Today we had Julia share her poster again, she reported that she loves flowers. She even has some growing in her backyard. She added a heart because she loves to be happy. The wrapping boarder was put on her poster because she loves Christmas. Her favorite flower is a daisy. She added a castle because she has a tent shaped like a castle. I love castles because I like to play in the tent. Christmas is her favorite holiday because putting up the Christmas tree is fun. "This is a tradition that my family does and I love it,"was Julia's reply to a friends question. She also showed her show in tell and she decided to bring a necklace she made at her friend's house. She loves it because it reminds me of my friend. She likes it because it has her favorite color on it. She brought her fairies to show because she saw the movie The Secret of The Wings twice. She can not choose one because she loves both, but if she had to pick it would be Periwinkle. Her favorite book she brought was Merry Okee Songbook form Hallmark. She wanted to share it because it is close to Christmas and it is filled with Christmas songs. The Microphone makes your voice sound normal or just like an elf.
Today we did cafe reading and discussed our reading strategies of how to figure out the meanings of words we may not know. Then we moved into writing and we wrote about something that we were told we could not do. When then wrote letters to persuade them to let us do it. Then we took a break from class for recess and came right back in for math. We discussed ways to make one dollar. We are creating a book about our ways too. Then we started our science experiment with magnets.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012
Given to me from our very own Librarian
Author Phil Bildner will be visiting our school next week on Thursday, December 6.
He will be speaking to our 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th grade students in the library:
8:15 to 9:15 3rd and 5th grade
9:45 to 10:45 2nd and 4th grade
Parents are always invited to join us!
If you would like to order a book so that Phil Bildner can autograph it for your child, please complete the attached form and return it with payment to the school by Tuesday, December 4. If you pay by check, please include your Driver's License number. Thank you!
Today was another fun filled day with a special visitor, Mrs Doyle she shared a book by our author who will visit The Greatest Game Ever Played, this book can be purchased. I will be sending home the order form tomorrow, please look out for it. We had our Reading Cafe time and we met in groups then we explored books. We looked at several books to get ideas on how to organize our How-to-Topics. We noticed many things the books had. Tomorrow we will be looking at How to books and seeing how to model our writing after these authors. Then we moved into math and began our unit on money. We were learning how to write the amounts of money by using our dollar and cent sign. Then we began to discuss how to use hairy money to count up our coins. Finally we ended our time with Hunter sharing his Top Banana show in tell, because he forgot before his time was up.
Hunter shared with the class his bag, shirt, and favorite book. He made the bag at Great Wolf Lodge all on his own. He brought the shirt because he loves to spend time with his dad and his team mates, being the bat boy. He The showed us his favorite book The Night Before Kindergarten by: Natasha Wing.
Finally Julia, this weeks top banana shared her poster, YEAH!!! I told you I would remember She shared she loves my little pony and her favorite is Pinkie Pie because she loves pink and Julia said, "She loves to party and so do I!" Then she shared that she placed Angelina on her poster because she is a ballerina and she loves to dance too. Then she reported she loves Rudolph the red nose reindeer because she loves that show. She placed a barbie on her poster because she loves to play with them. Her last picture was of herself and it was her in a pretty dress at New Year's, she said, "My mom was looking for a picture on the computer and this was the one she found." I love how children can be honest in the way they tell stories. I am loving getting to know your children more and more each day.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
November 27, 2012
THINGS TO SHARE!!
Author Phil Bildner will be at Gattis on Thursday, Dec. 6, and he is awesome! He has visited a number of Round Rock schools and the reviews have been excellent. He even does a writing camp for several of our schools. Here's his link if you want to preview: http://www.philbildner.com
Hello Gattis Families!
Julia is are new Top Banana, however, we have had a lot of interruptions today with library and Mrs. Shanahan coming to visit, we just have run out of time. We discussed responsibility and it is mine to make sure we get to her sharing time. I feel awful, but I will make it up to her tomorrow. I PROMISE, we are learning a lot this is why we are running out of time.
Their spelling is different this week. They need you to call them out because I will give an old fashioned test, due to the fact I am checking for meaning not spelling. They know how to spell them, they are writing the wrong words.
We started off with Ms. Wolfean reading a homophones book, because this is are spelling skill. These are words that sound the same, but have different meaning and different way to spell them. We then headed into CAFE reading and met in groups. Then we listened to our Ladybug lady give a lesson on responsibility. ASK them about this it was cool. Then we came back to class and began our new writing unit on How-To-Topics. We will begin to write how to do or make something. Finally we ended our day with a lesson on money, and how to complete the CGI. It will be difficult tonight because it is new, please be patient with them.
Author Phil Bildner will be at Gattis on Thursday, Dec. 6, and he is awesome! He has visited a number of Round Rock schools and the reviews have been excellent. He even does a writing camp for several of our schools. Here's his link if you want to preview: http://www.philbildner.comHello Gattis Families!
Our Breakfast with Santa silent auction is quickly approaching. We are still in need of some items by grade level to fill up a basket. In the attachment you will see all the items needed for each basket. Simply find your child's teacher and sign up for a item that is NOT highlighted in yellow and drop it off on Monday, November 25th. PTA has a cart in the hallway where you can leave you donated item.
If you are interested in placing a bid for an item that is in the auction, we have a binder in the office where you can place a bid. As we receive items, they will be on display in the main hallway display case across from the library.
Thank you for your support!
-Gattis PTA
Julia is are new Top Banana, however, we have had a lot of interruptions today with library and Mrs. Shanahan coming to visit, we just have run out of time. We discussed responsibility and it is mine to make sure we get to her sharing time. I feel awful, but I will make it up to her tomorrow. I PROMISE, we are learning a lot this is why we are running out of time.
Their spelling is different this week. They need you to call them out because I will give an old fashioned test, due to the fact I am checking for meaning not spelling. They know how to spell them, they are writing the wrong words.
We started off with Ms. Wolfean reading a homophones book, because this is are spelling skill. These are words that sound the same, but have different meaning and different way to spell them. We then headed into CAFE reading and met in groups. Then we listened to our Ladybug lady give a lesson on responsibility. ASK them about this it was cool. Then we came back to class and began our new writing unit on How-To-Topics. We will begin to write how to do or make something. Finally we ended our day with a lesson on money, and how to complete the CGI. It will be difficult tonight because it is new, please be patient with them.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
November 20, 2012
Hello Gattis Families!
Our Breakfast with Santa silent auction is quickly approaching. We are still in need of some items by grade level to fill up a basket. In the attachment you will see all the items needed for each basket. Simply find your child's teacher and sign up for a item that is NOT highlighted in yellow and drop it off on Monday, November 25th. PTA has a cart in the hallway where you can leave you donated item.
If you are interested in placing a bid for an item that is in the auction, we have a binder in the office where you can place a bid. As we receive items, they will be on display in the main hallway display case across from the library.
Thank you for your support!
-Gattis PTA
Please make sure to visit this site for the silent auction.
Today was a fantastic day we did reading CAFE and read about the Pilgrims and their first feast. We learned it wasn't a one day event, but a week. We also saw a video, ask them about it? We did math and social studies with the video and had an extra special time trying to finish our turkey disguise stories. I hope you can get the opportunity to come by and read them. They are specially funny. There is even a picture to capture their turkey.
Monday, November 19, 2012
November 19, 2012
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK HAPPY THANKSGIVING
The students had a great day during reading and writing. I forgot we had a special visitor come to school and gave us MILK, ask them?We created stories about How to disguise your pet Turkey from being eaten. We also decorated a turkey to and made outfits to dress them up in. Then Ms. Wolfean hung them in the hall. We saw a video on probability. We also discussed and watched a video on light and sound energy. Then we wrote about our claims and evidence for what color would be best to wear at night.
Looks like this will work for our Phil Bildner visit on Thursday, December 6:
3rd and 5th - 8:15 to 9:15
2nd and 4th - 9:45 to 10:45
The students had a great day during reading and writing. I forgot we had a special visitor come to school and gave us MILK, ask them?We created stories about How to disguise your pet Turkey from being eaten. We also decorated a turkey to and made outfits to dress them up in. Then Ms. Wolfean hung them in the hall. We saw a video on probability. We also discussed and watched a video on light and sound energy. Then we wrote about our claims and evidence for what color would be best to wear at night.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
November 14, 2012
Please parents return the envelopes for class books, by tomorrow! FRIDAY I MAIL IT OFF
We had a fantastic day, we met our new Top Banana. Hunter is doing a great job. He is leading us in a wonderful direction. We learned he loves baseball, I wonder does he take after dad?
Today we were finishing up our class books and hope we get them done tomorrow. Well first we started off in Reading CAFE and had fun discussing our books. Then we worked on our writing, small moments. We did our probability math, PUPPY have them explain the activity? I hope you all have a blessed night, and enjoy your family time.
We had a fantastic day, we met our new Top Banana. Hunter is doing a great job. He is leading us in a wonderful direction. We learned he loves baseball, I wonder does he take after dad?
Today we were finishing up our class books and hope we get them done tomorrow. Well first we started off in Reading CAFE and had fun discussing our books. Then we worked on our writing, small moments. We did our probability math, PUPPY have them explain the activity? I hope you all have a blessed night, and enjoy your family time.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
November 13, 2012
Author Phil Bildner will be at Gattis on Thursday, Dec. 6, and he is awesome! He has visited a number of Round Rock schools and the reviews have been excellent. He even does a writing camp for several of our schools. Here's his link if you want to preview: http://www.philbildner.comAlso I sent a letter last night with the password to order books, the code is LNJZY. This is if your family is interested in ordering from Scholastic books.
We had a blast today doing read CAFE time and meeting with our groups, then we went to the library to listen to Mrs. Wallingford discuss her book. We discussed probability in math and how things can be likely or less likely to happen. After this we work on our class book and we will be finishing them up tomorrow. They came home with a sticker and an envelope to order their class book.
Monday, November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012
Happy Veteran's day to all who serve and have severed. Today was a fantastic day and I have to report they had fun on the computers. They are learning how to communicate using their books and we even watched a group of readers discussing their books, to help all of us out. I am trying to help your students become indepent on thier findings during reading to bring those findings to our group for discussion. We used the laptops, but did not get to the programs because we had to spend time logging in. There is no need to worry because we will finish up tomorrow. We had a blast in Cafe reading time. They love the cafe at math because they get to spend time playing all kinds of math games I have taught them. We continued are spelling skill /ly/ again this week because they are struggling when to keep the final e and when not to. We did math and are continuing probability and moving into money.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
November 8, 2012
Assembly for veterans on Friday at 8, they are asking visitors to be here at 7:45.
Hello parents I hope this is useful. I love doing it, but if it seems not to benefit parents I would like to know? I had a great time watching the students learn the difference between what is possible, impossible, and certain. I loved hearing their justification for their findings. Please ask them some of the thoughts kids were saying. I had a blast during CAFE time for reading because I am finding the students able to communicate about books in a different way than they had before. I love hearing their connections, wow moments, words they find, things they agree with and disagree. During math CAFE time students seem to enjoy their games and activities with number sense.
Hello parents I hope this is useful. I love doing it, but if it seems not to benefit parents I would like to know? I had a great time watching the students learn the difference between what is possible, impossible, and certain. I loved hearing their justification for their findings. Please ask them some of the thoughts kids were saying. I had a blast during CAFE time for reading because I am finding the students able to communicate about books in a different way than they had before. I love hearing their connections, wow moments, words they find, things they agree with and disagree. During math CAFE time students seem to enjoy their games and activities with number sense.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
Voting Day second grade voted early this week and results are in 96% Obama and 24% Romney. I can't wait to see how our nation votes.
Also not sure why my other posts were not posting, but I figured out the problem.
We finished our Top Banana with Ana bringing in her stuffed bunny Hershey that she sleeps with, her key chain she got on a trip, and her favorite book Encyclopedia Brown. I loved having her explain about her life and all she does. Please stayed tuned for next week, I forgot to send the letter home with a new student on Friday.
Today we had a great time getting through our activities. We did CAFE time and met in reading groups. We then headed to the library to hear a lesson on one of Mrs. Wallingfords fantastic books in the library. We came back to complete writing and made a vote for me poster. They were to come up with their on slogan, explain why they would make a fantastic president, and create a poster to go with their campaigning. They seemed to enjoy themselves. We did math and began our probability lesson. We discussed possible, impossible, and certain. Please ask your child what they think?
Also not sure why my other posts were not posting, but I figured out the problem.
We finished our Top Banana with Ana bringing in her stuffed bunny Hershey that she sleeps with, her key chain she got on a trip, and her favorite book Encyclopedia Brown. I loved having her explain about her life and all she does. Please stayed tuned for next week, I forgot to send the letter home with a new student on Friday.
Today we had a great time getting through our activities. We did CAFE time and met in reading groups. We then headed to the library to hear a lesson on one of Mrs. Wallingfords fantastic books in the library. We came back to complete writing and made a vote for me poster. They were to come up with their on slogan, explain why they would make a fantastic president, and create a poster to go with their campaigning. They seemed to enjoy themselves. We did math and began our probability lesson. We discussed possible, impossible, and certain. Please ask your child what they think?
Thursday, November 1, 2012
November 1, 2012
SCHOOL CELEBRATION FOR VETERANS ON NOVEMBER 9 at 8AM
We had a great day and we got to everything we needed. We will be finishing all work tomorrow, like our quick check and graph poster. We had an excellent time in CAFE because we got to go to all work stations. We met in groups and discussed our books and then we went to back to our station to complete our work there. Then we had writing time we are working on publishing our stories and we are working to get them done. We moved into math and did our group graphs to post in the hall. We then got with our buddies and discussed government. We will casting our early vote for president tomorrow and will hear from Ana. She will finish up her week and we will see who makes it for next week.
We had a great day and we got to everything we needed. We will be finishing all work tomorrow, like our quick check and graph poster. We had an excellent time in CAFE because we got to go to all work stations. We met in groups and discussed our books and then we went to back to our station to complete our work there. Then we had writing time we are working on publishing our stories and we are working to get them done. We moved into math and did our group graphs to post in the hall. We then got with our buddies and discussed government. We will casting our early vote for president tomorrow and will hear from Ana. She will finish up her week and we will see who makes it for next week.
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