April 28, 2017

Cinderella Week (Week of 4-24-17)

I was SO excited to see the kiddos after break! I love hearing about all of the fun that they had! I know that the next 7 weeks will FLY by!!

 This week we read different versions of Cinderella! Take a peek at our week!

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Monday: Today we read the original Cinderella story and Monsterella! The kids loved comparing the two books! We reviewed in Math for our upcoming benchmarks! 
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Tuesday:  Today we read the story: Cinder Hazel! We reviewed time to the quarter hour in Math! 
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Wednesday: Today we read the story: Prince Cinders! We also took our first Reading test of quarter 4 and the kids ROCKED it!!! :) 
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Thursday: Today we read the story: Cindy Ellen! We also took our first Math test of Quarter 4! 
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Friday:  Today we made dirt pudding! We also wrote a "How to" writing to explain how to make it! Here we are enjoying it!!! :) 




Reminders: 
- Next week we take our last Math Benchmarks!! Please arrive on time and well rested! 
-We will NOT have homework next week! 
-Field Trip permission slips and money are due on Friday, May 12

April 7, 2017

Three Little Pigs Week (Week of 4-3-17)

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This week we read different versions of the The Three Little Pigs. Take a peek at our week to learn about the fun we had! 

Monday: We read the original Three Little Pigs story today and made a story map. 
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In Math, we read the story: Give Me Half and talked about the following vocabulary words: whole, half, third, and fourth. We made our own cookie books labeling each fraction. 

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Tuesday: Today we read the story: The Three Ninja Pigs and added it to our story map. 
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In Math we made our own fraction hats and labeled each fraction. 


Wednesday: Today we read the story: The Three Little Tamales and added it to our story map. 
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In Math, we made fraction sundaes to show our understanding of fractions. 

Thursday: Today we read the story: The True Story of The Three Little Pigs and added it to our story map. We also chose our favorite version and wrote about why. We also made this cute craft, telling the story from the Pig and Wolf's points of view. 
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In Math, we played fraction BINGO! Here we are having fun! 


 

                                                 




Friday: Today we used our knowledge of the oi/oy sounds and wrote words with the oi/oy pattern. We used Chips Ahoy cookies for the o's. Look at all of the fun we had! 

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In Math, we made our own fraction friends. Here is some of our work!




March 31, 2017

Little Red Riding Hood Week (Week of 3-27-17)

This week we read different versions of Little Red Riding Hood! The kids had fun comparing and contrasting the stories! Take a peek at our week to see all of the fun we had!!!

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Monday: Today we read the story: Little Red Riding Hood and made this story map! 
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We also learned about 3-d shapes and their attributes. We made this anchor chart to help us remember. 


Tuesday: Today we read the story: Lon Po Po and compared it with the original Little Red Riding Hood story. We also completed some 3-d shapes task cards.

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Wednesday: Today we read the story Ninja Red Riding Hood and compared it to the original Little Red Riding Hood. We also talked about the nets of 3-d shapes.
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Thursday: Today we read the story: Seriously, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten. We compared it with the other stories.
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Friday: Today we read the story: Little Dead Riding Hood and compared it with the other stories. The kids chose their favorite version and wrote about why.
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We also used toothpicks and marshmallows to make our own 3-d shapes!




March 24, 2017

Getting "Buggy" With It! (Week of 3-20-17)

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This week we learned about BUGS and INSECTS! Take a peek at our week!!! 

Monday: Today we started our week by learning what an insect is and what an entomologist does. We made our own tree map about insects. We listed things they have, are and can do. 

Tuesday: Today we learned about the ladybug and the dragon fly. Ask your child to tell you some facts they learned! 
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Wednesday: Today we learned about the grasshopper.
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Thursday: Today we learned about the bumblebee and the butterfly. 
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Friday: Today we read the story: Hey Little Ant and wrote our own ending for the book. 

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Upcoming events/Reminders: 

-March 31: Spring pictures 
-April 6: Report cards go home and Don Steed vs. Rockfish Hoke Basketball Game 
-April 14-23 SPRING BREAK!!

March 17, 2017

St. Patrick's Day (Week of 3-13)

This week we learned all about St. Patrick's Day!!! Take a peek at our week!

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Monday: We started our week by doing a close read on St. Patrick's Day! We used evidence in the text to answer comprehension questions. 

Thursday: Today we read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover and sequenced it.
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 We also used Skittles to make a graph and answered questions about our data. Here are some pictures:


Friday: Today we made leprechaun punch and did a "how to" writing. Here are some pictures:



We also had an assembly with the 82nd Airborne band! The kids loved it and it was like we were at a concert! 

Upcoming:
-We will not have HFW for the next 2 weeks as we wrap up the quarter and begin the new one