October 9, 2026

Announcements

Our first field trip was wonderful! Students started by going on a tasting tour where they tried all sorts of new food. Then we went into the schoolhouse to learn about the parts of a flower. We were able to taste an example of each part including turnips, pumpkin seeds, celery, cabbage, and peppers! We of course had an opportunity to try out the playground. Finally, we visited with the hens and reviewed the chicken life cycle.

In the Classroom

In math this week, we have been doing lots of multiplication! Students have been looking at visual representations through the context of a pet store. We are finding equal groups, calculating totals using skip counting, and comparing. For example, I see 3 rows of 4 dog toys and 3 rows of 3 collars. How many more dog toys are there than collars?

In health this week, students have been learning about mental health. We have talked about coping strategies and how our physical health can have an impact. 

We began our second reading/writing unit this week. In reading, students used two fables to practice inferring, analyzing plot, and studying character motivations. For this unit, we will be writing an opinion piece based off a text we read. Students analyzed a mentor essay this week and will begin planning their own next week.

We have continued our study of traits in science this week. Students learned how environment can play a role in an organisms' traits. 

Upcoming Events

Comet Carnival 4:30-7:30-October 9

No School, Teacher Workday-October 16

Fall Room Parties-October 23

Parent Teacher Conference Week-October 26-29

No School-October 30

No School, Teacher Workday-November 2

No School, Election Day-November 3 

Thanksgiving Break-November 25-27

September 18, 2026

 Announcements

Thank you to those families who have already donated to our class basket for the Comet Carnival! Please try to have items sent in by next Friday or you can venmo our room parent to contribute. 

In the Classroom

In math this week, students worked  on measuring with metric units. 

We also practiced adding two-digit numbers using a variety of strategies.

In social studies, we discussed what a citizen is. We learned about rights and responsibilities and took our first social studies assessment on Friday.

In reading, students are using non-fiction texts about animal adaptations to practice skills like asking questions, finding the main idea, and comparing/contrasting. For writing, students began the process of creating an informative piece about how fur helps animals survive. This week, we took notes from two different sources. We will begin drafting our essays next week. 

The highlight of our week was definitely in science. We were able to hatch all 12 eggs! Here is a video we got of one of our chicks hatching. (They lovingly named him Potato.)

We were able to study the inside of the eggs, learn about the adaptations chicks have to survive, and of course snuggle our temporary class pets!

Upcoming Events

Early Release at 12:50-September 30

Comet Carnival 4:30-7:30-October 9

No School, Teacher Workday-October 16

Fall Room Parties-October 23

Parent Teacher Conference Week-October 26-29

No School-October 30

No School, Teacher Workday-November 2

No School, Election Day-November 3 

Thanksgiving Break-November 25-27

August 28, 2026

 Announcements

We have had a fabulous 4 days in room 215! We spent time getting to know one other and learning about our classroom.

In the Classroom

In math this week, I asked students to create a game using as many dice and pieces of paper as they wanted. They were so creative coming up their rules and game boards.

We also started our first couple of lessons in our Bridges curriculum. We will be taking the math iReady next week.

In ELA, students began learning about our classroom library and expectations for literacy time. We explored genres and read lots of books together. : )

We used our science/social studies time this week to go over rules, play community building games, and set up our classroom. We will begin government in Social Studies next week, as well as Life Cycles in Science.

Upcoming Events

No School, Labor Day-September 7

Fall Picture Day-September 17

Early Release at 12:50-September 30

Comet Carnival 4:30-7:30-October 9

No School, Teacher Workday-October 16

Fall Room Parties-October