A month later...

In the past month, we have done so much!! I apologize for not updating sooner.

Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our 'Spotlight on Learning' Night. We had an excellent turn out and hope that you have a better understanding of the curriculum and the things we are teaching in class.

In Math Investigations, we have been working on creating, extending, and recording patterns. In the slide show below, we were creating hopscotch paths to show patterns. We introduced this lesson by jumping on hopscotch paths after recess outside. We are so proud of the students. They are able to identify the unit of a pattern as well as explain how many times the unit repeats. This week, we used 12 red and yellow chips to create patterns. The homework next week has an extended activity so be sure to ask your student all about it!

Our Fall Harvest Celebration was so much fun! Many, many thanks to the parents who helped make it a success! The children thoroughly enjoyed painting their pumpkins as well as making arts and crafts to celebrate the wonderful season of fall. Below are pictures from the event. Be on the look-out for information coming home about our Thanksgiving pumpkin pie social as well as our Winter Celebration information!

This is our last week of narrative writing. We are going to be starting our study of functional writing. Over the past several weeks, Ms. Burns and I have been pulling guided writing groups. On one particular day of guided writing groups, I paired my students up with each other and explained that I was reversing the role. I told the students they had to teach each other by reminding each other of the important things we need to remember to do when writing stories. I was so impressed with how well they worked together. Below are some pictures of the lesson.

Also, as we continued our work with patterns, we practiced making 'border patterns'! While we were working on the lesson, I went around the room and took a picture of each child to put in the middle of their border pattern. The border patterns are hanging in the hallway outside of our classroom. The children are so proud of their work! By looking at the below pictures, it sure is evident that our students know how to show off their pearly whites :)

Last but not least, we had an amazing time at the Diamond D Ranch on Monday! The Tye-dyed shirts came out amazing and the students were so excited to show them off at school. We did so many fun things at the Ranch; we went on a wagon ride, fed billy goats and cows, went on a nature walk, fed cat fish, played in the bouncy houses, rode on the drum roll, and best of all, RODE PONIES!! Below are a lot of pictures from the Ranch. Please check back for additional photos!