Friday, October 27, 2017

10/27/2017 Fourth Grade

10/27/17

Dear Fourth Grade Families,
We have had an exciting and productive week in ELA!  Here is an update:

Humanities:  We are focusing on maps and map skills. Students have gone on a virtual field trip through Google Maps.  We are learning about landforms as well.

We have also started learning about Veteran's Day.  In fourth grade students participate in a writing contest in order to be chosen to be a part of the Veteran's Day celebration in town on 11/11 at 11 am.  Students will be writing an essay on, "Why we should honor our veterans."  We have watched some videos on the history of Veteran's Day and had a couple of classroom conversations.  We encourage students to talk with their families about possible answers to this prompt.  Mr. Kinnarney will choose the winning essays by 11/3.  The top three essay winners will read their essays at the ceremony and 10 students will be chosen to place flowers on the memorial.


High/Low

High- we played Kan Jam, We started our Veteran’s day project
Low- indoor recess
High- Tuesday we can wear costumes
Low- I had to bring in my trumpet too
High- We finished researching our trailblazing scientist
High- We get to wear our costumes, and we got to speak to a scientist
Low- I can’t switch instruments
High- There is band and I finally got to practice!  We met a scientist
High- We are going to have a Halloween party
High- My mom is picking me up today
Low- I can’t wear my costume on Tuesday
High- We are having a Halloween party
Low- I can’t use hair gel
High- We are having a Halloween costume party
High- It’s Friday
High- we had recess and went to the lower field
Low- We couldn’t go back down
High- We had our Halloween party
Low- I left my flute on the bus...again
High- We get to wear costumes and talk to a scientist
Low- I got hit at recess and have a loose tooth
High- We got to talk to the scientist
High- I have strings today, Halloween party, talked to a scientist
Low- indoor recess
High- We are having a Halloween party and can be twins with my friend
Low- I did Steven Hawkins for science class and lost all my information
High- We have our Halloween party on Tuesday and I’m a zombie
Low- Indoor recess
High- Halloween party on Tuesday, I have strings, I’m glad I didn’t miss the bus!
Low- it’s been raining all week and we’ve been inside
High- Done with trailblazing scientist research, indoor recess, we got a swish in Kan jam
Low- It’s a half a day on Halloween
High- We get to play outside today
Low- It’s been raining all week
High- We are having a Halloween party
Low- We aren’t finished with our art project
High- We are going to have a Halloween party on Tuesday and my costume is a surprise
Low- I didn’t get any sleep last night
High- We get to wear our costumes
Low- mine is too big
High- We get to wear our costumes on Tuesday,
High- We have a party on Halloween and finally outdoor recess!
Low- My water bottle spilled in gym
High- Nobody glued in their reader’s notebooks before they were supposed
Low- Nobody got to wear the Dunce cap
High- I have a three day weekend!
Low- I am going to miss a field trip on Monday


 

Posted by at No comments:

10/27/17 Third Grade Blog

10/27/17

Dear Families,
Despite the rain, we have had a very productive week!  Here is an what we have been doing:

Reading:  We have been working on lifting the level of our conversations about our reading.  We have been reading Stone Fox together and practicing together.  Then, students used those strategies to meet with a partner and discuss their independent reading books.  We have been SO impressed with how focused and insightful these conversations have been.

Writing:  Today we finished our Launching Writer's Workshop Unit!  We are ready to begin our first piece on Monday which will be a personal narrative.  Students have done a great job building up their writing stamina and learning strategies good writers use.

Halloween:  
  • Please feel free to send in any healthy or sweet treat for your child to share with their homeroom class at snack time!  (Both homerooms have 21 students.)

  • Costumes
    • Students can wear costumes all day
    • NO masks or makeup
    • NO props

Upcoming Dates:
10/31     Noon Dismissal
11/10     No School


High/Low
High- getting our google accounts
Low- finishing Stone Fox
High- movie during indoor recess
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- Making our profiles on the computer
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- watching a movie during indoor recess
Low- finishing Stone Fox
High- writing
High- watching a movie at recess
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- Memory write
Low- the rain
High- making our profile
Low- not doing writing everyday
High- Making our profile pic
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- onward
Low- not getting to do my profile
High- doing our accounts
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- making our profiles and pizza tag
Low- no Lexia time
High- Doing my profile pic
Low- indoor recess
High- We made our profiles
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- everything
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- Making our profiles and reading, writing, science, and math
Low- Not having enough time to do everything
High- Doing our profiles
HIgh- Doing our profiles
High- Going to PE, everyone being together
Low- the ending of Stone Fox it was too sad
High- Indoor recess, PE, and making our accounts
High- We made our own profiles, Going to the lower field, playing pizza tag
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- Math and science
High- Making our own profiles
Low- All the writing
High- How awesome you all stayed focus during our reading partner conversations
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- Memory writes
Low- the ending of Stone Fox
High- Sam playing the Mountain King song on the piano!

Low-the ending of Stone Fox




Posted by at No comments:

Friday, October 20, 2017

10/20/2017 Third Grade

October 20, 2017

Dear Families,
We have had a great week! Here is an update...

Reading: We started Stone Fox and are learning how to give ourselves a 'comprehension check' while we read.

Writing: We learned how to add similes and how to write in complete sentences! Students rocked the lesson on similes and had some very creative sentences!

Halloween: As in the past, students are permitted to wear costumes on Halloween. Mr. Kinnarney has established that there are to be no masks or props brought in with the costume. We will allow students to wear their costumes during snack. If students choose, they may bring in a treat to share with the class. Please make sure, if you choose to make treats for the class, that there is one for everyone in the homeroom. Both homerooms each have 21 students. Please do not feel obligated to bring in something for both classes.

Upcoming Events:

10/27 All School Morning Meeting/School Store
10/31 Early release (noon)
10/31 Halloween snack/costumes (See note above)
f
High/Low
High- Doing the hard G and soft G and Hard C and soft C
High- going on Lexia
Low- Not having a lot of time to go on it
HIgh- Reading
High- Writing
High-Is almost being done my first book!
High- Everything
High- Everything
Low- Not having enough time to do everything
High- hard g/soft g
High- Learning decimal points in math
Low- Not having enough time for reading and writing
High- Having extra recess
High- Reading, writing, math, science and extra recess
Low- Gym
High- Physical Education and extra recess
Low- I’m almost done my level on Lexia
High- Extra recess
High- Blue Devil Time
Low- No time for Lexia
High- Lexia and extra recess
High- extra recess
High- extra recess
High- extra recess
High- extra recess
High- extra recess/no science
Low- Not having enough time for more recess
High- no science and extra recess
High- hanging out with Ms. Franklin and Mrs. Thompson
Low- not a lot of time to hang
High- going outside for recess
High- The colder weather
High- Having extra recess
Low- Mrs. T being absent
High- Everything
Low- not having science and getting bumped at recess
HIgh- Hard c/soft c and extra recess
High- Everything
High- Blue Devil Class
Low- Not getting on Lexia
High- Extra recess
High- Everything
Low- No science
High- extra recess
High- extra recess
High- Science and seeing kids make big leaps in their learning
Low- not a lot of MIT time
High- so many kids taking responsible risks and sharing high/lows
Low- it’s Aeyanna’s last day
High- Lot’s of kids sharing and taking risks throughout the whole day! Writing similes

Low- Aeyanna’s last day







Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, October 12, 2017

10/12/17 Third Grade Blog

10/12/17

Dear Families,

We hope you enjoyed your long weekend! Here is an update on our week:

Reading:  We finished The Twits and have been working on identifying setting in our independent reading books.  Next week we will begin practicing various reading strategies.

Writing:  We are working on strategies to help readers picture what we are writing about.  We have learned how to use precise verbs, sound words and color words.  We are also working on building our writing stamina.


Upcoming Dates:
10/31  Early Release, Teacher Inservice

High/Low
High- Getting to be with my friends
High- MIT time
High- Science
Low-  Math
High- You guys reading to me
High- Everything
Low- Not having time for everything
HIgh- Finishing The Twits
High- The MIT activity
Low- The Twits is done
High- Everything
High- Everything
High- Working with Ms. Ashline
Low- I didn’t get to hear The Twits
High- pictures!
Low- Having to stop science to go to picture
High- Everything
High- Finishing all my books
High- PIcture Day
High- Doing a book response
Low- Leaving yesterday early
High- I missed most of science
Low- We didn’t go down to the lower field
High- The Twits
Low- not having enough writing
High- DOing the book response
Low- Not getting to conference yet
High- Reading
High- Finishing The Twits
Low- no school on Monday
High- Spending time with my friends
High- finishing my book response
Low- couldn’t conference yet
High- Playing with my friends
Low- Not having enough time to read
High- Picture Day
Low- not being able to use the lower field
High- Picture Day
High- Reading
Low- the cold weather
High- MIT
Low- the cold weather
Low- Not having enough reading time
High- watching four corners
Low- not wearing a tie for photos
High- Picture Day
Low- I missed a day sick and you finished The Twits without me!
High- Ms. Franklin and Quincy is back

Low- Ms. Franklin missed picture day




Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, October 5, 2017

10/4/17

10/4/17

Dear Families,

It was a short week but we ended with a high, making it to the top of Owl's Head! It was a hike full of slips, falls, and bee stings but these kids just kept on smiling the whole way! Here is what we have been doing...

Reading:  We continued to read, The Twits, which you can tell from the High/Lows that it has been a favorite among our classes!  We are focusing on character traits that are supported with evidence from the text as well as setting.

Writing: We are working on pushing our thinking to add to entries.  We also learned the strategy of 'lifting a line' from an old entry to create a new one.  We also learned how we can make our writing better by adding precise verbs.


Upcoming Events:
10/6 and 10/9 NO SCHOOL
10/10 Picture Day
10/31 Early Release Day (noon)

High/Low
High- reader’s notebooks
High- reading
Low- missing the rest of reading
High- reading The Twits
High- reading The Twits
High- reading The Twits
High- reading The Twits
High- reading The Twits
High- writing
High- reading The Twits
Low- I didn’t have enough MIT
High- reading The Twits
High- reading and math
Low- art and music and PE
High- reading The Twits
High- doing soccer in PE
High- reading
Low- not enough time to read
High- getting to read
Low- not getting enough time to read
High- reading conference
Low- not enough time to read
High- The Twits
High- reading
High- everything
High- being able to read
Low- not having enough time to read
High- the number of book responses turned in
Low- Some of us aren’t using our resources to help us do the book responses
High- Reading The Twits



Posted by at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)