Ms. Christofferson's Corner

 

Language Arts/Reading:

We are continuing with Words Their Way.  The kids are doing great sorting their words and sounds.  They have enjoyed doing a specific activity with their word cards each day.  In Writer’s Workshop we will continue learning how to edit our stories.  This week, we will focus on capital letters at the beginning of a sentence as well as punctuation at the end of a sentence.  We will also touch on how to publish a story.  During Writer’s Workshop, the children work at their own pace.  Some have several stories that are finished, while others are still working on one.  That is OK!  When they publish a story, they will learn how to re-write it to make it “fancy” by using their neatest handwriting, colorful illustrations, and no mistakes.  We will continue with Reading Workshop and “Read to Self” time.

Math:

This week we will finish our unit of place value.  The focus will be on creating sets of tens and ones, reading and writing numbers to 99, matching written numbers with a set constructed, and expressing numbers in terms of tens and ones through 99. Place value is ongoing throughout the year and we pick it back up again when we start addition and subtraction.  We will continue problem solving in our math journals, too.

Science:

This week begins our first Science Unit.  We will begin by brainstorming “What is a Scientist.”  The kids will write in their Science Journals about what they think a scientist is and draw a picture of what they think a scientist looks like.  We will then spend the rest of the week getting our Science Journals set up and discussing safety protocols during Science.  Each child will sign a safety contract to be pasted in their Science Journal.

Homework:
This week we will begin our homework assignments!  Your child will receive a book bag with homework assignments.  Work is assigned Tuesday through Friday.  I realize you have busy schedules so you are welcome to combine days if that is easier for you. 

Reminders:   

*Tuesday Folders (September)- Isabella Shvets

*Classroom Helper: Cheryl Boyle
*Education Go Get It Week Sept. 26th - 30th
*Monday - Students wear Kathy Caraway t-shirts.

*Give A HOOT Picnic- September 30^th at 5:45  

The students need to submit their Box Tops in baggies with their names so we can make sure they receive their coupon(s). Once their box tops are received, we will write the name of the student on the back of the coupon and place it in the teachers’ boxes to give to the kids.

Students who submit 10 or more Box Tops at one time will get a coupon to Learning Express that will be $2.00 off a purchase of at that costs $5.00 or more.

Thank You!!

*Cheryl Boyle - Classroom Chores

*All of you who donated things for the classroom

*All of you who donated snacks for the people affected by the wildfires!!!