We're growing plants!

A few photos

The first picture is our sign we made for our FSA buddies in 4th grade.

In math we are working with various patterns including skip counting.

Book-it Reading Goal

It occurred to me that I never posted the reading goal for February.  I'm looking for the kids to read at least 20 books this month in order to meet their goal and receive a sticker on the chart and pizza coupon.  There are 4 days left!

Picture Day

Spring pictures are approaching.  Our class will go on Tuesday, March 3 around 12:00.  We will go for individual pictures as well as a class picture.  All pictures need to be pre-paid if you would like to purchase.  Order forms for individual pictures went home last week and class picture forms will be coming home shortly.

Symphony

We were treated to a wonderful performance by the Jacksonville Symphony this morning. Ask your child what instrument they like best.

Book-it Reading Goal

The number of students that continue to make their monthly reading goal has dwindled!  I would love to see more students make their goal of 25 books this month.  Please help ensure your child is making their goal by setting aside nightly reading time.  We are slowly increasing our independent reading time to the 30 minute mark so they are ready for second grade.  The majority of students can read by themselves for approximately 15-20 minutes.  You may also want to encourage your child to write their own books in the reading log.  All I need is a complete title and the author's last name.
Thank you for your continued support.

Character Education

Our November character trait was Patriotism.  Ayden was our character student because he is always so respectful when we say the pledge in our class.  He is also a great school citizen!

December's character trait was kindness.  This was a tough one to pick!  After much consideration, I chose Adiola as our character student.  She is always so eager to work with any classmate I assign to her and takes the initiative to help other students at her table.  We are lucky to have her as a member of our class.

Gingerbread Men

The children had the opportunity to do a gingerbread glyph. That is when students answer questions and they decorate the item (gingerbread man) based on their answer. For example the number of buttons they glued was determined after answering "how many cookies do you eat for a snack?". More buttons means more cookies :-)

Soil

We have learned there are three kinds of soil: clay, hummus, and sand. The students collected soil on homemade microscope strips and enjoyed a little edible soil (pudding, Oreo, and Graham cracker crumbs).

Progress Reports

Our 2nd nine-weeks is half way over!  Progress reports went home today to let you know how your child is doing in Language Arts, Math, and Behavior.  Please sign and return immediately so I know you saw the report.  If you have additional questions or concerns, you may write a note directly on the progress report or just e-mail me.