Tuesday!

We will be using our tablets this week! The students are upper excited! I am asking that the students bring in a set of headphones so they can listen to the tablets for certain activities. We will be using them on Thursday afternoon. Students can leave the headphone in their “work cubbies” located in the classroom to ensure that they will stay safe. Thanks for your ongoing support. Please check out up coming announcements:

1. Snuggle up and Read: I was having some trouble getting my books back with the snuggle up and read program, however I know this program motivates the students to read at home, so I would like to continue it! I will have a sign in and out sheet now for each student (like a library). If the children do bring back their books every Monday, they will not get to sign out a new one. Your assistance with this is greatly appreciated! Parents should also be writing down the minutes on the calendar so I can track how much they are reading! For every 100 minutes, they will get a stick to add to their log J

2. Registration Packages went home just before the holidays. I hope to see every back next year! Please be sure to register as soon as possible, as these spots fill up quickly. The deadline for maintaining a spot for next year is February 20^th, 2014!

3. International Day will be held this year on Friday, January 23^rd, 2015. We will be in the gym from 2:30pm to 3:20pm. At this time, parents are able to come in and explore the other countries! The students will be learning about Italy. I am so excited to explore this country with the class, especially since I am Italian J. Students will be using their own information to learn about Italy. I am asking that each child print off some basic information regarding our country, so we can work on this next week! Thank you for you help!

Take a look at our day:

French – Mme. Stella

Dramatic Arts – Mr. Monaghan

Gym – Ms. Lovan

Math

Today we began our brand new geometry unit. We looked at different 3D objects together, and described what we saw! Then we looked at a picture, and tried to pick out as many shapes as we could fine. Students worked in their workbooks.

MMS: pgs. 121

Unit of Inquiry

The students continued to work on their summative projects!

Cursive

The students continued to practice their cursive writing!

HWT: pgs. 52 – 53

Writers Workshop

We are learning how to properly write a letter! We read a book that teaches us the necessary parts of a letter. Then we wrote a letter to Robert Munch as a class!

Journal

The students need more practice writing, as I feel that they forget some of the writing habits over the break. So we had a journal entry today as well, and a little lesson about the rules of writing.

Topic: When it’s cold outside, I like to ….

(5 sentences with a picture)

Have a wonderful Evening

Ms. Rossi