Friday, October 21, 2005
Fall Party Supply Sheet
Fall Party
Monday, October 31st at 1:45
Sign Up For…..
____ Chips (any kind) ____ fruit
____ Juice Boxes ____ sweets
____ 1 bag M&M’s ____ plates or napkins (circle which one)
____ 1 roll orange or black streamers ____ I would also like to help at the party.
Student Name: _______________________________ Parent Name ________________
E-Mail Address: _________________________________ Phone: _________________
To help, just print this out, fill it in, & send it back to school.
Please send or bring items to school the day of the party.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Newsletter 8
2005-2006 Room 302—Newsletter 8 http://room302.blogspot.com
October 20, 2005
Dear Families,
Here’s what’s going on…..
In reading….
Every time I read a book out loud, I always start with the title and author (and often the illustrator). This means that I end up mentioning the chapter book author a lot. Inevitably someone asks “Why do you say that every time?” Here is my answer: I want them to be aware of what we’re reading each day, and who wrote it. I want them to be aware of authors, and to have favorites, and to perhaps look for more books by the same author when they are choosing books for themselves. And when someone asks them the title and author of the current chapter book, I don’t want their answer to be “I don’t know.” I encourage you to mention title, author, and illustrators when you’re reading aloud each night.
In writing….
We continue to use our shared writing each day (usually) as a way to take ideas from the entire class and work them into one coherent (I hope) story. This means choosing from a range of topics, and then thinking about the piece from beginning to end. Here is a great place for us to work on exciting beginnings, appropriate endings, details that will create pictures in the minds of our readers, and a host of other things that writers worry about. Some have asked again for the address of the site where I publish those each time, so I’ve added it to the top of the newsletter. As always, we appreciate your feedback: it’s encouraging to know that there is an audience out there reading our work.
In math….
We’re finishing up the first unit, and getting ready for the next one. We’re also learning a new game that helps teach number combinations, called Cross Out. After we’ve played awhile, I’ll send a copy home, for those that would like to play there.
Field Trip…
We’re set to visit the post office tomorrow. If you have filled out your paperwork, please feel free to join us (even if you haven’t heard back yet). We’ll probably leave as soon as we can, but by 9:15 at the latest.
Volunteers…
Speaking of volunteering, the process is longer than one might think. If you’ve gotten a letter of clearance from the district, that’s the first step. The next step is for staff here to check references, and that is proceeding as rapidly as possible. A letter will come home when you’ve been confirmed, and I’ll give you a call so we can get you in here with us as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience in this.
Fall Party…
This will begin around 1:45 on October 31. Savannah’s mom, Kim has graciously volunteered to coordinate this, so I am forwarding offers of help to her. If you can contribute, please call her.
Current Chapter Book Read Aloud…
Winnie the Pooh
by A. A. Milne
Calendar…
Friday, October 21—Cameron’s birthday
Friday, October 28—Early Release Day
Monday, October 31—Fall party (afternoon)
Friday, November 4—Science Fair, Western Dance
Sincerely,
Jeff
October 20, 2005
Dear Families,
Here’s what’s going on…..
In reading….
Every time I read a book out loud, I always start with the title and author (and often the illustrator). This means that I end up mentioning the chapter book author a lot. Inevitably someone asks “Why do you say that every time?” Here is my answer: I want them to be aware of what we’re reading each day, and who wrote it. I want them to be aware of authors, and to have favorites, and to perhaps look for more books by the same author when they are choosing books for themselves. And when someone asks them the title and author of the current chapter book, I don’t want their answer to be “I don’t know.” I encourage you to mention title, author, and illustrators when you’re reading aloud each night.
In writing….
We continue to use our shared writing each day (usually) as a way to take ideas from the entire class and work them into one coherent (I hope) story. This means choosing from a range of topics, and then thinking about the piece from beginning to end. Here is a great place for us to work on exciting beginnings, appropriate endings, details that will create pictures in the minds of our readers, and a host of other things that writers worry about. Some have asked again for the address of the site where I publish those each time, so I’ve added it to the top of the newsletter. As always, we appreciate your feedback: it’s encouraging to know that there is an audience out there reading our work.
In math….
We’re finishing up the first unit, and getting ready for the next one. We’re also learning a new game that helps teach number combinations, called Cross Out. After we’ve played awhile, I’ll send a copy home, for those that would like to play there.
Field Trip…
We’re set to visit the post office tomorrow. If you have filled out your paperwork, please feel free to join us (even if you haven’t heard back yet). We’ll probably leave as soon as we can, but by 9:15 at the latest.
Volunteers…
Speaking of volunteering, the process is longer than one might think. If you’ve gotten a letter of clearance from the district, that’s the first step. The next step is for staff here to check references, and that is proceeding as rapidly as possible. A letter will come home when you’ve been confirmed, and I’ll give you a call so we can get you in here with us as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience in this.
Fall Party…
This will begin around 1:45 on October 31. Savannah’s mom, Kim has graciously volunteered to coordinate this, so I am forwarding offers of help to her. If you can contribute, please call her.
Current Chapter Book Read Aloud…
Winnie the Pooh
by A. A. Milne
Calendar…
Friday, October 21—Cameron’s birthday
Friday, October 28—Early Release Day
Monday, October 31—Fall party (afternoon)
Friday, November 4—Science Fair, Western Dance
Sincerely,
Jeff
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Week of Monday, October 17
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Mckayla is back from visiting her Aunt Lisa in California, and Jasen is back from being sick. We’re glad to have both of them here.
We got to visit Mrs. Roessler’s room and the library today. In Mrs. Roessler’s room, we heard a nonfiction book that told what puppies can teach us. Then we played with puppets and we talked about feelings using our puppets. Everyone got a puppet to use, but we didn’t get to keep them.
Next was library. We got to hear a book there, too. Mrs. Sullivan read us a nonfiction book about trees and leaves called Leaves on Trees. Then we got to check out books: Four people got nonfiction books. Fifteen people got fiction books. Ten people got chapter books. Eight of the chapter books were Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park. Five people got drawing books. Seven people got books they can read by themselves. Fourteen people got books they want someone to read to them. And six people picked out books, but they have to get them tomorrow when they bring back their other books. This seems like a lot of books, but some people checked out two.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Cheese Puff Party
We came in to the music portable and sat at our seats. Mrs. Couch put some music on and gave us the Cheese Puffs. It was for a special party because we got all our letters.
We earn the letters each day, and when we’re all done earning them, we get to have the party. We have to spell the words “Awesome Music.” We can get one letter each day. We earn the letters by doing a great job in music. That means raising our hands, singing the songs, doing the motions, not messing around, and doing what Mrs. Couch says.
Today we also did the songs called Clapping Land and Going to the Zoo. It was a fun time in music. We left happy.
Friday, October 21, 2005
A Busy, Busy Day
Cameron turned 7 years old today. It’s her birthday. It was fun. We sang Happy Birthday to her (cha, cha, cha). We ate the cupcakes and drank the CapriSun she brought to celebrate. (But Lukas brought his own. It’s not a cupcake; it’s a blueberry muffin that his mom made. She made it a long time ago, but she said he could have it.) Cameron got a radio and a doll for her birthday in the morning before school.
We walked across the street today, also. We used the crosswalk, and we went to the Black Diamond Post Office. It was for a field trip. Donna opened the door for us and we went inside. We waited in line until Kim opened the door that let us into the back where they sort all the mail. And we got to see all the mail they sort. The mail is usually on a big, metal, silver cart that they use for sorting, but today it only had one box full of mail on it. Kim showed us where the people who don’t have mailboxes come to get their mail.
Next we got to go up front, and one of the workers showed us different kinds of stamps, like old cars, flowers, presidents, birds, movie stars, American flags, and Disneyland.
Finally, we went outside to see the mail trucks. We got to see how big the inside is back. We got to see what the front looks like, too. We found out that they get to drive with the doors open. And one of the trucks had dog bones in it because the mail carrier likes to feed dogs. There were also chains inside the truck so if it snows, she can hook them on the tires so she doesn’t get stuck.
Then we left. We loved it so much. We wish we could go back some day.
Mckayla is back from visiting her Aunt Lisa in California, and Jasen is back from being sick. We’re glad to have both of them here.
We got to visit Mrs. Roessler’s room and the library today. In Mrs. Roessler’s room, we heard a nonfiction book that told what puppies can teach us. Then we played with puppets and we talked about feelings using our puppets. Everyone got a puppet to use, but we didn’t get to keep them.
Next was library. We got to hear a book there, too. Mrs. Sullivan read us a nonfiction book about trees and leaves called Leaves on Trees. Then we got to check out books: Four people got nonfiction books. Fifteen people got fiction books. Ten people got chapter books. Eight of the chapter books were Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park. Five people got drawing books. Seven people got books they can read by themselves. Fourteen people got books they want someone to read to them. And six people picked out books, but they have to get them tomorrow when they bring back their other books. This seems like a lot of books, but some people checked out two.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Cheese Puff Party
We came in to the music portable and sat at our seats. Mrs. Couch put some music on and gave us the Cheese Puffs. It was for a special party because we got all our letters.
We earn the letters each day, and when we’re all done earning them, we get to have the party. We have to spell the words “Awesome Music.” We can get one letter each day. We earn the letters by doing a great job in music. That means raising our hands, singing the songs, doing the motions, not messing around, and doing what Mrs. Couch says.
Today we also did the songs called Clapping Land and Going to the Zoo. It was a fun time in music. We left happy.
Friday, October 21, 2005
A Busy, Busy Day
Cameron turned 7 years old today. It’s her birthday. It was fun. We sang Happy Birthday to her (cha, cha, cha). We ate the cupcakes and drank the CapriSun she brought to celebrate. (But Lukas brought his own. It’s not a cupcake; it’s a blueberry muffin that his mom made. She made it a long time ago, but she said he could have it.) Cameron got a radio and a doll for her birthday in the morning before school.
We walked across the street today, also. We used the crosswalk, and we went to the Black Diamond Post Office. It was for a field trip. Donna opened the door for us and we went inside. We waited in line until Kim opened the door that let us into the back where they sort all the mail. And we got to see all the mail they sort. The mail is usually on a big, metal, silver cart that they use for sorting, but today it only had one box full of mail on it. Kim showed us where the people who don’t have mailboxes come to get their mail.
Next we got to go up front, and one of the workers showed us different kinds of stamps, like old cars, flowers, presidents, birds, movie stars, American flags, and Disneyland.
Finally, we went outside to see the mail trucks. We got to see how big the inside is back. We got to see what the front looks like, too. We found out that they get to drive with the doors open. And one of the trucks had dog bones in it because the mail carrier likes to feed dogs. There were also chains inside the truck so if it snows, she can hook them on the tires so she doesn’t get stuck.
Then we left. We loved it so much. We wish we could go back some day.