Holiday Hike

Thank for making our hike extra special!  I hope you are enjoying your vacation!

Please scroll to the bottom of the photos, for the dates you may be scheduled to help with Math Workshop, from 9:00-10:00 on Day 3, and other volunteering dates.

Math Workshop volunteers are:
Mrs. Hawkins:  Jan 6, Mar. 5, Apr. 9, and May 29
Mrs. Jusseaume:  Jan. 14
Mrs. Houghton:  Jan. 23, Apr. 1, and May 12
Mr. Forrest:  Jan. 31 and May 2
Mrs. Gomes:  Feb. 10, Mar. 24, and  Apr. 17
Mrs. Hanson:  Feb. 18, Mar. 13, and May 20

Thank you for volunteering.  If a date doesn't work for you, please let me know.  We look forward to seeing you in our classroom.

Our next Mystery Reader is Mr. Forrest on Jan. 3rd at 2:30.  Please email me five clues about yourself to be revealed throughout the day.

Our next center volunteers are Mrs. Houghton and Mrs. Hanson on Jan. 7th at 1:30.

Holiday Hike

We are looking forward to having you meet us in the classroom this Thursday at 1:30 for our holiday hike.  Please wear boots as we will be walking through the snow and remember to pack your child all their snow gear.

Also, we still have many dates available for Math Workshop from 9:00-10:00 on Day 3.  See the blog below for the dates, if you are interested.

Pajama Day is Friday!

Dolls Around the World

If you would like to help with our Math Workshop on Day 3 from 9:00-10:00, please let me know.  The dates that are available are...
January 6, 14, 23, 31
February 10, 18
March 5, 13, 24
April 1, 9, 17
May 2, 12, 20, 29

We have an early release this Wednesday, December 11th at 12:50.

The Night Tree Holiday Hike

All families are welcome to join us on our Night Tree nature walk on Thursday, December 19 at 1:30. Our class will be taking a hike through Stratham Hill Park.  We will meet in the classroom and head out to the woods behind the school.  Hot cocoa and cookies will follow.

As part of our walk, we will be decorating the trees with treats for all the animals.  We will be looking for donations:

·      2 boxes of Cheerios cereal

2    4 bags of fresh cranberries

·       1 bag of oranges

Please email me if you are willing to bring in one of these materials.
Thank you in advance!

Now that the snow has arrived... your child needs snowpants, boots, coat, hat and mittens/gloves in order to go in the snow.  Otherwise, they need to stay on the pavement during recess.  Please also pack your child an extra pair of socks in their backpack and let them know to change into them if their socks become wet.  Ask your child to show you how to roll snowpants so they fit in his/her backpack.

Here are a few IXL math skills to work on.  You can click on the skill directly to be brought to the website.

1. 1. S.5Match analog and digital clocks
      1. S.3Match clocks and times
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         1. F.7Addition and subtraction sentences: true or false?
         2. F.8Ten more or less
            1. B.2Addition sentences - sums to 10
            2. B.3Addition word problems - sums to 10
            3. B.4Word problems - write the addition sentence
            4. B.5Ways to make a number using addition

We enjoyed sharing our dolls!  They were all so creative!

UNH Hockey Player

Kevin Goumas, a UNH hockey player, came to read to our class today.  The students went home with his autograph.  He is number 27 if you ever go to a game to watch him play.  We learned all about him, and he read a picture book about a hockey player!

December 3, 2013

Next week, we will pack our "Holidays Around the World" suitcases and learn about traditions in the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, and India. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of your child's paper cut-out in costume on Friday, December 6th.

There will be an opportunity for you to join us on our holiday hike on Thursday, December 19th at 1:30. Everyone is welcome.  We will return to the classroom after the hike to enjoy hot chocolate and goodies.  The permission slip will be sent home at the end of the week.

 Pajama day will be on December 20th!  No slippers or nightgowns please.

UPCOMING EVENTS

STA Book Fair--Dec. 2-5

Around the World Doll--Due Friday, Dec.6

Early Release--Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 12:50PM

Holiday Hike/Party--Thursday, Dec. 19

Holiday Break--December 21-January 1--Back to school on Thursday, Jan. 2

We performed a Readers' Theater in the classroom.  The students practiced reading their parts to build fluency and understand the characters emotions and likes and dislikes.  Below are the plays we performed!

The Goat in the Garden

The Three Little Pigs

The Gingerbread Man

Three Billy Goats

Thanksgiving Feast!

We will shop at the Scholastic Book Fair on Monday at 1:50.  You may come with us if you would like to help your child purchase books.  Otherwise, you could send in money with your child in a labeled envelope with their name and amount or ask them to write down titles and prices of books that they are interested in purchasing later in the week.  We can help them write the titles and prices.  We will see Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Gomes for centers on Monday.  They will also join us for the Book Fair.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Below are photos from our feast!  The food was delicious! Go to the Flickr site to the right of this blog to view photos of us preparing for our feast!  Thank you to Mrs. Gomes, Mrs. Moriarty, Mr. Calias, and Ms. Forrest for volunteering to help prepare for our feast.

   Reading before our feast!

Family Turkey Projects

I enjoyed meeting with all of you at parent conferences!

Some questions to ask your child about the week:

• How do you find the missing addend of an equation?  3+ __ = 5 (How do you know how many counters are hiding under the cup?)
• Tell me what horizontal, vertical, and diagonal mean?
• How did you make a turkey using your hands and feet?
• What was your classroom job this week?
• Can you name a reading strategy in your backpack?
• Which sound does short a, short i, and short o make?
• Can you tell me a few facts you learned about turkeys?

Below are our Family Turkey Projects.  Sorry the lens on our iPad was smudged when we took the photos.  They aren't the clearest pictures.  The students enjoyed sharing them with the class.