Mr. Kinneer, of the Wellman Rotary, read us some good stories, and who can resist delicious cupcakes and a Cat in the Hat video in the library. One Great Reading Week! Thanks to all who made this possible.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Reading Week Pics
Mr. Kinneer, of the Wellman Rotary, read us some good stories, and who can resist delicious cupcakes and a Cat in the Hat video in the library. One Great Reading Week! Thanks to all who made this possible.
Is this yours? Part 2
If any of these belong to your child let me know, and I will send them home with them. Tried to do pictures from different angles so you could see them. Would appreciate any help you can give us!
Thanks!
One Great Reading Week
Great excitement met our upcoming Reading Week! We started by preparing our door at the end of last week and the beginning of this week. The Wellman Rotary was scheduled to come on Wednesday to read to us and they would take a look at all the doors and then pick a winner. It was great to see all the different ideas planned around a Dr. Seuss theme. Our door was planned around the overall theme of "Grab a Hat and Read with the Cat." I think it turned out pretty neat-and I appreciate you sending hats so that we could take some great pictures. A picture of the door is coming. Tuesday was supposed to be the day we wore Tie-Dye t-shirts, until the weather had other plans and we were wearing our t-shirts at home. On Wednesday, after a late start, we dressed in our dots and had Mr. Bill Kinneer visit our room and read to us. Mr. Kinneer is part of the Wellman Rotary. Thursday was probably our favorite dress up day, as we all made it to school in our pajamas. The best prize ever-getting to wear your pajamas to school! We had a Read and Feed, Alex and his family shared some delicious Trix treats, and we munched on popcorn that Ms. Proctor and Mrs. Flynn popped (Thanks ladies!). Today, Friday, was hat day and I enjoy seeing all the different types of hats that students show up with. I imagine the kind of memories that have been made as students are winning, earning, or purchasing those hats! We ended the day with a new book for each student from the Wellman PTO, (Thanks PTO!) and decorating cupcakes in the library in honor of Dr. Seuss and the anniversary of his birthday. (Thanks Ms. Kral and Mrs. Blossom!) It must be noted that in addition to Ms. Kral and Mrs. Blossom, Mrs. Bessman and Mrs. Thomas did a lot of the planning for our fun week. I must thank you parents for encouraging students to read and return their reading slips, which helped them earn a prize like stickers and tattoos. Each day also had a mystery reader, and if you guessed correctly and were drawn out of the hat, you received a special prize.
In addition to our special weeks, a couple of other ongoing record keeping things: Live Healthy Iowa minutes will be due on Monday. Please try to remember to send those with your student. I must turn in minutes on Monday, and those who turn them in are in the drawing for a prize sponsored by the Welllman PTO as well, such as swimming passes and rollerskating passes. A special thanks to the Wellman Y as Christina Nash has been coming on Monday mornings to do exercises with the students before school in the gym. Mrs. Rediger has also been very helpful with getting us going on Monday mornings, putting some music on the school speakers to get us all moving and grooving!
Six students enjoyed a sledding party and some hot chocolate in celebration of them reading 200 or more minutes for the month of February. Your child brought home a March calendar to keep track for the month of March. My goal remains 200 minutes per month, as I know things come up during the week, but the amount of reading they do outside of class has a direct correlation to their reading skills and abilities. MAKE TIME TO READ! The hardest thing at our house is just shutting that TV off-I encourage you to take 20 minutes of that screen time and use as reading and it won't be long and I think you will see a difference.
I am including a picture of our lost and found pile. If you see something that is yours, can you please email me what it is, and I will send it home with your student. It is extremely difficult to get students to claim something that has to belong to someone in 2A, as we are the only ones who use our coat hall.
Upcoming events include Two Hour Early Out-March 13; Spring Pictures-March 15; the Spring Music Program and Art Show-March 19-7PM at MPHS; End of the 3rd quarter-March 20; Report Cards coming home on March 22; Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 25-26 between 4-7. There will be no school on Friday, March 29.
One new face in our room is Ms. Brandi Kleese. She will be helping us all do our best, and takes over for Mr. Kerr.
Thought I had almost lost this-so before I cause myself great stress again, I will publish and put the pictures in on their own post! :) Have a great weekend!
In addition to our special weeks, a couple of other ongoing record keeping things: Live Healthy Iowa minutes will be due on Monday. Please try to remember to send those with your student. I must turn in minutes on Monday, and those who turn them in are in the drawing for a prize sponsored by the Welllman PTO as well, such as swimming passes and rollerskating passes. A special thanks to the Wellman Y as Christina Nash has been coming on Monday mornings to do exercises with the students before school in the gym. Mrs. Rediger has also been very helpful with getting us going on Monday mornings, putting some music on the school speakers to get us all moving and grooving!
Six students enjoyed a sledding party and some hot chocolate in celebration of them reading 200 or more minutes for the month of February. Your child brought home a March calendar to keep track for the month of March. My goal remains 200 minutes per month, as I know things come up during the week, but the amount of reading they do outside of class has a direct correlation to their reading skills and abilities. MAKE TIME TO READ! The hardest thing at our house is just shutting that TV off-I encourage you to take 20 minutes of that screen time and use as reading and it won't be long and I think you will see a difference.
I am including a picture of our lost and found pile. If you see something that is yours, can you please email me what it is, and I will send it home with your student. It is extremely difficult to get students to claim something that has to belong to someone in 2A, as we are the only ones who use our coat hall.
Upcoming events include Two Hour Early Out-March 13; Spring Pictures-March 15; the Spring Music Program and Art Show-March 19-7PM at MPHS; End of the 3rd quarter-March 20; Report Cards coming home on March 22; Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 25-26 between 4-7. There will be no school on Friday, March 29.
One new face in our room is Ms. Brandi Kleese. She will be helping us all do our best, and takes over for Mr. Kerr.
Thought I had almost lost this-so before I cause myself great stress again, I will publish and put the pictures in on their own post! :) Have a great weekend!
It's not mine, is it???
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Wow! Time FLIES when you are learning!
YIKES! I kept telling myself I would get back to the blog, and as I look at when I last posted, it has been a LONG time since you last got a glimpse inside 2A. We have gotten back into more of our regular routine after spending time learning about Medieval Times. Our Medieval Day was FABULOUS! Thank you so much for the donations and volunteer help. We honestly couldn't have done it without you. The kids had a great time, and a reporter from the Wellman Advance came and did a story on our day. You will find it in this past week's paper. Our MAPS tests turned out pretty good for most everyone. In math, all of us made progress, and in reading, most scored higher.
We continue to build our comprehension skills in reading. When you get the chance to listen to your student read, be sure to ask them questions such as: What is happening? Why do they like a certain character? What has been your favorite part? Why did a character do a particular thing? Listening to them read at a speed that you can understand, and a speed in which they are knowing the words without having to sound them out is our goal.
In math, we are studying patterns. We have worked on using the number grid to help us figure number patterns quickly. We have been working with complements of 10 so that we can use basic facts to help us figure addition and subtraction problems. You can help at home by continuing to ask basic facts when you are driving down the road, or having them tell you the time at different parts of the day.
In science, we have moved from building understanding in how balance works to using those concepts to make things balance while being in motion, like a top.
Each day brings new things to learn and try out. The days go so fast that we must make the most of the time we have. I have enjoyed this class and can't believe how fast our time goes together. Do you think we could just make the world spin a little slower-making our days a little longer?
We continue to build our comprehension skills in reading. When you get the chance to listen to your student read, be sure to ask them questions such as: What is happening? Why do they like a certain character? What has been your favorite part? Why did a character do a particular thing? Listening to them read at a speed that you can understand, and a speed in which they are knowing the words without having to sound them out is our goal.
In math, we are studying patterns. We have worked on using the number grid to help us figure number patterns quickly. We have been working with complements of 10 so that we can use basic facts to help us figure addition and subtraction problems. You can help at home by continuing to ask basic facts when you are driving down the road, or having them tell you the time at different parts of the day.
In science, we have moved from building understanding in how balance works to using those concepts to make things balance while being in motion, like a top.
Each day brings new things to learn and try out. The days go so fast that we must make the most of the time we have. I have enjoyed this class and can't believe how fast our time goes together. Do you think we could just make the world spin a little slower-making our days a little longer?
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