Happy Friday!
*Our Ballet field trip was scheduled for December 4th but got moved to February 14th. We will see Beauty And The Beast.*
December 18th- We will head off to the Safety Village!
December 19th- We will have a Germ Quest lesson from Wellstar (at school)
December 20th- Our holiday party and an early release day! Keep an eye out for more information from our fabulous room mom.
December 21st- Early Release
December 24-January 4th- No School!
Reminders & Announcements:
- Don't forget to fill in those Six Flags reading logs! The minutes can be from the nightly reading your kids do for homework.
- Check the club dates for any clubs your child attends. Clubs have started ending.
- Please remember to send your child with a snack everyday. We are so fortunate that many parents in our class have been sending in extra class snack.
What will next week look like?
Next week we'll be reviewing many of reading standards. We'll compare and contrast books to movies and work on classifying the parts, sequence and point of view. We will also do some fun science and STEM.
Monday- Grinch Day! Wear green!
Tuesday- Safety Village- please remember to wear close toed shoes and jackets. If your child is not buying Chick-Fil-A they may get a sack lunch from school or you can send them with a lunch from home. If you send a lunch from home everything must be able to be thrown away after lunch - brown paper bags and ziplocks work great for this
Wednesday- Polar Express Day! Wear your PJs
Thursday- Holiday Party & early release
Friday- Sing-a-long & early release
NO SPELLING OR HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK
Friday, December 14, 2018
Friday, December 7, 2018
Next Week In M3...
Happy Friday! I've updated the King Springs December Madness calendar for you below...
*Our Ballet field trip was scheduled for December 4th but got moved to February 14th. We will see Beauty And The Beast.*
December 11th- We will have our Fire Safety pre-visit. This is when somebody from the Safety Village will come to us and discuss what we will be learning and give the kiddos some background information
December 18th- We will head off to the Safety Village!
December 19th- We will have a Germ Quest lesson from Wellstar (at school)
December 20th- Our holiday party and an early release day! Keep an eye out for more information from our fabulous room mom.
December 21st- Early Release
December 24-January 4th- No School!
Please help remind your kiddo that while we will be having lots of fun over these next two weeks, we still have lots of learning to do and need to remain on our best behavior. We cannot do the fun stuff if we do not get our work done.
Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit the Scholastic order to get books in time for the holidays this afternoon
- We'll go to the Learning Commons to get new books on Tuesday next week
- Don't forget to fill in those Six Flags reading logs! The minutes can be from the nightly reading your kids do for homework.
- Check the club dates for any clubs your child attends. Clubs have started ending.
- Please remember to send your child with a snack everyday. We are so fortunate that many parents in our class have been sending in extra class snack.
- Our upper grades Target kiddos are during a fundraiser to help the education system in Malawi. On December 14th your kiddo can pay $1 to wear a hat and support the fundraiser
- Friday, December 14th is our next STEM day! Please send your kiddo to school in their STEM shirt
What we're learning:
Reading: Learning about holidays around the world
Grammar: Review from quarter 2
Phonics: variant vowel /oo/ sounds (ie: blue, moody, dew)
Writing: Finishing up our husky informationals
Math: Finishing up measurement word problems and working on line plots
Content: Starting on Stars
Spelling:
Come
Down
From
Have
How
Is
Made
My
Of
Other
*Our Ballet field trip was scheduled for December 4th but got moved to February 14th. We will see Beauty And The Beast.*
December 11th- We will have our Fire Safety pre-visit. This is when somebody from the Safety Village will come to us and discuss what we will be learning and give the kiddos some background information
December 18th- We will head off to the Safety Village!
December 19th- We will have a Germ Quest lesson from Wellstar (at school)
December 20th- Our holiday party and an early release day! Keep an eye out for more information from our fabulous room mom.
December 21st- Early Release
December 24-January 4th- No School!
Please help remind your kiddo that while we will be having lots of fun over these next two weeks, we still have lots of learning to do and need to remain on our best behavior. We cannot do the fun stuff if we do not get our work done.
Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit the Scholastic order to get books in time for the holidays this afternoon
- We'll go to the Learning Commons to get new books on Tuesday next week
- Don't forget to fill in those Six Flags reading logs! The minutes can be from the nightly reading your kids do for homework.
- Check the club dates for any clubs your child attends. Clubs have started ending.
- Please remember to send your child with a snack everyday. We are so fortunate that many parents in our class have been sending in extra class snack.
- Our upper grades Target kiddos are during a fundraiser to help the education system in Malawi. On December 14th your kiddo can pay $1 to wear a hat and support the fundraiser
- Friday, December 14th is our next STEM day! Please send your kiddo to school in their STEM shirt
What we're learning:
Reading: Learning about holidays around the world
Grammar: Review from quarter 2
Phonics: variant vowel /oo/ sounds (ie: blue, moody, dew)
Writing: Finishing up our husky informationals
Math: Finishing up measurement word problems and working on line plots
Content: Starting on Stars
Spelling:
Come
Down
From
Have
How
Is
Made
My
Of
Other
Friday, November 30, 2018
Next Week In M3...
Happy Friday! I hope you all have a fun and relaxing weekend ahead. It can be difficult coming back after a long break! We have had a rough time with behavior (especially controlling our talking) and getting back into the groove this week.
We have so much going on in December:
*Our Ballet field trip was scheduled for December 4th but got moved to February 14th. We will see Beauty And The Beast.*
December 4th- We will have a different lunch and specials schedule to accommodate a Skype session happening in other classes. Lunch will be 10:56-11:26 on this day
December 6th - We will have a different specials time to see the 5th grade performance (lunch will be normal)
December 7th- We will have our Skype visit with the Denali sled dog team. We will have lunch in the classroom that day do to the timing
December 11th- We will have our Fire Safety pre-visit. This is when somebody from the Safety Village will come to us and discuss what we will be learning and give the kiddos some background information
December 18th- We will head off to the Safety Village!
December 19th- We will have a Germ Quest lesson from Wellstar (at school)
December 20th- Our holiday party and an early release day! Keep an eye out for more information from our fabulous room mom.
December 21st- Early Release
December 24-January 4th- No School!
Woo! I think I covered everything! We are going to be so busy! Please help remind your kiddo that while we will be having lots of fun over these next three weeks, we still have lots of learning to do and need to remain on our best behavior. We cannot do the fun stuff if we do not get our work done.
Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit the Scholastic order to get books in time for the holidays next Friday
- Please make sure to get the Safety Village permission slips back as soon as possible
- Next Monday I will be here but not with the kids. The school is providing us with a sub for the day so that we can make sure we get all the DRAs (reading level assessments) done for the next report card
- The kiddos will be going to the Learning Commons to get new books on Monday next week instead of Tuesday
- Don't forget to fill in those Six Flags reading logs! The minutes can be from the nightly reading your kid's do for homework.
- Check the club dates for any clubs your child attends. Clubs are starting to end next week.
- Next Wednesday, December 5th is Walk To School Wednesday
What we're learning:
Math: measurement
Reading: Review of reading standards we've covered this quarter
Writing: Husky informational
Grammar: Prefix/Suffix
Phonics: diphthong ou (ie: wow, outfit, brown, clown)
Content: Force and motion
Spelling-
We have so much going on in December:
*Our Ballet field trip was scheduled for December 4th but got moved to February 14th. We will see Beauty And The Beast.*
December 4th- We will have a different lunch and specials schedule to accommodate a Skype session happening in other classes. Lunch will be 10:56-11:26 on this day
December 6th - We will have a different specials time to see the 5th grade performance (lunch will be normal)
December 7th- We will have our Skype visit with the Denali sled dog team. We will have lunch in the classroom that day do to the timing
December 11th- We will have our Fire Safety pre-visit. This is when somebody from the Safety Village will come to us and discuss what we will be learning and give the kiddos some background information
December 18th- We will head off to the Safety Village!
December 19th- We will have a Germ Quest lesson from Wellstar (at school)
December 20th- Our holiday party and an early release day! Keep an eye out for more information from our fabulous room mom.
December 21st- Early Release
December 24-January 4th- No School!
Woo! I think I covered everything! We are going to be so busy! Please help remind your kiddo that while we will be having lots of fun over these next three weeks, we still have lots of learning to do and need to remain on our best behavior. We cannot do the fun stuff if we do not get our work done.
Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit the Scholastic order to get books in time for the holidays next Friday
- Please make sure to get the Safety Village permission slips back as soon as possible
- Next Monday I will be here but not with the kids. The school is providing us with a sub for the day so that we can make sure we get all the DRAs (reading level assessments) done for the next report card
- The kiddos will be going to the Learning Commons to get new books on Monday next week instead of Tuesday
- Don't forget to fill in those Six Flags reading logs! The minutes can be from the nightly reading your kid's do for homework.
- Check the club dates for any clubs your child attends. Clubs are starting to end next week.
- Next Wednesday, December 5th is Walk To School Wednesday
What we're learning:
Math: measurement
Reading: Review of reading standards we've covered this quarter
Writing: Husky informational
Grammar: Prefix/Suffix
Phonics: diphthong ou (ie: wow, outfit, brown, clown)
Content: Force and motion
Spelling-
any, because, change, follow, great, home, land, little,
and, been
Hopefully I've remembered everything. Thank you for hanging in there for this extra long update!
Friday, November 16, 2018
After Thanksgiving break in M3...
Happy Friday! Thanks for hanging in there this month - between a nasty viral illness and today's fun adventure it sure has been a full month. Here's everybody having an amazing break and a healthy December for us all!
Announcements & Reminders:
- With holiday's approaching I will do an early Scholastic order this month so that you can have books ordered as gifts if you would like. Lets say December 7th as my order date so there is plenty of time for those books to arrive. Please let me know ahead of time if the books need to be kept a surprise and I can arrange a way to get them to you. https://clubs.scholastic.com Code: RBZR3
- Thank you so much to all who donated to our Cranberry day. Unfortunately we were unable to do the activities today. Most of the items will keep until after the break and we will do a modified tasting after the break.
- No school November 19th-23rd
- I've added some more mystery read dates: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-friday
What we're learning:
Math: measurement
Grammar: root words
Reading: asking and answering questions
Phonics: one- and two-syllable words digraph oy and oi (ie: loyal, rejoice)
Writing: Husky informational
Content: Pushes and pulls
Spelling:
people, or, some, them, this, use, were, will, you, also
Announcements & Reminders:
- With holiday's approaching I will do an early Scholastic order this month so that you can have books ordered as gifts if you would like. Lets say December 7th as my order date so there is plenty of time for those books to arrive. Please let me know ahead of time if the books need to be kept a surprise and I can arrange a way to get them to you. https://clubs.scholastic.com Code: RBZR3
- Thank you so much to all who donated to our Cranberry day. Unfortunately we were unable to do the activities today. Most of the items will keep until after the break and we will do a modified tasting after the break.
- No school November 19th-23rd
- I've added some more mystery read dates: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-friday
What we're learning:
Math: measurement
Grammar: root words
Reading: asking and answering questions
Phonics: one- and two-syllable words digraph oy and oi (ie: loyal, rejoice)
Writing: Husky informational
Content: Pushes and pulls
Spelling:
people, or, some, them, this, use, were, will, you, also
Friday, November 9, 2018
Next Week In M3...
Can you believe it's already almost Thanksgiving? This year has flown by!
Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order next Friday.
- There is NO school November 19th-23rd
- Yearbooks are now available for purchase. Prices will increase after December 31st. http://www.yearbookordercenter.com Enter order #20880
- Flu season is upon us! Please be sure to take a look at the email I sent out from our wonderful school nurses.
- The book fair will be at the K-1 campus all next week
- Next Thursday is Sparkles spirit night
- Next Thursday is also our class Thanksgiving lunch! From 11:51-12:31. Please be sure to send back the slip letting me know how many guest will attend so our cafeteria can have enough food. Directly after lunch please join us back in our classroom for a short Thanksgiving skit!
- Next Friday we will have Cranberry Day. Kiddos will get to taste and experiment with cranberries. Please check out the sign up genius to see if you're able to donate any items.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549A8AD2DA4F58-cranberry
- Please make sure your child brings a snack each day. I am almost out of snacks to give the kids who forget one.
What we're learning:
Math: one and two step word problems along with telling time
Reading: Author's purpose
Writing: Finishing up our pumpkin informational
Grammar: Possessive nouns
Phonics: r controlled ai, r (ie: stair, lair, prepare, bear)
Content: Tomochichi
Spelling:
be, can, do, for, has, his, into, look, more, number
Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order next Friday.
- There is NO school November 19th-23rd
- Yearbooks are now available for purchase. Prices will increase after December 31st. http://www.yearbookordercenter.com Enter order #20880
- Flu season is upon us! Please be sure to take a look at the email I sent out from our wonderful school nurses.
- The book fair will be at the K-1 campus all next week
- Next Thursday is Sparkles spirit night
- Next Thursday is also our class Thanksgiving lunch! From 11:51-12:31. Please be sure to send back the slip letting me know how many guest will attend so our cafeteria can have enough food. Directly after lunch please join us back in our classroom for a short Thanksgiving skit!
- Next Friday we will have Cranberry Day. Kiddos will get to taste and experiment with cranberries. Please check out the sign up genius to see if you're able to donate any items.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549A8AD2DA4F58-cranberry
- Please make sure your child brings a snack each day. I am almost out of snacks to give the kids who forget one.
What we're learning:
Math: one and two step word problems along with telling time
Reading: Author's purpose
Writing: Finishing up our pumpkin informational
Grammar: Possessive nouns
Phonics: r controlled ai, r (ie: stair, lair, prepare, bear)
Content: Tomochichi
Spelling:
be, can, do, for, has, his, into, look, more, number
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Next Week In M3...
I apologize for the late posting. I have been out sick the last couple of days but will be back Monday.
Reminders & Announcements:
- There will be no school on Tuesday November 6th
- Our Thanksgiving lunch will be on November 15th from 11:51-12:31. I will get letters home to you on Monday with the slip to sign and return if you are able to make it.
- Our 2nd grade performance will be held at Life Church at 6:30pm. Please have your kiddo there in nice school clothes by 6:15pm.
- Thank you to all the parents who donated items or their time to our Pumpkin Day on Wednesday! We all had such a great time.
What we're learning:
Math: Strategies for adding and subtracting within 100 and starting two step word problems.
Reading: Author's point
Writing: Pumpkin informational writing
Grammar: Contractions
Phonics: r controlled syllable pattern (chirp, learn, worth, burn)
Content: James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove then moving onto Tomochichi
Spelling:
air, answer, back, came, even, good, high, know, line, an
Reminders & Announcements:
- There will be no school on Tuesday November 6th
- Our Thanksgiving lunch will be on November 15th from 11:51-12:31. I will get letters home to you on Monday with the slip to sign and return if you are able to make it.
- Our 2nd grade performance will be held at Life Church at 6:30pm. Please have your kiddo there in nice school clothes by 6:15pm.
- Thank you to all the parents who donated items or their time to our Pumpkin Day on Wednesday! We all had such a great time.
What we're learning:
Math: Strategies for adding and subtracting within 100 and starting two step word problems.
Reading: Author's point
Writing: Pumpkin informational writing
Grammar: Contractions
Phonics: r controlled syllable pattern (chirp, learn, worth, burn)
Content: James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove then moving onto Tomochichi
Spelling:
air, answer, back, came, even, good, high, know, line, an
Friday, October 26, 2018
Happy Friday! It is getting cold, fast (what happened to Fall??). Please make sure your kiddo comes to school with the appropriate clothing to play outside.
Reminders & Announcements:
- I had a few Scholastic orders earlier this month that I went ahead and ordered. I will still put in another on the 31st if we get more orders in.
- On Tuesday we will be having a DEA visit again. This was a super cool experience for the kids last year!
- Pumpkin Day is next Wednesday. Thank you so much to all who have sent in items/volunteered their time. The kids are going to love this!
- Tomorrow is KSE Spirit Day at Grub Burger
- Your child can dress up as their favorite book character next Wednesday with the donation of $5 :
What we're learning:
Reading- making connections
Writing- informational- pumpkins
Math- adding and subtracting within 100- focus on expanded form
Grammar- Reflexive pronouns
Phonics- r controlled o syllable patterns (ie: born, worn, pour)
Content- finishing Creek and Cherokee and moving into James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove
Spelling Words:
part
so
their
there
they're
they
up
we
who
write
Reminders & Announcements:
- I had a few Scholastic orders earlier this month that I went ahead and ordered. I will still put in another on the 31st if we get more orders in.
- On Tuesday we will be having a DEA visit again. This was a super cool experience for the kids last year!
- Pumpkin Day is next Wednesday. Thank you so much to all who have sent in items/volunteered their time. The kids are going to love this!
- Tomorrow is KSE Spirit Day at Grub Burger
- Your child can dress up as their favorite book character next Wednesday with the donation of $5 :
October 31st will be Jr. Beta Club’s Book
Character Dress-Up Day fundraiser for hurricane relief. Students must
pay $5 in order to participate. The class
with the most will get a tasty treat! We will collect the money Oct. 29-31st.
Reading- making connections
Writing- informational- pumpkins
Math- adding and subtracting within 100- focus on expanded form
Grammar- Reflexive pronouns
Phonics- r controlled o syllable patterns (ie: born, worn, pour)
Content- finishing Creek and Cherokee and moving into James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove
Spelling Words:
part
so
their
there
they're
they
up
we
who
write
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