I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow evening here at Thompson.
Mrs. Donato will be speaking in the gym at 6:45pm. Then you are invited to come up to the classroom to see what has been going on in Room 210.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Friday, September 19
We have had a busy week in Room 210! The children are really settling in with routines. We are working on tightening up our transitions throughout the day so that we have more time for learning and playing together.
The children have been playing card games in math that are helping to solidify the combinations to 10. Next week's homework will be to teach family members at home how to play.
The children have had their first experience browsing and selecting books from our classroom library. I have guided them in their choices so that they have appropriate books for practicing reading during Reader's Workshop. It is great to see already how much your children love books!
We have also been reading Frog and Toad stories together as a class, enjoying the humor in these wonderful stories and talking a lot about what evidence we read that shows what good friends they are. The children have been doing some writing in response to these stories as well.
So far the students have been writing short entries in their writers' notebooks. Next week we begin Writers' Workshop, which allows them to write longer stories with more detail. The first genre of writing we tackle is narrative; the children have already had a lot experience with this type of writing.
In Open Circle we have discussed non-verbal signals and how useful they can be in a busy classroom. In addition, we practiced giving and receiving compliments. We talked about how good it feels to receive them as well as give them. This week our class received several compliments, including lining up well in the lunchroom and having a quiet line in the hallway. I am very proud! I hope your child finds opportunities to compliment you over the coming days. Since I have not yet learned how to attach the Open Circle memo to this blog, I will send it as an attachment in an e-mail.
Still learning....
Have a wonderful weekend!
Reminders: Library class on Monday- remind your child to pack books to return.
Picture Day- Friday, 9/26 Please send in the forms on Monday or Tuesday.
The children have been playing card games in math that are helping to solidify the combinations to 10. Next week's homework will be to teach family members at home how to play.
The children have had their first experience browsing and selecting books from our classroom library. I have guided them in their choices so that they have appropriate books for practicing reading during Reader's Workshop. It is great to see already how much your children love books!
We have also been reading Frog and Toad stories together as a class, enjoying the humor in these wonderful stories and talking a lot about what evidence we read that shows what good friends they are. The children have been doing some writing in response to these stories as well.
So far the students have been writing short entries in their writers' notebooks. Next week we begin Writers' Workshop, which allows them to write longer stories with more detail. The first genre of writing we tackle is narrative; the children have already had a lot experience with this type of writing.
In Open Circle we have discussed non-verbal signals and how useful they can be in a busy classroom. In addition, we practiced giving and receiving compliments. We talked about how good it feels to receive them as well as give them. This week our class received several compliments, including lining up well in the lunchroom and having a quiet line in the hallway. I am very proud! I hope your child finds opportunities to compliment you over the coming days. Since I have not yet learned how to attach the Open Circle memo to this blog, I will send it as an attachment in an e-mail.
Still learning....
Have a wonderful weekend!
Reminders: Library class on Monday- remind your child to pack books to return.
Picture Day- Friday, 9/26 Please send in the forms on Monday or Tuesday.
Monday, September 15, 2014
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