We are half way through our first full week of school. I am so pleased with how quickly the students are learning the new procedures and how hard they are working on new material. This week, we have been focusing on place value in math. We will learn place value through the hundred thousands place. We are also reading a story on Lou Gehrig. It's one of my favorites! Through this story, we are learning about the reading strategies of predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing. These are strategies that we will use all year. In writing, we've began a list of possible topics that we can come back to all year long for ideas. We'll start our first writing piece tomorrow, which will be to describe the special object we brought to school.
Please mark your calendars for Back to School Night on September 3. I look forward to meeting everyone then!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Welcome to the Team!
I am so excited to that you chose to check out the blog! Our first day is now behind us, and I thought it went very well! All of the students seem eager to get started and begin new material. We're going to keep working on establishing procedures because that will help us have a fantastic year. However, we will also start doing some more academic activities tomorrow that should be a lot of fun.
One thing that I did want to address was snacks. Fourth graders eat lunch at 12:40, which makes for a long morning. Students are allowed to bring in snacks, but they must follow the school guidelines. Also, please don't bring in anything that requires a spoon or a napkin to eat--even if it follows the guidelines. I want snacks to energize, not distract, us.
Now that you've been on the blog once, I invite both parents and students to check frequently for new posts. While you're reading, please ask questions or make comments by clicking on the comment button at the bottom of the post. If you do not have a Google ID, you can click on Name/URL. Then type in your name (no URL needed) and post your comment. Comments are sent to my e-mail before being shown on the blog. Therefore, I can timely answer any questions about information I have posted. If you have a question or concern that more individually relates to your child, please e-mail (there is a link in "My Profile") or call me. I'm looking forward to the new school year. I hope you are, too. See you soon!
One thing that I did want to address was snacks. Fourth graders eat lunch at 12:40, which makes for a long morning. Students are allowed to bring in snacks, but they must follow the school guidelines. Also, please don't bring in anything that requires a spoon or a napkin to eat--even if it follows the guidelines. I want snacks to energize, not distract, us.
Now that you've been on the blog once, I invite both parents and students to check frequently for new posts. While you're reading, please ask questions or make comments by clicking on the comment button at the bottom of the post. If you do not have a Google ID, you can click on Name/URL. Then type in your name (no URL needed) and post your comment. Comments are sent to my e-mail before being shown on the blog. Therefore, I can timely answer any questions about information I have posted. If you have a question or concern that more individually relates to your child, please e-mail (there is a link in "My Profile") or call me. I'm looking forward to the new school year. I hope you are, too. See you soon!
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