Today Mrs. Brooks shared a poem that she wrote a few years ago for Writers’ Workshop…. It was inspired by a chapter in our poetry book: Pizza, Pigs and Poetry by Jack Prelutsky… Here’s the Jack Prelutsky Poem…. Oh, Teddy…
February Flurries
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but we have not had one full week of school since coming back from December Break.! Still? We’ve managed to squeeze in lots of challenging work in these past few weeks. Room…
Are Geometry & Art Connected?
To wrap up our geometry unit – we enjoyed some extension activities. In the morning, students spent time watching Jeff Panther’s video entitled Patterns. While watching, they jotted down notes about topics having to do with geometry and art. When…
Lifelong Learning
After I finish typing up this week’s newsletter and finish correcting your homework assignments, I will get to work updating our Home on the Web. Every week, I post this newsletter, the announcements below, important dates, weekly homework and anything…
Parent Reflections
Today I’ve sent an assignment home for parents to do! We’re at the halfway mark in the year, and I would like your input. The attached form asks questions to see how you think your child is progressing in mathematics. …
Dewey Readmore Books?
We have been reading Dewey, the Library Cat by Vicki Myron, in class – and the kids are loving it…. We read a chapter today about a time when Dewey was featured in a television spot on Iowa Public Television. …
Book Talks on the Horizon
Soon we will begin Book Talks. We will be having presentations on a rotating basis. Each student is assigned a “season” (spring, summer, fall, winter) Every week, a different season will be assigned for Fridays. We will begin on February…
Student Post: GeoAWESOMEtry
This week we are doing Geometry. We have learned about parallel lines, intersecting lines and perpendicular lines. We also learned about 3-D shapes like a sphere or a cone. Kenneth.
Great Expectations
Recently, I organized my hope chest, and came across my third grade report card. I loved school, and it was in third grade that I decided to become a teacher. As I looked at my grades, I couldn’t help but…
A New Year, A “New” Mac
I’m thrilled to say that my MacBook has returned to me even better than before. I was pretty lost without it, but managed to keep busy with lots of projects around the house. I received so many nice comments and…