Hi parents,

Here is what we did today:

We went to art.  We painted a picture with our fingers.  We saw pictures of really old paintings on a cave wall.  (Livi and Rilen)

We did writing.  We wrote our how to book steps.  (Zain)

We did fundations.  For fundations we did the –ay word family.  We were able to write all the days of the week in the word family.  (Adeline)

We did math.  For math we got to do quick eyes.  We played totals of 10.  (Aidin)

For totals of 10 they had number cards with numbers one through ten and had to find different combinations of 10.

We did Daily 5.  For Daily 5 we did reading groups.  Daily 5 was awesome.  (Kate and Anna)

In read aloud we read a book about spring.  There is a bear that really wanted it to be spring.  The book is called, When Will it Be Spring.  (Emily)

Hope you are all enjoying the great weather, go outside and enjoy it! :)

Chelsea Miller

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We played Counters in a Cup. We had a partner. We had combinations of 10. (Kamri)

If you think about a rainbow it reminds you of the combinations of 10! (Zain)

We did Daily 5! (Anna)

We wrote CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words. We tapped out words with digraphs in them! (Tristan and Kamri)

We are doing closing meeting right now! (Brock)

We did writing. We had Monday News. We wrote about Spring Break or the weekend. (Lexi B. and Blair)

We are going to eat our snack and play outside. We had 2 recesses. (Livi, Adeline, and Aidin)

We had library. Almost everyone got to pick out a book. Ms. V read a book about Charlie the ranch dog. We got to write about him and watch a video. He is a real dog! He has a friend named Susie. It was a funny book. The author likes to cook. (Rilen and Lexie T.)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read a book called Spring is Here. We talked about signs of Spring. (Kate and Anna)

Congratulations to Miss Miller who will be teaching Kindergarten at Battle Elementary this fall with the MU Teaching Fellowship Program!! We are so excited for her!

We are in need of Expo Low Odor Fine Tip Black Dry Erase Markers!! If you would like to donate some for our class it would be greatly appreciated! The best deal is on Amazon! You can even mail them directly to Mill Creek! Thank you so much!!!! We use these markers every day! We will take as many as you want to order!

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Hi Parents!

Here's what we did today!

We had P.E. and there was a substitute.  Her name was Ms. Cameron.  We played aerobic bingo, it was a really old game. (Rilen and Zain)

We had a fire drill.  Miss Miller said everyone’s name to make sure everyone was there.  (Livi and Emily)

We had a poison prevention presentation.  We watched a movie about poisonous things and how to not touch them if you don’t know what they are.  Two people talked about poison and at the end we got the number of what happens if you think someone has poison and you don’t know what it is.  (Adeline and Anna)

We did Daily 5.  We also did 2 reading groups.  (Lexi B)

We did a digraph hunt around the room and we had one partner.  (Kamri)

For math we did math workstations.  Some people got to play a game with Mrs. Hotchkiss about numbers.  (Crimson and Brock)

We did read aloud.  Miss Miller read a book about tasting things.  (Kamri)

Just so you know we are NOT sending home reading books over spring break.  

We put the April Calendar in the folder today.

Also we put in a math game called counters in a cup that you could play with your student over spring break!

Hope you all have a great spring break!!

Chelsea Miller

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did a rotation.  We did fun stuff in every classroom. In every classroom we had things to do. In Mrs. Flanagin’s we made leprechauns, in Mrs. Russo’s we did a math game. In our classroom we had a number search with a partner.  (Adeline, Livi, Zain, and Blair)

We had music.  In music we did a movie of songs.  It was fun! (Kamri and Cordae)

We did science.  We learned about our hearing and touching.  We learned about how we can still tell who is talking just by listening to their voices and not looking at them.  (Lexi B)

We had a read aloud.  It was called Inside Your Outsides.  (Zain)

We did morning meeting.  (Emily) 

Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow by noon! If you would like to purchase online go to https://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

Tomorrow is dress for Spring Break day!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!  

Here is what we did today:

We went to art.  We finished our chameleons. We got to put what our chameleons were standing on. (Aidin and Rilen)

We did writing.  For writing we went back to our how to writing and we started our steps. (Lexi B)

We read a book.  It was called ears.  (Livi)

We had counselor.  In counselor we talked about our 5 body parts that we could listen to and we watched a video about Howard B. Wigglebottom. (Kamri and Adeline)

We did a game for math called Double Compare.  You had to flip over 2 cards each, add up your cards, and say "me" if your cards were bigger than your partners.  (Kate)

For Daily 5 we got to pick 2 choices.  (Anna)

We did fundations.  We did little cards, big fundations cards, the vowel chart.  We did long and short vowels on starfall.  (Zain)

We did closing meeting.  (Emily)

Don't forget tomorrow is dress like an old person day!!

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Chelsea Miller

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to library. (Riley)

We read a book called Looking for Leprechauns. Kevin and Devin tried to make the leprechaun laugh so they could get his pot of gold. At the end, the leprechaun was laughing the whole way to the pot of gold. (Kate)

For morning buzz we shared with a partner how we could catch a leprechaun. (Adeline and Livi)

We did writing. In writing, we wrote how we would catch a leprechaun. (Emily)

We did math. In math, we played Total of 6 and had a partner. (Kamri) Students worked together to record number card combinations of 6 in their math journals!

For our five senses we did tasting. We got to eat foods that were sour, sweet, bitter, and salty. (Zain and Cordae)

Tomorrow is decade day for our spirit week! Students can dress from whichever decade they would like! Have a great night!

Hi Parents!  

Here are some things we did today:

We did awesomeness!  For awesomeness, we did science!  We used our sense of smell to figure out mystery scents.  We also got to find hidden popcorn in the room using our nose.  It was really fun! (Cordae)

We went to P.E. We had stations.  It was fun.  We were still working on ball skills.  We did balancing balls and baseball throwing at the wall.  (Livi and Anna)

For writing we did Monday News.  We got new writing paper. (Kate and Lexi B)

We did fundations.  For fundations we did Echo, word families, and baby Echo.  (Aidin)

We got to write in our math journals.  We played five crayons in all.  (Brock)

It was pajama day.  (Blair)

Don't forget tomorrow is St. Patrick's day!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Chelsea Miller

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here is what we did today:

Mrs. Miller, Miss Miller’s mom came and read Dewey to us.  It was a story about a cat that lived in a library.  (Zain)

We did science.  For science we did an experiment with lotion and sparkles that showed us what it’s like to spread germs. (Adeline)

This experiment got glitter all over us! But it helped us learn how easily germs can be spread from person to person without us even knowing it if we don't wash our hands.  To show this I gave some students a hand shake with lotion that had glitter in my hand.  Then they had to find a friend to shake their hand so they got lotion on their hands too even though they didn't touch me.

Miss Miller read a book called Germs Are Not For Sharing. (Anna)

We did Daily 5.  We got new choices for word work. (Lexi B)

We had music.  We played a special game and we tried to collect sour notes. (Riley)

We got to highlight the word wall words in the poem called My Body. (Kate)

We got to play letter sound bingo.  (Crimson)

We had math workstations.  In math we got to play counters in a cup with 8 and 9 counters.  (Kate)

Don't forget your child will be bringing home reading group books for the first time today.  This reading bag of books will be sent home in the Daily Folder. It includes 2 guided reading group books and a strategy bookmark that will stay in the bag. Please keep these books in a safe place (their backpack perhaps) and have your student read these books to you over the weekend.  They are so excited to share all they have been learning with you!  Return the books on Monday in your child's folder. They will need these books for Daily 5 time. Thanks for your help with this!  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Also the sock hop is tonight from 6-8!

Hope you all have a great weekend! 

Chelsea Miller

Hi All!

Here are some things that we did today:

We had art.  We made chameleons and watched mixed up chameleon.  It was fun. (Anna)

We did writing.  For writing we did a plan sheet with your title, the picture, and a list of things you need.  (Adeline and Lexi B.)

We did a skeleton puzzle and then we got to lay next to the puzzle to see if they were shorter, taller, or the same size.  (Kamri)

This week we have been learning about our body.  Today we learned a lot about bones in the body and the puzzle was a hands on way that they got to learn the different parts.  

We did Daily 5.  For Daily 5 we did the choice chart and picked out our choices.  (Zain)

We did poetry.  For poetry we read a poem called My Body. We worked on reading fluently.  (Kate)

We did a math counting game where we went around the circle and counted from one to a hundred.  If we got one less than a tens number we had to sit down.  (Emily)

Don't forget Sock Hop is tomorrow from 6-8 pm.

Also Spring Pictures are tomorrow morning!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Chelsea Miller

Hi parents!

Here are some of the things that we did today:

We went to the library. Almost all of us got a book.  (Livi and Rilen)

We did a poem and it was called My Body.  We clapped syllables. (Adeline)

We did Daily 5. (Anna)

We did writing.  For writing we made a list of things we know how to do.  (Lexi B)

Today was the first step in beginning our how to books.  We made a list of topics that they were experts on and could tell people how to do step by step.

We did math workstations.  We played collect 15 together.  (Aidin and Kate)

In this game they had to roll a dice and figure out a way to keep track of how many counters they had.  After they either put their counters on a tens frame, made tally marks, or wrote down the number there partner got to roll the dice.  The partner then added counters to the already existing ones.  They had to keep adding on counters or use another strategy until they got to 15.  

We did science.  In science we read a little book called My Body is My Buddy.  We wrote about ways that we can take care of our body and then drew a picture of it.  (Zain)

We read a book called Your Insides.  (Emily)

We did fundations.  In fundations we tapped out word families.  (Kamri)

As a reminder the Sock Hop is on Friday as well as the Spring Pictures.

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We went to P.E. and we practiced our ball skills and tossing skills.  (Emily)

We did math workstations.  (Livi)

We did writing and we learned about how to books. (Lexi B)

Today we started the process of writing our how to books.  We looked at some examples of what a how to book is, such as how to make trail mix.  We talked about what goes into a how to book and that you have to be an expert on the subject so that you can explain the process of doing something to others.

We did Daily 5.  We got to pick our 2 choices.  (Anna)

We did math.  We played Towers of 6.  (Brooke)

This is a game where they work with a partner to roll two dice that only have 1,2, and 3's on them, and use cubes (different colors for each partner)  to create towers of six.  They take turns rolling the dice and building the towers so that there will be different combinations of six.  When they have made three towers of six they then record it on the number sentence sheet.  This game helps to build addition skills, counting on, and thinking about the combinations of 6 that there are.

We did fundations.  We got to tap out words. (Kate)

We read a book called My Body.  (Adeline)

Next week Mill Creek will be having a spirit week. If you want your  child to participate send them dressed up in the attire chosen for the day!

SPRING BREAK KICK-OFF SPIRIT WEEK!

MARCH 16TH-20TH

MARCH 16TH-“SPRING BREAK IS SO EXCITING!  WE JUST CAN’T SLEEP! “- PJ DAY

MARCH 17TH- “SPRING BREAK IS TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL”- DRESS LIKE A NERD  DAY

MARCH 18TH – “SPRING BREAK IS TIMELESS”- CHOOSE A DECADE TO DRESS LIKE AS A CLASS

MARCH 19TH “SPRING BREAK NEVER GETS OLD"- DRESS LIKE AN ELDERLY PERSON

MARCH 20TH-  “SPRING BREAK HERE WE COME!” DRESS LIKE YOUR SPRING BREAK PLANS

ALL ITEMS WORN MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE, AND MUST BE WORN FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. 

Enjoy the warm weather today!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did writing. For writing we did Monday News and wrote about what we did over the weekend.  (Lexi B.)

We did an exercise presentation and we played freeze dance.  The winners got a jump rope or a balloon.  Everyone got stickers. It was really fun! (Adeline, Cordae, and Zain)

We did an experiment and learned that if we didn’t have bones we would just be like     Jell-O. We did a project where we put popsicle sticks on every part of a paper body.  (Emily and Adeline)

We did music.  (Anna)

We played a game in math.  We played the game counters in a cup with 6 or 7 counters.  It was fun because someone got to put the counters in the cup while the other person closed their eyes and counted.  (Kamri and Cordae)

We tapped out words and did the –ing word family.  (Blair)

Starting tomorrow, Miss Miller will be sending out the daily email from her email address. Please keep an eye out for an email from ChMiller@cpsk12.org

Reminders! Spring pictures and Sock Hop on Friday! Personal narratives are coming home today!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had art.  We built castles out of geometric shapes.  (Anna and Rilen)

We watched the movie Rio and we got to eat popcorn.  We had regular and kettle corn. It was a funny movie. (Blair, Kate, and Lexie T.) This was to celebrate earning 100 cougar compliments!

We did math and in math we played a game where you put counters in a cup and put your hand over it so your partner can not see what the number was. (Emily) This game is to practice the part, part, whole model in math. If there is a missing part we talked about how we can use addition, subtraction, counting on, etc. to help us figure out what the missing part would be! We did a game with 4 counters in all and one with 5 in all. This is a great game to play at home too!

We had Fundations and we played Guess my Word. It was fun.  Two people got to choose the word and the rest of the class got to guess the word.  The words were “mom” and “see”. We also did the word family –og. (Lexie T. and Livi)

We did writing and we got to share our writing with our partners.  This wonderful writing will come home on Monday! The kids went through the entire process of planning and writing a personal narrative story! This includes a cover, title, dedication, opening sentence, beginning, middle, and end! The kids worked very hard on these stories! (Zain)

We had guest readers John and Brendan.  They read the book Super Fly Guy. (Riley)

Today in your child’s folder you will find a note about guided reading books come home next week and a list of reading strategies! Please look over these 2 things carefully! There is also a Scholastic book order and a spring picture order form. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did library.  We played on the computers, and played ABCYa. We got to check out books. (Brooke, Anna, and Rilen)

We did read aloud and read There’s No Place Like Space. (Emily)

We all changed table spots today. It was really fun! (Livi, Blair, and Cordae)

We did writing and we went back to our books and finished them.  (Lexi B.)

We had a tornado drill today in the middle of Fundations.  We got to have magnet board time.  We did family words that ended with -ip. (Lexie T. and Adeline)

We did Daily 5.  We had choice time, picked out choices, and some had reading groups.  (Zain)

Have a great night!! 

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had counselor.  We talked about listening. (Zain)

We made constellations with chalk, yellow, and white crayons. It was fun! (Kate and Anna)

We did writing and in writing we did our title. We also did our cover art. (Emily and Adeline)

We read a book for math called Animals on Board.  We had people come up and represent the animals to make the addition sentence. (Livi)

We did Daily 5 and for only did one choice today. (Lexi B.)

We did P.E. and we did balls and bean bag stuff. We bounced the balls and we played easy and hard tricks on the balls. (Brock and Cordae)

We did morning meeting. (Pritish)

Make sure to turn in your summer school enrollment form, Sock Hop payment,  and your yearbook order form! Spring pictures will be Friday the 13^th. Order forms will be coming home on Friday.

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went on a field trip to the planetarium.  Mrs. Flanagin’s and Mrs. Dixon’s class came with us too. We got to paint the walls with magic paint. It was fun! (Kate, Livi, Cordae, and Anna)

We did music and in music we learned “Play it Mr. Toot” and watched Little Einstein. (Emily)

We read a book about day and night.  We made a chart of what can be seen in the day and in the night time. (Lexie T. and Kamri)

We had an early recess so we could go to the field trip.  We got to play with Legos, puzzles, and got to draw.  We did Daily 5 choices too. (Lexi B. and Blair)

We did –ar family words, we practiced our letters, we tapped out words, and we did the vowel chart. (Cordae)

We did morning meeting. (Zain)

We are learning about space this week.  (Adeline)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read a book about the solar system and in the book there were all 8 planets. We did a song about the planets. (Lexie T.)

This week I will be sending home a Scholastic book order. If you would like to get a preview of the books you can buy online go to https://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had guest readers. We had Mr. Hotchkiss and Grandpa Hotchkiss! Mr. Hotchkiss read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Grandpa Hotchkiss read Green Eggs and Ham. (Emily and Lexie T.) My husband and father in law came to read today for Dr. Seuss Day! My father in law will be a grandpa any minute now because my sister in law is about to have her baby. Therefore, we decided to call him Grandpa Hotchkiss while he was here! I am very excited to be an aunt!

We got to do a craft from the book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. We traced our hands and cut them out to make the fish. We cut out a yellow, green, red, and blue fish for the picture. (Kate, Lexi B., and Anna)

We are having a field trip tomorrow to the Planetarium. We will learn about space. It is at Rock Bridge High School. (Blair, Kate, and Adeline)

Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday. (Zain)

We went to art. (Brooke)

For math, we counted how many fish in all in the fish bowl. We wrote an addition sentence. We ate the fish for snack! (Cordae, Crimson, and Zain)

Good luck to Miss Miller as she starts the interview process for the MU teaching fellowship program tomorrow!!