January 23, 2015

Dear Families,

We have finished an author study of Jan Brett and jumped into many different versions on The Gingerbread Man. The gingerbread boys and girls you have been creating at home are fabulous! If your child hasn't brought theirs in yet, please send them in next week!

Books Read: About 20 assorted Gingerbread variations, The Umbrella, The Gingerbread Baby, Gingerbread Friends, and Honey, Honey, Lion!

During writing time they are; becoming familiar with vowels and learning that every word has at least 1 vowel in it, visualizing places and people to write about, adding words (letters) to their pictures, rehearsing what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners, going back into their writing pieces and revising what they have written by changing or adding to what they wrote and continuing to build up their confidence as writers. We also wrote a personal letter to Jan Brett and we are excited to get a letter back from her soon!

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The character we learned this week was Nellie Newt.

In math we are working with teen numbers, formation of numbers, making pictures to match the number written, addition and subtraction practice, describing patterns, counting and number recognition, learned a new game called Top It (it is the game you might know as "war") and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week.

We are continuing to practice the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

January 30- Report cards home

January 14, 2015

This has been such a busy week! We have continued with our author study of Jan Brett and have been working hard to complete reading, writing, phonemic awareness and math assessments. I am so proud of each and every one of your students!

"Bean" the hedgehog paid us a visit this week. Ask your child about her!

We ended our short week with a visit from author Sarah Albee. She was quite an inspiration for our young readers and writers.

Remember there is no school tomorrow or Monday. Enjoy~

January 9, 2015

Happy 2015! I hope you all had a restful and adventurous break! For the rest of January we will be very busy with assessments as the end of the 2nd quarter is quickly upon us. We have started an author study of Jan Brett. Her stories and illustrations are perfect for this time of the year!

Books Read: The Mitten, Honey,Honey Lion!, Armadillo Rodeo, The Three Snow Bears and Cinders

During writing time they are; visualizing places and people to write about, adding words (letters) to their pictures, rehearsing what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners, going back into their writing pieces and revising what they have written by changing or adding to what they wrote and continuing to build up their confidence as writers.

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week were; Ellie Elephant and The Thick Thorny Thing

In math we are working with teen numbers, formation of numbers, making pictures to match the number written, addition and subtraction practice, describing patterns, counting and number recognition through graphing , using a pan balance as a tool to compare the weights of objects and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week.

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

January 16- Professional Day- NO SCHOOL

January 19- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School

January 23- End of 2^nd quarter

December 19, 2014

CHRISTMAS CONCERT NIGHT
 (THANK YOU FOR THE PICTURE MRS. GALLANT)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

YOU ARE ALL BLESSINGS TO ME

Concert Tonight!

Concert tonight at Woolwich Central School! Come one-come all~it is going to be such a fun time and they have been working so hard on their songs!

Things you may want to know:

Please be here by 6:15pm. 

Drop off your student in the cafeteria~You can take their coats or leave them in the cafeteria for pick up after the show.

Get a good seat! We are up first.

After they have finished singing I will make sure I get them to you.

You can choose to stay for the rest of the time (you can't find better entertainment) or you can scoop your little bundle away and home for the night.

See you tonight!!!

December 12, 2014

Dear Families,

We have been having so much fun continuing to learn about the solar system this week! How exciting!

Books Read: My Book of Planets, Good Night Moon ABC, Space, The Moon Book, Berenstain Bears on the Moon, Starry, Starry Night

During writing time they are; visualizing places and people to write about, adding words (letters) to their pictures, rehearsing what they want to say about what they wrote, using their "storyteller voice", take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners, going back into their writing pieces and revising what they have written by changing or adding to what they wrote and continuing to build up their confidence as writers. 

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week were; Gilda Goose and Crazy Camel

In math we learned a new game called "Monster Squeeze" (their homework for the weekend is to teach you how to play!), discussing volume using the rice table and geometry using the geo boards, working with teen numbers, formation of numbers, making pictures to match the number written, addition and subtraction practice and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week.

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday December 16th- Christmas Concert-6:30 WCS

Friday December 19- A VERY low-key “Party”. The students are allowed to bring their pajamas to change into here at school. We also will have some healthy snacks, so if you are interested in sending in a healthy snack or juice or cups or plates, let me know at ssample@rsu1.org

December 20-January 1- Vacation-Enjoy family and friends! (My eldest is getting married New Year's Eve and my middle is coming home on leave before moving to Germany). Blessings all!

December 5, 2014

Happy December! 

Dear Families,

We have been having so much fun learning about the solar system this week! We know what makes day and night and that the sun is our closest star. How exciting!

Books Read: Out In Space, Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, Stars! Stars! stars!, Eight Spinning Planets, Good Night Moon, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, There's No Place Like Space, Sun: Our Nearest Star, What Makes Day and Night?

During writing time they are; visualizing places and people to write about, adding words (letters) to their pictures, rehearsing what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners, going back into their writing pieces and revising what they have written by changing or adding to what they wrote and continuing to build up their confidence as writers. We are ALL writers!

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week were; Baby Barnaby and Gilda Goose.

In math we are working with teen numbers, playing games with partners, formation of numbers, making pictures to match the number written, addition and subtraction practice, a fun game called "roll and record" where we collect data and start thinking about probability and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week.

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

December 16- Christmas Concert 6:30 at WCS

December 19- A VERY low-key “Party”. The students are allowed to bring their pajamas to change into here at school. We also will have some healthy snacks, so if you are interested in sending in a healthy snack or juice or cups or plates, let me know at ssample@rsu1.org

December 22-January 2- Vacation~Enjoy Family and Friends! (My eldest is getting married New Year's Eve and my middle will be home on leave to be a part of the festivities. Blessings everywhere!)