Classroom Newsletter Week of 11/4

Mrs. Ramirez’s Newsletter

Week of 11/4

What We Worked On This Week:

 Math:

-We have been still working on Chapter 5- adding/subtracting with fact families

Reading:

-We worked on the /or/ sound all week in words like: more, for, sort, etc.

-We also learned how to infer

Writing:

-We have been working on publishing a piece of writing

-We have also began writing letters during our Daily 5 "Work on Writing" so if you see your child come home with a letter, someone wrote that to them in class...(it's ALL them, not me!)
-I am a believer in getting kids to write, any way we can!

Reminders:

- PLEASE don’t forget about our field trip on MONDAY 11/7 (this Monday!)

- Please have kids here at 7:45 AM- to go to Chili’s

- No need to pack a lunch J

We will be having a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday 11/17- I will be sending home a sign-up sheet for food donations. Thank you so much, for all that you do!-Mrs. Ramirez

Making Me Smile!

What a HOOT!

Owl Hand-prints! Love the way these turned out.

Classroom Newsletter Week of 10/28

What a week! We had our Drug-free week, so everyday we celebrated something. We also did a unit on OWLS this week, and boy, did we learn a lot. I am so excited about the FALL FESTIVAL tonight, weather permitting- it should be a blast!

Reading:
-We practiced the ING sound in words like sing, thing, ring, etc.
-We learend different ways to practice our spelling words
-We read a story about SOCCER! (Very fitting for some students!)

Math:
-We ventured into Chapter 5, learning all about Fact Families
-We did a MATH lesson outside where we used the children as actual fact families

Science:
-We learned all about OWLS this week
-Did you know that some owls can go 40 days in between meals?!

Writing:
-We've been going over what good writers do
-We made a class pledge about what good writers MUST do, and traced our hands to seal the deal

Announcements:
-Fall Festival TONIGHT 6-8
-Open Media Mondays 5-7
-If you ever have any questions/concerns/comments- please don't hesitate!

Classroom Newsletter Week of 10/21

Mrs. Ramirez’s Newsletter

Week of 10/21

What We Worked On This Week:

Math:

- Finished Chapter 4 (Different Subtraction Strategies!)

Reading:

-We practiced the short /u/ sound in words like cut, cub, etc.

-We also worked on poetry (my fave!)

Reminders:

-Come out to the Hernando Fall Festival 10-28 (Mrs. Ramirez will be providing a fall photo opportunity there!)

-We are in need of candy for the Fall Festival if you can spare

-We started our garden with Mrs. Bennett’s class, and are in need of top soil, and miracle grow if you have any to spare J

Plants!

We started a garden to teach responsibility to the kids. It was HARD work, but boy- it turned out nice! We are also going to place a plant in the closet where it will not receive water or light to see what happens.

Shadows by the Kids

Well, I ordered new digital cameras for the class (3 total) and the kids are absolutely loving the fact that they get to use it to take pictures! I love it too...I think it's a great way to increase learning and expression. Today in Science we were learning about SHADOWS. I took the kids outside to search for shadows, and allowed them to take pictures of shadows they saw--- I loved the outcome. Enjoy!