February 21, 2012

I enjoyed my day day off, I hope you did too?  We had a fantastic day discussing what we did over our break.  I loved hearing all the activities you and your child shared throughout your vacation.  Today we completed reading by another AWESOME visit from Mrs. Doyle.  She came in and read one of her favorite books and we got to see how her brain thinks about books.  We wrote a persuasive text trying to get Mrs. Lucas to change are lunch or keep it the same.  What was your feeling about our lunch time, do you like it where it is?  Then we moved into math and started double digit subtraction with regrouping.  After this we did our quick check on past and present.  I hope you all are relaxed less then 80 days till summer :(

February 17, 2012

Today was excellent we got lunch with Mike.  He came to say hello to the class and eat with us because he had the day off.  Yeah, it was special, I hope he can come again?  What did you think about him surprising you?  We did our spelling, reading groups and even completed a reading quiz.  Then we moved into math and started double digit subtracting with regrouping.  After that we voted on our favorite fourth grade commercial  Then it was time to go, WOW the day went by fast.  I heard this come out of one students mouth.  I must be doing something right if they thought it was fast and fun!!!!

February 16, 2012

I know, I know, I know I am horrible I did not have my blog down!!!  However in my defense I Did the Valentine's party myself and it was fantastic!!!  We had a blast, And I ran out to relax because I did not have a minute to myself that day.  I also yesterday had  a very long staff meeting and forgot to update.  I do some what have a life, but your children should come first.  I hope you except my deepest sorry? 


On the good note, the field trip is over and pics are loaded.  If you scroll down you will see them below the blog posts.  There are more to come, I promise.  I hope you love them because your children were "ROCKIN!"  I loved taking them to the Nature center, did you enjoy yourself students?  Do you think we should go again?  Parents the nature center is all we did today, and SPELLING is all their homework!!!!  YEAH ME!!!

February 13, 2012

'Twas the night before Valentines when all through the school, all the creatures were learning, and following the rules.  The teachers hung the valentines by the desks with care in hopes that cupid would soon be there. The students were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of candies and goodies danced in their heads; Ms. Wolfean in her PJ's and you in your cap, we all settled our brains for a long night nap, when all of the sudden our alarms did make us wake from all the clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.  Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash, tore open the creal then off I dashed. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but my car ready for my dear.  With my driver so clean I knew in that moment it must be Ms. Wolfean.  More rapid then eagles she came and then called all of us by name.  Then we dash away, dash away, dash away, dash away all!  We came into school with a bound, we saw her dressed all cute from her head to her foot, we knew in that moment we were on the right route. A bundle of games and toys on our desks, we know at the end not to leave it in a wreck.  She spoke not a word but made us work, and we hope she would fill all valentine boxes, then she turned with a jerk, and laid her finger aside her nose and giving a nod out she came with a rose. After the party, and the team was all clean away the class went to their cars, bikes, and buses to the whistle, and away they all flew like a down of a thistle.  But I heard her exclaim as she drove out of sight Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and to all a good night!!!!!

February 9, 2012

Today was excellent, Mrs. Lucas came in the class to chat with us on reading.  She was impressed with what the class was doing with our books.  We have been working on note taking and learning how to discuss our books.  This helps us recall details and comprehend our stories.  She loved all of our hard work, and was excited to hear all our thoughts.  We are working hard to complete our narrative stories in our writing and can't wait till tomorrow to dive into our research on Texas Tech.  We worked on math by writing on the tables and learning how to add double digit with regrouping and not using our hundreds chart.  Then we moved right in to studying past and present in social studies.  We discussed how the seasons can help us tell time.

February 8, 2012

Today was a fantastic day, we are trying hard to stay on track and to complete all our class work.  I loved the performance last night, I thought they were amazing.  I would love to see your photos you took. If you want them posted on my blog please send them in.  The students came in to class and we got started on our morning work.  We then moved on in to our reading and reading groups.  We are still practicing how to take notes and record our thoughts.  We worked on our writing and started a new personal narrative.  After that we finished our lesson on double addition using mental math and Mrs. Zero.  This is our one hundreds chart, please have them show you.  Soon after lunch we watched a video which explained past and present to us.  The students we impressed seeing all the crazy gadgets that we used as children.  I wish you could have seen their faces. 

February 7, 2012

TONIGHT IS THE BIG NIGHT!!!!!  See you all there at 6:15, please be on time we need to ensure all students are ready and prepared.  We had a great day, we read a lot.  We are working on taking notes while we read.  Please have them practice this at home for a reading response.  We are moving to writing and learning how to use media literacy in our class and everyday life.  We will start to research and take notes using media for Texas Tech.  We are still working on double digit addition and the students are finally getting pretty good at mental math.  We are also beginning our study on past and present in our world around us.  Today we looked at items and compared to what they look like now.  Please ask your child about the old objects we discussed and have them report what they reported to me.  It was interesting to hear them share their thoughts on these artifacts.