What a BuSy Week we have had! Here's what we've been up to!

During December, we work very hard to master all letter sounds, write complete sentences, count and recognize numbers to 20, and learn to make our handwriting more uniform by using simple lined paper.  I am so pleased with how our students have learned most of these goals, and look forward to seeing the proof when we take our benchmark assessment the week before we get out for Christmas break! Please follow this link to redo the download of the Benchmark Powerpoint.  I have added another slide that will help you child to prepare for the Nonsense Word Fluency portion of the DIBELS assessment.   The slide has rows of nonsense words with arrows that pop up at five second intervals.  This should help your child build fluency and know how to respond to the assessment.  My students are so proud of themselves when they beat the arrow!
This is a private link.  Download, but please do not share.  Thanks!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwugBzJawFTaVHN2VHVvRUZMX2c


Keep these dates in mind:
December 13-Elementary Music Program at the High School at 7:00 p.m.
December 20-Pajama Party/Class Christmas Party for students and teacher
December 20-High School Christmas Program at 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Break December 21-January 4
2nd Quarter Report Cards will be issued the second week of January

I am thoroughly enjoying your child, and look forward to amazing progress in the 2013 New Year!

Here are some things we have done!
We Love Letter Sound Land! http://thumbp16-bf1.thumb.mail.yahoo.com/tn?sid=1162963796&mid=ANvbi2IAATwNULlmRAiUX30IPfY&midoffset=2_0_0_21_46533&partid=1&f=1602&fid=Clip%20Art&w=717&h=401&httperr=1 http://thumbp16-bf1.thumb.mail.yahoo.com/tn?sid=1162963796&mid=AMnbi2IAAMcjULlmrwgjWUexSEI&midoffset=2_0_0_21_47161&partid=1&f=1602&fid=Clip%20Art&w=717&h=406&httperr=1 We are writing independently now! Woohoo! http://thumbp16-bf1.thumb.mail.yahoo.com/tn?sid=1162963796&mid=AOrbi2IAAUu9ULlkagD0pkqtVOc&midoffset=2_0_0_21_48411&partid=1&f=1602&fid=Clip%20Art&w=717&h=401&httperr=1

Mrs. H

Benchmark Assessment Powerpoint! Do this at home to help :)

In December, we will be doing a mid-year assessment to see how everyone is coming along in reading.  This powerpoint activity should help your child to master the components of the Benchmark Assessents.  Just go to this link to download:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0Ix53joUMyNZGczcE5rUTI5ajA

What a busy day! Christopher Columbus, the Fire Truck, and Pumpkin Craftivitiy...Whew!

What a beautiful day to be busy! We began by visiting the teacher's car to get a pumpkin from Mr. Hufstedler's pumpkin patch.  We found out that pumpkins are heavy, that they come in all shapes and sizes, and that some are different colors than others.  Here are our smiling faces as we picked out our pumpkins and carried them to class.

Mr. and Mrs. Worthy brought the BB Road Volunteer Fire Truck and taught us about Fire Safety!

We enjoyed their presentation!

 

This afternoon we learned about Christopher Columbus, King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella, three ships, and that the world was not flat after all!!! Everyone thought it was funny that people used to think the

world was flat.  We are happy that it is round.  Would you want to sail your ship off the edge? Not us!

Pumpkin Patch 2012...What a sweet group! Fun day too!

A baby Scottish Highland calf...so sweet!

In the maze!

Watch your fingers...those geese are wild!

Riding the train!

Tunnel under the maze in the barn :)

 

 More pictures to come soon!

Such a sweet class! We had a great Pumpkin Patch Trip! Here are the pics!

Our September Song! So much is learned through music!

Just listen to us sing our September song! We can spell September :)

Assigned Number Word/Number Practice Test :) Practice makes Perfect!

We will be showing our understanding of number words and their relationship to numbers soon in our class. Here is a quiz to practice with your child to help ensure they know the information by test time. :) Mrs. H