla) Have been writing the date, number of days in school, etc.

We did our poem. (Maya)

We did writing. We worked on a surprise for moms and dads. (Evalynn)

We read The Gingerbread Girl. (Abby)

We had Daily 5. (Rylan)

We did a project about our favorite book. We circled if we liked The Gingerbread Man or The Gingerbread Girl. We drew our favorite part. (Caroline)

We are having snack. (Hayden)

On Thursday morning, we will make a large gingerbread cookie as a class. Thank you so much if you have signed up to help with items! Please send in these items tomorrow or Thursday morning. I added one more item to the Google Doc if anyone still wants to help out! Google Doc sign up here!

We are going to be learning about the holiday traditions of families in our class!  Take a moment to talk with your child about the holidays you celebrate and the traditions your family has each year.  We'd love to hear what special traditions your family has at this time of year!  With your child, send our class an e-mail about the things your family does each year.  We will use these e-mails to spark conversations about different holiday customs our families have.  It would also be wonderful if you include a picture or two! Please send this email by Monday. December 17^th!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to art. We made bugs. (James)

We read the Gingerbread Man. (Abby) To talked about what makes a book a fairy tale and what types of items we might find within a fairy tale! This would be a great conversation to continue at home!

We did math workstations. (Azayla)

We learned j and p. (Will C.)

We did a mystery cookie game. (Maya)

We did math. We played Racing Bears. (Aster)

We did writing. We did Monday News. (Hayden)

We did poem. The word of the week is “he”. (Evalynn)

We did Daily 5. (Will M.)

We did morning meeting. (Kent)

We ate snack. (Caroline)

This week is all about the Gingerbread Man! On Thursday, we will make a large gingerbread cookie as a class and Mrs. Gail will cook him for us! Hopefully he won’t pop out of the oven and run away this year… 😉

If anyone would like to donate premade gingerbread dough (tube or precut cookies is fine) or items to decorate (gum drops, twizzlers, raisins, squeeze icing, etc.) please add your name to the Google Doc sign up here!

Thank you!!