I am always amazed at how quickly kids learn technology! Today I showed the BUGS how to write a document in Google Docs. It takes more steps than you might imagine! First, they have to learn how to log in to Google. Google opens up in Mail and they have to learn how to switch to Google Drive. Then they have to choose what sort of document they want to make (presentation, document, spreadsheet, etc.) After choosing to create a new document, they have to remember to change the title of it to include their name. NOW...
Friday, September 26, 2014
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Today we read one of my favorite passages from Charlotte's Web in which E.B. White describes a swing. I read the passage aloud to the class and we talked about how authors help shape a picture in your mind to help you see the story. We made a note about how Mr. White even makes his sentences feel like a swing, "then in again, then out again, then out, then in..." We took some time during our reading stations today to try our hand at being the illustrator. You child should be bringing home their illustration of this...
Friday, September 12, 2014
We have been gearing up for reading groups (starting next week!) and choral reading is a high priority each day during reading. Students will read an appropriately leveled text with three other classmates for twenty minutes. This is the same book that the students will be discussing during guided reading with Mrs. Koehn. Reading aloud, simultaneously with others helps increase vocabulary, correct mispronunciations, help phrasing...
We are so excited to get to learn the spelling RULES and not just memorize words on a list (thanks to Rewiring the Brain)!! This week, we worked on closed syllables and we were all excited to show off our skills on the Friday Spelling Test. This weekly assessment lets us practice our handwriting as well as our spelling! We set personal goals and track our progress to help motivate us to learn and practice the spelling rules. Great...
We start each day working through a math story problem. We treat it like a story to start with, finding the characters, setting and main topic. We give it a title and even draw an illustration to go with it. As the week progresses, we start thinking about the math-what are we supposed to figure out? What strategy might we use? Does the problem have an extra information we don't need? On Thursdays, we try our hand at...
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Just as a reminder (I know some of you didn't realize...) we have PE twice a week, both times at the Later Elementary. Classes have been doubled up for PE this year and the EE gym is not large enough to accommodate nearly 50 students at a time.
Please send your student to school on Mondays and Thursdays with a jacket or rain coat if it looks like rain or colder weather.
In addition, if you need to pick your student up early, please know that we are at the LE from 2:50-3:25 on Mondays and 2:15-2:50 on Thursdays, so allow yourself extra...
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