Tuesday November 24

Notices:

December Lunch Program Forms

This is a great resource and I love the fact that a hot lunch is served every day for a very reasonable price.  Support it as best you can.

We began the day reading the book, 'If You Give A Mouse A Cookie'  It is a circle story.  That is it starts with a Mouse asking for a cookie then all the things that would happen, because if you give a mouse a cookie, he's bound to ask for a glass of milk, for which he'll certainly need a straw,... etc etc until he needs another cookie.. In the story a generous boy shares a cookie with a hungry mouse, it is the beginning of a chain of events that keeps the boy busy all day long, and might keep him busy for days to come.   The students have started stories like "Don't give grandma a haircut," or "If Santa doesn't give you a present," or "don't take grandma to the mall," to mention a few.  Very cool very funny.  The format of the ME was a circle divided into 8 pieces.  The students drew each segment and the story circled around and around.

After ME we did circle math for the 5 times table.  Once the students figured out how to do the questions it went very well.  We talked about how multiplication is fast adding and to learn the times tables.

After recess we went to the computer lab and worked on our science topic, researching and preparing information to go into their Environment in a Box project.

At 1130 the students went to  music with Mrs. Awalt and continued working on rhythm and songs for our winter performance.

After lunch we had many show and tell presentations that took us up to 1:15 when we went to a performance of an adaptation of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.  I think live theatre is great and gave our students an opportunity to experience something they would probably never have a chance to see if it was not presented at school.

We rounded the day finishing off the show and tells followed by a game of silent ball.  See you all tomorrow.

Thursday November 19

Notices:

Pro D day tomorrow  No School

We began the day with our spelling, math and Venn diagram test.  The tests were marked and given back.  Well done everyone.

After the test at 9:30 we went to library.  Our librarian was away today so we just had a book exchange.

After recess we had 10 minutes of silent reading followed by a work period finishing up the weeks work. Then music with Mrs. Awalt.

After lunch the class had P.E. with our PE specialist.

We ended up the day watching scenes from Brother bear to understand aspects of the Alaskin  Aleut and  Eyak peoples cultural beliefs and culture.

Have a great weekend everyone.

I will post pictures later this evening.

Tuesday and Wednesday November 15 and 16

Notices 

Pro D Friday No school

(test tomorrow, spelling 

and a Venn Diagram comparing dogs to cats)

Food for Fun

Wednesday express

Pictures will be added later today

We began the day with ME (morning exercises) writing about what they wanted to be when they grew up.   Not a job but a Career.  We talked about the difference between a job and a career.

After recess the students began working on using Microsoft Power Point. The students made a project on the planets.  I showed the students how to make their presentations powerful.  And they got it.  Every last person.  I was amazed at the quality of their work and how moving and powerful their images were.

After lunch we went skating... It was raining so hard that the kinders got a bus and we were allowed to use it too.  Everyone tried their best and we had a lot of fun skating.  Thanks to M's mom who tied way more skates than I did.

Wednesday

We began the day explaining, how to read and create  Venn Diagrams.  We used Cats as Value A and Dogs as Value B.  The following Venn diagram shows Whales for Value A and Fish for Value B.

The students then used Themselves as Value A and a Family Member as Value B.

For math We are looking at creating and making times table charts that involve understanding how to use coordinate grids (time table charts).  We are beginning multiplication and the students will have to make many charts to develop their understanding.  Today the students put themselves into pairs and played a version of battleship where they tried to sink their partners ships.  They would call out 4-5 or 6-2 etc. representing a coordinate position.  Their partner would then say hit or miss or sunk.

The students then went to music where they played games, practiced their school performance bits for the winter 

After lunch we read then Melinda our school counselor came in and finished her training on how our thinking about ourselves

The students then began painting their boxs for their Science Environments in a Box projects.  They are turning out amazing.  

From there we went to the recognition assembly where the odd numbered divisions were recognized.  Our class will be recognized at the next assembly.

See you all tomorrow.