Sunday, September 27, 2015
More Genres
Our classroom reward system is based on this story. If you have never read it before, you will truly enjoy reading it with your family!
When your child takes home this Scholastic News every six days, please have him/her read it with you, by themselves, or read it to them, depending upon your child's reading ability. Non fiction is an important genre we will learn about this year.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Mystery Reader
Our first Mystery Reader! If you want an opportunity to be on our schedule, please send me an email.
Meet Our Paraeducator, Kim Saxton
Hello Lobster Families-
Just a few moments here to introduce myself, the classroom aide for Mrs. Hackett.
This is my 2nd year here at SMS. Prior to coming here, I worked at St. Patricks in
Portsmouth in the kindergarten and 3 year old program.
Growing up in Northern Virginia, I attended Virginia Tech where I earned my degree
in Psychology. Soon after graduation, I became a flight attendant for American
Airlines. After 26 incredible years I finally retired ( and yes, I do miss it...at times).
My husband David and I have raised two incredible children whom I am most proud.
Natalie is a Junior in College at Holy Cross and Hunter is a Junior at St. Thomas High
School. I feel truly blessed!
I absolutely LOVE working with your children, with Jen, and here at Stratham!!!
Hope you all are enjoying this fabulous, fall weather!
-Kim Saxton
Just a few moments here to introduce myself, the classroom aide for Mrs. Hackett.
This is my 2nd year here at SMS. Prior to coming here, I worked at St. Patricks in
Portsmouth in the kindergarten and 3 year old program.
Growing up in Northern Virginia, I attended Virginia Tech where I earned my degree
in Psychology. Soon after graduation, I became a flight attendant for American
Airlines. After 26 incredible years I finally retired ( and yes, I do miss it...at times).
My husband David and I have raised two incredible children whom I am most proud.
Natalie is a Junior in College at Holy Cross and Hunter is a Junior at St. Thomas High
School. I feel truly blessed!
I absolutely LOVE working with your children, with Jen, and here at Stratham!!!
Hope you all are enjoying this fabulous, fall weather!
-Kim Saxton
Monday, September 21, 2015
Scientific Observations
Learning to be Scientists
We have been learning what scientists do and which tools they use. We've focused on the vocabulary words Classifying, Observing, and Recording. We talked about how scientists observe with a careful eye. We went on a nature hike and found objects that we could classify and describe. Below are pictures of what we found! You can have your child read the blog and responses with you in order to add another genre option to read from each night.
"My flower has white petals, a stem, a brownish inside, and little green leaves around the inside."
"My flower is fuzzy and soft, brownish/whitish, and has flowers that blow off."
"My leaf is mostly green, soft, and has a stem."
"My rock is gray, hard, and cut in half."
"My item is sharp with rough edges, brown, and has bark on it."
"My acorns are brown, bumpy on top and smooth on the bottom, and there is a hole in the middle."
"This apple is green, soft, and is a fruit."
"My item is black, hard, and bumpy."
"This leaf is not poisonous, has a stem at the bottom, and is soft."
"This yellow flower is leatherish, has white on the top, and has a green stem."
"This flower is little, still blooming, and is yellow."
"This mushroom is squishy, white, and gray."
"This flower is green and white, soft, and has a stem."
"It smells like a flower, and it's smooth and fuzzy!
"This mushroom is blackish/whitish, has seeds, and is broken."
"This is a shiny, gray rock."
"This rock is grayish brown, triangular shaped, and feels hard."
We have been learning what scientists do and which tools they use. We've focused on the vocabulary words Classifying, Observing, and Recording. We talked about how scientists observe with a careful eye. We went on a nature hike and found objects that we could classify and describe. Below are pictures of what we found! You can have your child read the blog and responses with you in order to add another genre option to read from each night.
"My flower has white petals, a stem, a brownish inside, and little green leaves around the inside."
"My flower is fuzzy and soft, brownish/whitish, and has flowers that blow off."
"My leaf is mostly green, soft, and has a stem."
"My rock is gray, hard, and cut in half."
"My acorns are brown, bumpy on top and smooth on the bottom, and there is a hole in the middle."
"This apple is green, soft, and is a fruit."
"My item is black, hard, and bumpy."
"This leaf is not poisonous, has a stem at the bottom, and is soft."
"This yellow flower is leatherish, has white on the top, and has a green stem."
"This flower is little, still blooming, and is yellow."
"This mushroom is squishy, white, and gray."
"This flower is green and white, soft, and has a stem."
"It smells like a flower, and it's smooth and fuzzy!
"This mushroom is blackish/whitish, has seeds, and is broken."
"This is a shiny, gray rock."
"This rock is grayish brown, triangular shaped, and feels hard."
Monday, September 14, 2015
Things we have in common with our new friend!
We love pizza, soccer, and Legos!
We love swimming, animals, and chicken!
We love hiking, steak tips, and reading!
We love swimming, hiking, and popsicles!
We love chicken wings, hiking, and steak!
We love dogs, Christmas, and chocolate ice cream!
We love puppies and ours sleep with us, vanilla ice cream, and butterflies!
We love electronics, mint ice cream, and riding on the bus!
We love hiking, walking around our neighborhoods,and being with our families!
We love swimming, animals, and chicken!
We love hiking, steak tips, and reading!
We love swimming, hiking, and popsicles!
We love chicken wings, hiking, and steak!
We love dogs, Christmas, and chocolate ice cream!
We love puppies and ours sleep with us, vanilla ice cream, and butterflies!
We love Lagos and hot fudge, how our eyes change color, and chewing gum!
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Welcome back to school! We are having fun getting to know each other and the classroom routines. The students can't wait for you to see our classroom and hear about our day at the Curriculum Night next week on September 10th at 6:30. Please meet me in your child's classroom. This is only an event for parents.
Picture Day is also on September 10th!
More news and events will be shared through this blog soon!
Picture Day is also on September 10th!
More news and events will be shared through this blog soon!
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