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Frog and Toad

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Frog_and_toad_coverIn reading we read The Wheel.  Miss Anna was in to mentor read.  For writing we journaled today.  In Math we started our last Kindergarten Unit 16 with an overview of the unit and a review of the last unit.  We did Lesson 16-1.  We celebrated yesterday actually Sydney in IXL achieving  the 5,000 question mark and finishing all of the kindergarten questions.In addition, Thomas and Jack achieved the next level in IXL math also along with Ezekiel.  In phonics it was Explode the Code Lesson 7.  For a change I read them Frog and Toad Are Friends.  The children had Music today with Miss Amy.

Mr. M.

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Character Counts Awards and Talent Show

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We had our Chapel Assembly this morning which displayed the multiple talents of the older children at Hillside along with May’s Character Counts Awardees.

From my class:

  • Wyatt Prohn – By continually trying his hardest Wyatt has greatly improved his reading and math scores.
  • Sydney Thomas – Sydney his improved her reading level through hard work and determination.
  • Madeline Benjamin – Always friendly and kind and has achieved new heights in her reading skills.
  • Alexcia Worthington – With quiet determination Alexcia has always worked hard in all areas of her academic development and leads by her example.
  • Payton Mundy – Payton over the last quarter has reached new levels in her reading success by working hard and using her free time to read.
  • Rutger Lea – Rutger has made vast improvements in getting his work done on time and excels in math and reading.
  • Jack Paape – FOr trying his hardest and really improving in handwriting and reading.
In addition our two representitives to the Student Council Annie and Tucker were recognized for their contributions.
In reading we read To the Store. In this weeks Let’s Find Out it was all about Who Takes Care of Us.  The children had movement today and for Math it was Lesson 15-5 with a review of our left and rights.  This is the last lesson in this unit and Monday we will have our assessment test.  One more Unit to go before we end our Math year with Step Up to First Grade.
Enjoy your weekend.
Mr. M.

 

Day 96

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In reading we read The Sandwich.  For handwriting it was magic “c” and sentences.  For writing we wrote Valentines for our serviceman  Alvin, and servicewoman Brittany.  I have packed up the 1st two boxes to ship tomorrow.  The children had Spanish today and in math it was our introduction to Unit 9 and lesson 9-1.  I also introduced challenge math.  This is an activity they can do for part of our math period or during choice time.  As they progress I will give them more and more challenging problems to solve.  Congratulations to Jack for doing 1,500 problems in IXL math.

In Social Studies we started presentations of the children’s floats.  Today we listened to Jack and Thomas present their heritage float.  As a special treat Alexcia brought in some croissants to go with part of her heritage, France.

Mr. M.

Martin Luther King – Peace

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Today we read It Is School Time.  Miss Linda was in to mentor the children with reading.  In handwriting is was lowercase “p” along with write the room and finishing up Explode the Code lesson 7 and writing the room.  We had Explode the Code in computer lab.  For Social Studies we had a lesson about The Reverend Martin Luther King and how African Americans were treated not that long ago.  Since Dr. King promoted peaceful disobedience we made paper plate doves.

We celebrated IXL achievements for:

  • Thomas – 10 hours practice and 1,500 problems completed
  • Jack – 10 hours of practice
  • Rutger – 5 hours of practice and 1,000 problems completed

Mer. M.

Word Builder and Toto

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Today we read Games We Play.  Miss Anna was in to mentor read with the students.  In handwriting it was lowercase “e” and a continuation of Explode the Code lesson 6 in the classroom.  From there they moved on to writing the room and their journals.  I love when they come to me and say “can we journal during choice time?”.  Today was music with Miss Amy.  In math it was lesson 7-2.

I have introduced a word building activity which is used to help the children blend words and start to learn spelling.  We celebrated the following IXL achievements.  This class is amazing in the time they are spending pushing their math skills onward and upward. I remind you that these are optional activities  which makes these achievements extra special.

 

  • Jack – 1,000 questions
  • Sydney – 2,000 questions
  • Alexcia – 2,000 questions
  • Annie – 4,500 questions
  • Ezekial – 5 hours practicing
  • Payton – 5 hours practicing
Today we made our monthly library visit with Mrs. Huber.  Today she had a frog on her head.  She always has some type of whimsical thing on her red head.  Today’s stories all had winter themes.
 In the spirit of The Wizard of Oz I have added the story book to our library and a little stuffed Toto dog that has been officially adopted.  Now I need to find a copy of the movie as they are clamoring for it!

Mr. M

Day 70

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Today we read Applesauce in class.  In handwriting it was lowercase “d”.  We also wrote the room with “D” words.  We had a mixed bag of the children reading to me from our early reader box,  journaling or both.  In writing we wrote cards using the cards the children created in art last Friday.  We especially  need to know how much we care for our children and loved ones. A little love coming back to you.  The children had Spanish today and in math we did one last review of number patterns and skip counting with another end of unit benchmark test.  The children all did much better.

We celebrated some IXL achievements:

  • Jack – 5 hours of practice
  • Thomas – 5 hours of practice and 1,000 questions answered
  • Sydney – 10 hours of practice
  • Luke – 3,000 questions answered

Alexcia and her mom baked this weekend and treated the class to some very flavorful cake pops (I think that’s what you call them – they were really good and the children were delighted).

Mr. M

The Parade

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In reading we read Vegetables.  The children had a full run through with Miss Rachel of the Christmas Play, The Three Trees.  They will have another later this week in preparation for Thursday’s performance at 6:30 PM.
NOTE:  They want the children to be here one hour before curtain time (5:30 PM) and they are to wear dark clothing, both top and bottom.  No Glitz.

I am happy at the way most of the children have taken to the early readers I put out in the classroom and after some practice they are reading them to me in class.  The children had Spanish today and in Math it was an extended lesson 6-4.  In kindergarten we are striving by the end of the year to get everyone counting to 100 by one’s, fives, and ten’s (we call that skip counting ) and recognizing the numbers 1-100.
We celebrated the following IXL achievements in math:

  •  Ezekial – 500 questions
  • Jack – 500 questions
  • Sydney – 1,500 questions
  • Alexcia – 2,000 questions and 10 hours practicing

In social studies it was the introduction to our new unit The Parade.  It will be a celebration of culture and heritage.  Please note you will need to get a shoe box.  You will use it design a “float” for our parade which defines your heritage as a family.  Further information will be forthcoming.

Mr. M.

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Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

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Today we read My Dog.  We talked about Thanksgiving and what it means.  And what better to tell the story than Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving, and the Mayflower Story.  Kids returned to journaling and the topic was Thanksgiving.  Spanish was canceled today but we did some pilgrim art and then the lights went out just as we started math.  Thank you all for coming in early to pick up the kids.  As with these things, you never know how long the power will be out.  We had scheduled a special recycling expert in today for social studies but had to cancel.  I am sure we can get her back in the near future.

In math we did manage to celebrate some IXL milestones –

  • Jack – 2 hours practicing
  • Sabrina – 1,500 problems

Reminder about our Thanksgiving Feast this Wednesday at 11:00 AM.

Jack & Sabrina

Mr. M.

PJ’s, Popcorn and a Movie

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Well they made it through the day in their PJ’s! We had Fruit of the Spirit this morning and a discussion again about what love is and how God loves us.  Children had Art today.  In reading it was In and Out.  We read through our Let’s Find Out magazine and watched a video about animals that hibernate.  Kids also had Creative Movement.  In Science it was a discussion about our hands which we did not finish as it was movie time.  Madagascar was the choice.

We had almost everyone in the class get IXL award certificates today.  We did practice in school on Wednesday so that triggered some awards.

  • Alexica 1,000 questions and 5 hours spent
  • Ezekial 2 hours
  • Payton 2 hours and 500 questions
  • Thomas 2 hours
  • Jack 200 questions
  • Luke 1,500 questions
  • Madelyn 5 hours and 1,000 questions
  • Wyatt 5 hours
  • Rutger 500 questions and 2 hours

Mr. M.

This is what some of our mathematicians look like

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This is what reading group looks like

Day 29

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In reading it was The School.  In handwriting it was an introduction to work writing with the emphasis on letter formation.  Thank you to Miss Anna Paape for working with some of the children in pull-out handwriting.  For writing I modeled sentence formation and to help move them away just linking words into sentences.  They are coming along.  Please feel free to look at their journals right inside the classroom anytime.

The children had Spanish today with Miss Debbie.  In math it was lesson 3-6.  We celebrated IXL acheivements for:

Alexcia – 2 Hours and 500 problems
Annie – 5 Hours practice
Jack – 1 Hour practice

Yahoo!

For social studies Annie gave a presentation of her room and we talked about places in our community and the people who work there.  Then it was drawing these places and adding them to our community board.

Our Fry’s 100  words of the week are :

  • is
  • you
  • that
  • it
  • he
  • was

They should begin to be instantly recognizable to your child.  Tomorrow I will send home a Fry’s 1st 50  words that, if you wish, you can work on your child with.  The skill is to try to say all the words in a group in one breath.  Have fun!

In their folders are forms for student picture packets if you wish to buy.

Reminder about permission slips for next week’s field trip with the school to Remlinger Farm.

 

Mr. M.

Annie Room Map

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