Fire Truck Visit

The kids got to hear about fire safety from the firefighters and see all of the tools on the truck. The highlight was walking through the truck cab!

Pumpkins and Apples

We had a great time at the pumpkin patch! The kids got to pick a pumpkin, see apple cider being made, taste Apple cider, go for a tractor ride, and play on tr playground! It was a great day!

What Do Scientists Do?

Our class made this fun book with Mrs. Jessie in science class about what they think scientists do.

We ❤️ our Book Boxes!

Students have begun using their book boxes as part of our literacy centers. These boxes have books that students can read independently, either because they have been read in their guided reading group or are easy based on their instructional level. Ask your child about their book box! Thanks to the many families that helped fund these book boxes through the Donors Choose website!

High Attendance Day

Thursday, September 18 is High Attendance Day. The state sets a day aside each year to remind and encourage families to make sure their children are at school each day. This year all JELV teachers and students will wear pajamas in celebration. The classes with 100% attendance will win a special prize! Help us win by making sure your child is at school!

New iPads

We have been very fortunate to recieve two iPad minis through the www.donorachoose.org site and gracious donors. Both were in full use this morning for work in Lexia.

Volunteer Trainings

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Snack

After reading Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom this week, we made our own edible ABC snack. The students loved following the recipe and eating their tree!

Read to Self

Our literacy stations are based on the Daily 5 structures. The first center we learn about is read to self. This is where students work to build stamina in their independent reading. Students are taught that a book can be read three ways:

1. Read the pictures (look at the pictures a tell your own story in your mind)

2. Read the words (this will come later)

3. Retell a story (students show their comprehension or understanding of a book or story when they are able to tell it themselves)

The goal is for students to be independent in this center, and learn that good readers engage in reading for a period of time.

In order to volunteer...

Ready for kids

Everything is organized, labeled, and ready for students! I will spend the next week participating in professional development, so I wanted the room to be ready before things got too crazy. I am excited for my littles to see the room at Open House on August 8.

 

Preparation has begun!

Moving to a new classroom is always an adventure. You just never know what you will come across. Since I was so anxious to check out my new room, I got started this week. There is nothing quite like the feeling of making a sterile, white walled classroom into a homey, comfortable place to be. So after getting the furniture into place, I set to getting fabric and cute borders up on the bulletin boards and curtains hung in the window. My next task was to pull all of the materials left behind out of the cabinets, survey my loot, and then organize and return it to the cabinets in a very methodical way. It's still a work in progress, but it will be ready for my "littles" in a few weeks!

 

 

I had this cute helper, my son Emerson, to be my assistant.