Tie Dyed Shirts

The students enjoyed wearing their new shirts today. I'm planning to wash them again tonight so they'll be ready for our first field trip. I'll continue to keep them at school until the last field trip and then they can be kept at home.

Math Review

We reviewed for our first math test tomorrow!  If you have time, go over the math review page we completed in class today.  It's a great review for the test tomorrow.
Our math time begins with whole group instruction.  Then students have independent work time.  After they complete their math page, they can go to their assigned math station.  The students have been reviewing math facts with several math games.  They've been playing "3 in a Row" which is a great strategy game.  The students have been working on Xtramath.org at the computer.  When they're with me, we've been using tens and ones cubes to show understanding.

Social Studies

We've been comparing maps and globes.  We've been using the symbols and the compass rose on maps too.  Tomorrow we'll be talking about communities and neighborhoods.  This is a great time to check to see if your child remembers his/her address. 

Class Photo

We sure had fun tie dying out t-shirts on Friday.  A special thank-you to our parent helpers!  Our shirts look great!

The Week in Review

Wow!  We've had a great week.  We've been building routines in reading, writing, word work, and math.  The students have been doing great with "Read to Self" and we're building stamina!  On Friday, the students read for 23 minutes without interruptions and distractions while I was listening to individual students read.  I'm so proud of their hard work!  The students have been writing about "Summer Fun" during Writer's Workshop. The students took their first spelling test and their new list will be coming home on Monday.

In math, we're working on numbers to 100.  The students have been learning different ways to write numbers like 23, 20 + 3, 2 tens and 3 ones.  We'll be finishing up this chapter on Monday and we'll review on Tuesday.  We'll have a test on Chapter 1 on Wednesday.
Have a great weekend!

Fun with Activotes

The students were reading numbers like eighty-four and learning to write the numbers three different ways like: 8 tens 4 ones, 80 + 4, and 84. The students liked using the Activotes to answer.

All Kinds of Groups

The students are learning about different groups in Social Studies. They drew two different groups they belonged to. Check out some of their work.