Next Week

We will be continuing to work on our Unit 4 week 1 concepts in reading and spelling.  Our tests will be on Friday, December 6th.
We'll begin a new math unit this week too.  This unit will be dealing with geometric shapes.  Please have your children practice their math facts on the Reflex site.
One more thing... don't forget that Tuesday Dec. 3rd is a late start day.  School will begin at 10z;35.
Thank you and have a wonderful holiday break!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Parents and Families,

I wanted to wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!  Enjoy the time with your family and friends.  I'm looking forward to some time with my own kids and extended family.
Blessings to all of you!!! :)

Next week

Parents,
We are anxiously preparing for our Thanksgiving Plays!!! We are so excited to perform for you.  The performance is on Tuesday, Nov 26 at 1:15pm in our classroom. 

Due to the short week, we will be doing our reading lesson Unit 3 week 1 over the next 2 short weeks with our reading and spelling tests given on Friday, Dec.6th.

Our Unit 4 math test will be given on Monday, Nov. 25th.  We'll not have homework in math next week although we'll be reviewing skills we've learned in Unit 4.

*Just wanted to remind you that students have an early dismissal on Wednesday, Nov. 27th at 11:30.  No lunch will be served.

 Have a wonderful weekend!!  And as always, if you have questions or concerns, please email me. Thank you.

I'm back!!!

Parents,
I'm back from my trip out west! It was a great trip but I'm glad to be home.  I received glowing reports from my substitute.  I'm very impressed with the students! 
This week we'll be doing a review of all the reading skills we've learned in Unit 2.  We will conclude this with a Unit 2 reading test on Friday.   I'm confident the students will do well.  There will not be any new spelling words this week. Please have your student review ones from Unit 2 that we've already learned.

We will be finishing up Unit 4 in math this week although we will review and won't have the test until next week. 

Tomorrow we will begin a math fact fluency program.  I sent home a letter of explanation and your child's username and password information.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Next Tuesday is our Thanksgiving program!! We're anxiously practicing our lines so that we can perform for you.  We're hoping everyone can make it. 

Also a quick reminder that next Wed. Nov. 27th school will be dismissed at 11:30 and when we return on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, it's a late start.  School will begin at 10:35 that morning.

I think that's it for now!!! Please feel free to comment anytime on any of my blog posts.  Happy Monday. :)

Thanksgiving Program

Good Morning, Parents!! I'm sure you've heard the buzz about Room 28 having a Thanksgiving program so... I wanted to share the details.  The students will be performing 2 Reader's Theater's plays for you all on Tuesday, November 26th from 1:15- 1:45.  We hope that all parents are able to come.  The plays will be performed in the classroom and we're hoping to have a few refreshments following the small performance.  The students are very excited to perform for you all and are actively practicing their parts.  Thanks for considering joining us!!! An invitation will be sent home today with the same information.  Again, Thank you for your support!

Next Week

We've had a busy week but the students have been doing great!  I'm sure you're as pleased as I am to see how well your child is doing with Class Dojo. 
For next week, we will be in school on Monday, Veterans Day.  We'll do a few activities to celebrate the day. We will also be working on Unit 2 week 5.  Our phonics focus is the a vowel patterns, and in comprehension it is comparing and contrasting texts.  For writing we are continuing to work on details in our writing but also looking at informational writing and beginnings in narrative writing.
We've slowed down a bit with math because we've been buzzing through the units.  We'll continue with Unit 4 next week.
I will be out on Thursday and Friday of next week. I am taking 2 personal days to fly out to Seattle to help my sister in law as she is battling breast cancer and going through chemotherapy.  The substitute is Julia Ritchey, a recent Hershey graduate and student teacher.  I'll leave her detailed lessons as well as my computer so that she can access the use of the Smartboard.  The students will be in good hands.

As always, if you have questions or concerns please email me.  Have a great weekend! :)

This Week!

Hope everyone enjoyed a restful weekend!  We have a busy week ahead.  We'll be continuing to learn how we can work together in reading. This week we'll focus on plural words in phonics and the comprehension strategy is cause and effect.  In writing we're continuing to learn to write with elaborative details.  Math we'll continue to work through Unit 4. 
Specials this week are; M-gym, T-computer, W-library, Th- gym, F-music
Also please remember that the class will be visiting the Book Fair on Thursday morning at 9:00am.  In addition, I will have a substitute on Thursday morning due to some meetings I will need to attend.
Thank you.
Below are some pictures of the students playing math games.  We do that each Friday.