DON'T FORGET THAT TOMORROW IS PICTURE DAY!
Happy Wednesday!
I was not here this morning, but got a great report from the sub.
During Social Studies, students put on their perspectives lenses, and we read the book Encounter. From this story, students were able to discuss and identify new perspectives with exploration and discovery. Ask your child to tell you more!
Students worked to find key details in nonfiction texts. They used context clues to determine the important details in a piece about one of our explorers. They then provided support as to why the detail is an important one.
Students are working on a variety of different things in their genius hour groups. Be sure to ask about what they are working on!
Don't forget to get on Sumdog. Only two more days left in our Math-a-thon.
Our first Village Gathering of the year is on Friday at 8:00. Please join us to celebrate our learning from Term 1.
If you have not already signed up for a conference, please do so as soon as possible.
Have a great evening!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Tuesday, September 29th
Happy Tuesday!
We had a busy day. We have been working hard on multiplication using partial products. We applied our knowledge to solve two-step word problems today. Students were able to successfully complete several problems using models and equations. We will work with multi-step problems tomorrow.
As we continue to explore nonfiction texts during reading and writing, students will be working to create a book about a country that they are interested in learning more about. Students selected their country today.
Remember to get on Sumdog and play, play, play!!!
See you tomorrow!
We had a busy day. We have been working hard on multiplication using partial products. We applied our knowledge to solve two-step word problems today. Students were able to successfully complete several problems using models and equations. We will work with multi-step problems tomorrow.
As we continue to explore nonfiction texts during reading and writing, students will be working to create a book about a country that they are interested in learning more about. Students selected their country today.
Remember to get on Sumdog and play, play, play!!!
See you tomorrow!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Monday, September 28th
Happy Monday! We have a busy week ahead, so we hit the ground running!
Students expanded their work from Friday's math lesson to practice multiplying on digit by three and four digits. We also worked to model partial products using number discs on a place value chart. See the links below for tonight's homework.
Lesson 8, page 1
Lesson 8, page 2
Our media center trip focused on locating nonfiction texts for use on our reading responses for term 2. Students did a great job locating books that interest them and are in their reading range.
We continued exploring nonfiction writing and adding to our ideas for the country we wish to learn about.
Math-a-thon is on!! Keep playing on Sumdog to earn points for our class and collect pledges to earn money for our school!!
School picture day is this Thursday. We will take pictures before our recess.
Friday is our first Village Gathering of the school year. We will meet at 8:00 in the multi-purpose room to celebrate our learning from term 1. We hope that you can join us!!
It's not too late to register for the Oakhurst Arts Run 5k benefiting FAVE.
Have a great night!!
Students expanded their work from Friday's math lesson to practice multiplying on digit by three and four digits. We also worked to model partial products using number discs on a place value chart. See the links below for tonight's homework.
Lesson 8, page 1
Lesson 8, page 2
Our media center trip focused on locating nonfiction texts for use on our reading responses for term 2. Students did a great job locating books that interest them and are in their reading range.
We continued exploring nonfiction writing and adding to our ideas for the country we wish to learn about.
Math-a-thon is on!! Keep playing on Sumdog to earn points for our class and collect pledges to earn money for our school!!
School picture day is this Thursday. We will take pictures before our recess.
Friday is our first Village Gathering of the school year. We will meet at 8:00 in the multi-purpose room to celebrate our learning from term 1. We hope that you can join us!!
It's not too late to register for the Oakhurst Arts Run 5k benefiting FAVE.
Have a great night!!
Friday, September 25, 2015
Friday, September 25th
What a busy two days we have had!!
I want to recap our last two school days. Students utilized area models and number disks to model and solve two digit by one digit multiplication. Today, we introduced partial products. When using this strategy, students break the two digit number into its unit parts and multiply to find the product. Then add to find the sum. See the link below to watch our classwork being done.
Today's lesson
We continued to dive in to exploration. Students explored envelopes yesterday, but they were not able to open them. Ask your child to tell you more!!
We began a project about our European Explorers today. This project will last much of the term and will allow students to connect our standards to our UOI.
We began looking at nonfiction text features. Students have worked to create slides in Google Classroom to represent different nonfiction text features. Ask your child to tell you more!!
This directly connects to our writing for this term. Students are currently developing ideas for different countries that they are interested in learning more about.
Whew!!! To say we've done a lot is an understatement.
MATH-A-THON starts TODAY!! Students can work to earn points for our class and our school!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
I want to recap our last two school days. Students utilized area models and number disks to model and solve two digit by one digit multiplication. Today, we introduced partial products. When using this strategy, students break the two digit number into its unit parts and multiply to find the product. Then add to find the sum. See the link below to watch our classwork being done.
Today's lesson
We continued to dive in to exploration. Students explored envelopes yesterday, but they were not able to open them. Ask your child to tell you more!!
We began a project about our European Explorers today. This project will last much of the term and will allow students to connect our standards to our UOI.
We began looking at nonfiction text features. Students have worked to create slides in Google Classroom to represent different nonfiction text features. Ask your child to tell you more!!
This directly connects to our writing for this term. Students are currently developing ideas for different countries that they are interested in learning more about.
Whew!!! To say we've done a lot is an understatement.
MATH-A-THON starts TODAY!! Students can work to earn points for our class and our school!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
AR Book Find and Home Connect
There were some questions on Curriculum Night about AR. Below are the links to AR Book Find (to determine if your book has an AR test), and Home Connect (to get notifications about your child's AR tests).
Home Connect
AR Book Find
These will be permanent links on the blog in the side bar. You can also find them on the F.AVE Media Center page.
Home Connect
AR Book Find
These will be permanent links on the blog in the side bar. You can also find them on the F.AVE Media Center page.
Wednesday, September 23rd
What a great start to our morning! We headed to the field to celebrate our new administrators, Ms. Newton and Mr. Thomas. Thank you so much for assisting with getting flowers and gift cards for them on such short notice.
We explored our new central idea, exploration leads to discovery and develops new understandings. Students developed some wonderful questions to add to our our wall!
Due to our morning activities, math was moved to the afternoon. We worked to decompose equations and model single digit multiplication using number discs and expanding them to multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000.
Check out these video links to help with homework. They will demonstrate the actual homework pages for tonight and take students step by step through the problems.
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Don't forget to collect pledges for the Math-a-thon. It will begin after school on Friday and is a wonderful fundraiser for our school.
If you haven't already done so, registration is still open for the Oakhurst Arts Run 5K benefiting F.AVE.
Have a great afternoon!!
Check out these video links to help with homework. They will demonstrate the actual homework pages for tonight and take students step by step through the problems.
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Don't forget to collect pledges for the Math-a-thon. It will begin after school on Friday and is a wonderful fundraiser for our school.
If you haven't already done so, registration is still open for the Oakhurst Arts Run 5K benefiting F.AVE.
Have a great afternoon!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Tuesday, September 22nd
Good afternoon, everyone!
What a great day! Students worked to multiply by 10, 100, and 1,000 using models and numerical representations. Students did a wonderful job!
We were briefly introduced to our new theme for term 2, How the World Works. Students will be inquiring in to the central idea that exploration leads to discovery and develops new understandings. We did a provocation activity where students were exploring different pictures from space and compared their findings. Ask your child to tell you more!
We began looking at expository nonfiction texts. This will be our reading and writing focus for term 2.
We are looking forward to celebrating Ms. Newton and Mr. Thomas tomorrow. Students are asked to wear purple, or dress fancy (dress or suit) to honor our new administrative team.
Don't forget to check out our upcoming events. Many new items have been added.
I hope you have a great evening!
What a great day! Students worked to multiply by 10, 100, and 1,000 using models and numerical representations. Students did a wonderful job!
We began looking at expository nonfiction texts. This will be our reading and writing focus for term 2.
We are looking forward to celebrating Ms. Newton and Mr. Thomas tomorrow. Students are asked to wear purple, or dress fancy (dress or suit) to honor our new administrative team.
Don't forget to check out our upcoming events. Many new items have been added.
I hope you have a great evening!
Monday, September 21, 2015
Monday, September 21st
Welcome Back!! I heard about lots of fun and exciting things that were done over the break. I am so happy to be back and ready for term 2.
We enjoyed a great start to our day! We got to know our new principal, Ms. Newton, and our new assistant principal, Mr. Thomas. We then enjoyed a cultural arts performance by the Rialto Jazz Quartet. They taught us a lot about the different elements of jazz music. Ask your child to tell you more! I will post pictures as soon as I can resolve my technical issues.
Much of our day was spent finishing up some of our final assignments from before the break. We are excited to begin work for term 2 tomorrow.
If you have not signed up for your end of term conference, don't forget to click the You Can Book Me Link to pick a day and time that works for you.
Information about the Math-a-thon is coming home today in red communication folders. Start collecting those pledges!
Have a great evening!!
We enjoyed a great start to our day! We got to know our new principal, Ms. Newton, and our new assistant principal, Mr. Thomas. We then enjoyed a cultural arts performance by the Rialto Jazz Quartet. They taught us a lot about the different elements of jazz music. Ask your child to tell you more! I will post pictures as soon as I can resolve my technical issues.
Much of our day was spent finishing up some of our final assignments from before the break. We are excited to begin work for term 2 tomorrow.
If you have not signed up for your end of term conference, don't forget to click the You Can Book Me Link to pick a day and time that works for you.
Information about the Math-a-thon is coming home today in red communication folders. Start collecting those pledges!
Have a great evening!!
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Friday, September 11th
I hope you have a restful and wonderful Fall Break! Travel safely, and I will see you on September 21st.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Thursday, September 10th
We had a great and busy day!
We continued our review of multi-step word problems utilizing tape diagrams. Students did a wonderful job of completing their tasks and are ready to take the end of term math assessment tomorrow.
We began creating our slides for our Social Studies presentations. Students worked through Google Classroom to begin their presentations. Ask your child tell you more!!
We are looking forward to a great day tomorrow! I will be in a planning meeting at the school all day, so will have a sub. Ms. Ehmer will be in our room. I will be checking in throughout the day.
Have a great evening!
We continued our review of multi-step word problems utilizing tape diagrams. Students did a wonderful job of completing their tasks and are ready to take the end of term math assessment tomorrow.
We began creating our slides for our Social Studies presentations. Students worked through Google Classroom to begin their presentations. Ask your child tell you more!!
We are looking forward to a great day tomorrow! I will be in a planning meeting at the school all day, so will have a sub. Ms. Ehmer will be in our room. I will be checking in throughout the day.
Have a great evening!
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Wednesday, September 9th
Happy Wednesday! So sorry for the late post.
Students worked hard today to solve multi-step word problems utilizing the RDW strategy. Ask your child to tell you more and check out this video to help you.
Multi-step word problems with subtraction
Students had a preview lesson for term 2 from Ms. Theisen. They worked to sort galaxies in any way that they could. There were no rules. They were to act like scientists. Ask your child to tell you more!
Everyone worked hard on their Native Americans assessment, and began researching a new ecosystem for a small project that will last the next two days.
We are having a wonderful week and are looking forward to our last two days of the term. See you tomorrow!
Students worked hard today to solve multi-step word problems utilizing the RDW strategy. Ask your child to tell you more and check out this video to help you.
Multi-step word problems with subtraction
Students had a preview lesson for term 2 from Ms. Theisen. They worked to sort galaxies in any way that they could. There were no rules. They were to act like scientists. Ask your child to tell you more!
Everyone worked hard on their Native Americans assessment, and began researching a new ecosystem for a small project that will last the next two days.
We are having a wonderful week and are looking forward to our last two days of the term. See you tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Tuesday, September 8th
Welcome back! I hope you had a great long weekend! We worked hard on our math this morning. Please use the video link below to assist with homework if needed.
Subtracting with multiple regrouping
Students should also study for their Native Americans test. They are taking it tomorrow.
Students worked to complete a graphic organizer about their animal from the zoo trip. They will be working to complete a writing piece about their animal that supports our UOI from term one.
We looked a the structure of a plot. Students examined a bell curve that represents the plot of a story or chapter. We were able to identify the features in the bell curve and connect them to our read aloud. Students also worked to revise their personal narratives to create a great hook or lead that grabs the readers attention.
Please take a look at the communication folders today. There are several important pieces of information that have come home. Also, if you would like to order books from Scholastic (order forms went home last week), please get them to me by Friday.
Don't forget to sign up for your conference! See you in the morning!
Subtracting with multiple regrouping
Students should also study for their Native Americans test. They are taking it tomorrow.
Students worked to complete a graphic organizer about their animal from the zoo trip. They will be working to complete a writing piece about their animal that supports our UOI from term one.
We looked a the structure of a plot. Students examined a bell curve that represents the plot of a story or chapter. We were able to identify the features in the bell curve and connect them to our read aloud. Students also worked to revise their personal narratives to create a great hook or lead that grabs the readers attention.
Please take a look at the communication folders today. There are several important pieces of information that have come home. Also, if you would like to order books from Scholastic (order forms went home last week), please get them to me by Friday.
Don't forget to sign up for your conference! See you in the morning!
Friday, September 4, 2015
Friday, September 4th
Happy Friday! We started our day working on subtraction with regrouping more than one time. Students were able to complete this task very well and draw a model to represent their equations.
We enjoyed our visit from award winning author, Jacqueline Kelly! She talked the children about her writing process and signed their books!
Students completed their science assessment today and logged in to Sum Dog. This is the program that we will be using for our Math-a-thon.
Don't forget to sign up for a conference through the You Can Book Me Link.
Have a great weekend!
We enjoyed our visit from award winning author, Jacqueline Kelly! She talked the children about her writing process and signed their books!
Don't forget to sign up for a conference through the You Can Book Me Link.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Thursday, September 3rd - ZOO DAY!!
We had such a great time visiting the Atlanta Zoo today!! Thank you so much to all of the chaperones who joined us!! Here's a little peek into our day:
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