Recent class news, happenings and photos
Meet Mrs. Haynes. She is our talented art teacher. We are so lucky to have art instruction for our students. They will have twelve lessons throughout the school year.
Lesson #1: Squiggle Art: The beauty of an “oops”
Lesson #2: Puzzle Piece Collage
Lesson #3 Bilateral Tints and Shades
Today marks the 25th year anniversary of September 11th. Like many Americans, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I first heard the news report that day. Let's never forget the 2,977 individuals that lost their lives that day.
Students have been doing a great job with their Science Forces lessons. We have discussed forces such as pushes and pulls, and discussed topics such as gravity, friction, pattern of motion and momentum.
Students loved watching Rube Goldberg machine videos that had elaborate chain reactions. For three days, students made their own Rube Goldberg machiens that demonstrated pulling, pushing, and gravity forces. All of these explorations can easily be recreated at home. Thank you to the families who sent materials in to class for the students to use in their structures!
Students carefully assembled a dodecahedron in class. A dodecahedron is a 3-dimensional figure that has 12 faces. Each face of their figure had a math problem to practice the various multiplication properties. The kids did a great job and had so much fun creating their figures.
Students can use this anchor chart to help them remember how to use quotation marks when they include dialogue in their narratives.
Room 14 will be shopping on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 1:00 - 1:30.
Students and families (including any out-of-town family members who may want to purchase books as gifts) will be allowed to shop online for an assortment of books. Students will have an opportunity to shop in person with their class.
Room 14 will also have a classroom wish list of books to add to our classroom.
Payment Options:
Send cash with your child. Place the cash in an envelope with your child’s name on it.
Set up an e-Wallet set up for your child to shop with.
Families can also choose to shop online.
It has been such a pleasure meeting with each of our Room 14 families. I personally love getting to know the students' parents because it helps initiate a great home-school relationship, and allows for greater communication for the benefit of the students' learning.
Some of my favorite things that occurred at the conferences include:
hearing parents remind their children that it's okay to occasionally fail and make mistakes
witnessing the parents' love for their children and wanting only the best childhood experience for them, including both strong academics and strong socialization and friendship connections
watching the students listen and take in the advice given by the adults
observing how the child interacts with the parents and share their own perspectives on their learning
being able to support the parents and the child in common academic and home goals
sharing what home and school life is like for the child
listening to the goals and strategies that the parents have for their children
Please utilize the conference slides to review what was discussed during our meeting. Feel free to send me questions any time throughout the school year.
Vooks is “a kid-safe, ad-free streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks.” It has all sorts of favorite children’s books that have been animated into read aloud videos for children to watch. Parents may sign up for one free month to try it out. It would be a great way to keep kids engaged with reading and exposing them to countless children’s books.
Book Wizard is a tool on Scholastic’s website to help parents find books for their child based on their Lexile reading ranges. It also helps to sort books according to your child’s interests.
About once a month, I will be sending home book order magazines from Scholastic's Reading Clubs. Reading Clubs are a great way to build a high-quality home library that is both interesting and relevant to students. While I highly recommend ordering from these catalogs, participation is completely optional. The main purpose of these book orders are to help your child better develop an appreciation for reading and to help them build fluency and accuracy. Additionally, since many parents have asked me what books would be appropriate for their child to read, Scholastic Book Orders make it easy to browse through many titles that would be a great choice for our grade level!
All book orders are placed online through a fast, easy, and secure process. No money/checks are sent to school. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Reading Clubs website.
Instructions:
Visit the Scholastic Book Club.
Sign-up for a username and password, using our unique Class Activation Code: HX7LG. This code ensures that your order is sent to our classroom. You will only have to enter the Class Activation Code once.
Select the books you'd like to order from over 500 titles available, and take advantage of online-only specials and discounts.
Submit your order online by the 17th of every month. I will submit any pending orders at the end of each month. Books will always be delivered directly to our classroom.
Our whole class benefits thanks to the free books we can earn with every online order. Thank you and happy reading!
