On Track

 

The air is brisk, the classrooms are bustling and we are on track.  It feels like the children have been here more than a few weeks.  They are already falling into a nice routine and able to follow most of the routines without too many reminders.  We had a busy week.  The days go so quickly and so does the time.  

Monday:

We started the week with Dot Day.  This is a great book (The Dot) by Peter Reynolds.  It discusses making your mark in the world and not giving up.  The children listened to it and did a few fun activities during our Morning Routine (meeting and intervention).  

Tuesday:

The children began Personal Narratives.  We watched and discussed a video about choosing a topic and brainstorming.  This led the children to thinking about an event in their life that was interesting and could write details about the experience.  Many children got right into it, some needed a little prompting but we are all set with our topics and will start creating a draft this upcoming week.

The children listen to music as they begin listing all their topics.  They write for a given amount of time and then we discuss what they came up with.  We also were able to shop at the book fair.  The children chose many great books and wanted to read them as we got back to the room.  The children also prepared invites for the upcoming Open House.  

Wednesday: 

We had our first assembly and the children were reintroduced to some of the topics we discuss all year round- Star Bucks, What bullying is, and Celebrations we will be a part of in regards to i-Ready data.  Mr. Pacitto ran the assembly and the children participated and focused on what he had to say.

We also reviewed types of sentences in preparation for the test they took.  Lots of participating and learning goes on throughout the day.

Thursday: 

We continued planning our Personal Narrative using a graphic organizer and collaborating with one another.  We also prepped the room for Open House.

Open House:

It was wonderful to meet so many of you on Thursday night.  I tried to speak to everyone, but if I missed you, my apologies.  I wanted to get to everyone, but time flew by.  I hope you were able to go around the room and see what the classroom is like.  For those that signed up for parent/teacher conferences, I will send out a reminder with your time as the time gets closer.  I hope you were able to get a good view of your child´s day and things we do. This was my 27th Open House and felt like a success.

Friday:

We had our 2nd star student of the week and continued with Math-Place Value.  We are following the scope and sequence and it seems like the children are grasping the concept.  There has been a lot of participation in all the subjects, but I am noticing that many of the children contribute in Math class.  We also had the opportunity for the children to purchase from the Dojo Shop using their points.  In Social Studies we are learning more about our town and we started the first unit in Science- Energy Conversions.

Here is what is coming up for the week ahead:

Wonders: We are starting a new story which brings new spelling and vocabulary words, new grammar topic and we continue with personal narratives

Math: we will finish up with our first unit and the unit test will be on Friday.

Amplify Science: We will continue to investigate the blackout in Ergstown

Social Studies: the children will research a landmark of historical place in North Providence and create a slide 

We will be welcoming a new student tomorrow and I know everyone will make her feel great.

We are holding our first Back to School Bash on Friday (3:30-7:00)

Our PTO has planned this event and it will provide many with the opportunity to get to meet one another.  There are many fun activities planned and there will be food trucks available.  There is also going to be a bounce house, popcorn for sale and a chance to get to know families in our community.

Have a wonderful rest of the day.