Thanksgiving Recap!

Even though last week was only three days, we sure did a lot! We read two different Thanksgiving Reader's Theater scripts, painted Turkeys, made Thansgvigin shopping lists, and wrote about our favorite part of our Thanksgiving meal.

We also made dreamcatchers, which were one of the favorite projects of the week by many!

Using Native American symbols, the kids made their own 'buffalo skin' stories.

Here is Shaylen with her skin story.

Here is Byant with his skin story.

Here is Austin with his skin story.

We also enjoyed a huge Thanksgiving Feast! Thank you to all the healthy food donations! A special thanks to Jaquese and Elijah for helping out!

The November book reports were also turned in today to wrap up a wonderful November!

Thanksgiving Recap!

Even though last week was only three days, we sure did a lot! We read two different Thanksgiving Reader's Theater scripts, painted Turkeys, made Thansgvigin shopping lists, and wrote about our favorite part of our Thanksgiving meal.

We also made dreamcatchers, which were one of the favorite projects of the week by many!

Using Native American symbols, the kids made their own 'buffalo skin' stories.

Here is Shaylen with her skin story.

Here is Byant with his skin story.

Here is Austin with his skin story.

We also enjoyed a huge Thanksgiving Feast! Thank you to all the healthy food donations! A special thanks to Jaquese and Elijah for helping out!

The November book reports were also turned in today to wrap up a wonderful November!

November Book Reports

November book reports are due Monday, November 30th! I already have 3 turned in! Check these out:

Here's Kylie's Mayflower

Alexis with her Mayflower as well

Celest chose to make a teepee

Nice work girls! I can't wait to see what comes in next!

November Book Reports

November book reports are due Monday, November 30th! I already have 3 turned in! Check these out:

Here's Kylie's Mayflower

Alexis with her Mayflower as well

Celest chose to make a teepee

Nice work girls! I can't wait to see what comes in next!

More Library Cards and Thanksgiving Fun!

I had 5 more students get their library card in the last week! Way to go! I hope you get lots of fun books!

Way to go Stephen!

Awesome Shea!

Super Lanijah!

Great Je'Riyah!

Wonderful Alexis!

Tomorrow is our big Thansgiving Feast! So far we have crackers, cheese, veggies, and some fruits! Mrs. Reed may also have a few treats as well! We also started making dreamcatchers today. I can't wait to post pictures of those finished! Check back soon to see more pics!

More Library Cards and Thanksgiving Fun!

I had 5 more students get their library card in the last week! Way to go! I hope you get lots of fun books!

Way to go Stephen!

Awesome Shea!

Super Lanijah!

Great Je'Riyah!

Wonderful Alexis!

Tomorrow is our big Thansgiving Feast! So far we have crackers, cheese, veggies, and some fruits! Mrs. Reed may also have a few treats as well! We also started making dreamcatchers today. I can't wait to post pictures of those finished! Check back soon to see more pics!

We Love Technology!

I have posted another project on Donors Choose for materials for our classroom! I would love to have 2 digital cameras and 2 microphones for our computers. Over the summer I learned how to create podcasts and want the kids to start creating their own. If you visit the class website and click on Podcasts you will see the short video I created. I would love to have all the supplies stay in the classroom instead of bringing my personal camera and microphone back and forth from the classroom and home. I also want the kids to feel like they have their own tools. Check out the project here! Send the link to people you know who would love to help out your child and our class!

We Love Technology!

I have posted another project on Donors Choose for materials for our classroom! I would love to have 2 digital cameras and 2 microphones for our computers. Over the summer I learned how to create podcasts and want the kids to start creating their own. If you visit the class website and click on Podcasts you will see the short video I created. I would love to have all the supplies stay in the classroom instead of bringing my personal camera and microphone back and forth from the classroom and home. I also want the kids to feel like they have their own tools. Check out the project here! Send the link to people you know who would love to help out your child and our class!

Do You Have a Library Card?

This past Monday I issued a challenge to the class. The challenge? I want everyone in the class to get their own library card! So far Kylie and Katelyn have earned their 10 Glen Gold Tickets!

If everyone in the class succeeds at this challenge, we will have a class celebration! If you have lost the application that was sent home you can access it here, or you can just visit the Indpls Marion County Public Library website. In order for a child to recieve a library card you must be present with your child and have one of the following: Birth Certificate of child, Social Security card of the child, Current school ID or report card, or Immunization records.

I hope to reach our goal!

Do You Have a Library Card?

This past Monday I issued a challenge to the class. The challenge? I want everyone in the class to get their own library card! So far Kylie and Katelyn have earned their 10 Glen Gold Tickets!

If everyone in the class succeeds at this challenge, we will have a class celebration! If you have lost the application that was sent home you can access it here, or you can just visit the Indpls Marion County Public Library website. In order for a child to recieve a library card you must be present with your child and have one of the following: Birth Certificate of child, Social Security card of the child, Current school ID or report card, or Immunization records.

I hope to reach our goal!

Book Reports

Last months book report assignment was to read a mystery book and create a haunted house poster board displaying the story elements of your book. These projects turned out even better than I imagined!

Here is Jeren's project over Scooby Doo and the International Express.

Here is Nate's project over Huggly's Halloween.

November's book report is to read either a book about Native Americans or Pilgrims. Then create a Native American house or the Mayflower and label each with 5 facts you learned. I can't wait to see what the kids create this month!

Book Reports

Last months book report assignment was to read a mystery book and create a haunted house poster board displaying the story elements of your book. These projects turned out even better than I imagined!

Here is Jeren's project over Scooby Doo and the International Express.

Here is Nate's project over Huggly's Halloween.

November's book report is to read either a book about Native Americans or Pilgrims. Then create a Native American house or the Mayflower and label each with 5 facts you learned. I can't wait to see what the kids create this month!

Postcard Exchange

Over the summer I thought about finding penpals. Well I found something a little different that I thought we should give a try: a Postcard Exchange. So back in August each student filled out some facts about Indiana on the back of a postcard. Each student was responsible for 2 cards.

I have mailed 5 cards a week for the past several weeks. In return, we have recieved postcards from students in grades k-6 from all over the country. So far, we have received 36 out of 49 postcards!

The kids have seen the postcards come in the past two months but I am waiting until we have all 50 to read the facts on the back. Then we will create a Postcard Class Book with the different information we will have learned.

Postcard Exchange

Over the summer I thought about finding penpals. Well I found something a little different that I thought we should give a try: a Postcard Exchange. So back in August each student filled out some facts about Indiana on the back of a postcard. Each student was responsible for 2 cards.

I have mailed 5 cards a week for the past several weeks. In return, we have recieved postcards from students in grades k-6 from all over the country. So far, we have received 36 out of 49 postcards!

The kids have seen the postcards come in the past two months but I am waiting until we have all 50 to read the facts on the back. Then we will create a Postcard Class Book with the different information we will have learned.

Animals everywhere!

This week we started learning all about animals and the different groups they belong to. The kids started researching an animal today and will begin making a fact poster all about their animal after all their notes are gathered. These will look so great in the hallway!

We are continuing to work on plane shapes, congruency, and symmetry. Next week we will start working with geometric shapes.

Animals everywhere!

This week we started learning all about animals and the different groups they belong to. The kids started researching an animal today and will begin making a fact poster all about their animal after all their notes are gathered. These will look so great in the hallway!

We are continuing to work on plane shapes, congruency, and symmetry. Next week we will start working with geometric shapes.

We Love Learning!

Last week we started math stations for the first time and it went great! We started learning about plane shapes. Here are some of the kids in action:

Raiana, Jaz'myn, and Destiny are making shapes during guided group.

Sarah and Celest, also working in guided group, counting the sides and vertices of their shapes.

Here is Alexis, Katelyn, Austin, Mariah, and Shea playing an addition dice game.

Could you name all these shapes??

We also read a story in our readingbooks called A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up. The kids really enjoyed this story about a Harbor Seal pup that was lost. We spent time learning about Harbor Seals. Here is Nate and Raiana working on their four square chart: