Tuesday November 30th

Good Morning!!

Today is Tuesday November 30th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have garden with Erin.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have music with Heidi.

We will have read aloud.

We will have performance groups.

If we have time, we will work on our time machines.

We will work to keep our room clean.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

(Huge) Morning Mystery Word:

E T L N S A C I L O N T O

Announcements:

Tea party this Friday! More details coming soon.

Please remember to bundle up. We will always try to go out for recess unless it is absolutely pouring.

Thanks to Ai and his family, we will soon have class pets!

The kids have not yet figured out the morning mystery word. Will this be the first time they get stumped?

Monday November 29th

Good Morning!!

Today is Monday November 29th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have PE.

We will check in on our fossils.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have service with Polly.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have performance groups.
We will have read aloud.

We will work on our dinosaur puzzles.

We will work on our time machines.

We will respect each other.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

L O C W M E E

Announcements:

We will be having a class tea party on Friday. Students are encouraged to dress up. More details will be provided.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:
W E L C O M E (as in welcome back!)

Photos From Our Chemical Reaction Experiment

Look Who The Kids Elected Moderator For Our Class Meeting!

Tama, mother to Gianni

Friday November 19th

Good Morning!!
Today is Friday November 19th 2010.

We will finish our morning challenges.

We will have a class meeting.

We will have snack and recess.

We will do a science experiment about chemical reactions.

We will work on our time machines.

We will be kind to each other.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

C I N V O A T A

Announcements:

No school all of next week.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:
V A C A T I O N

Fossil Experiment From Thursday

Wednesday November 17th

Good Morning!!

Today is Wednesday November 17th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have art with Joy.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have performance groups.

We will have read aloud.

We will have writing workshop.

We will work on our time travelling projects.

We will be curious students.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

H R A U R T

Announcements:

No school all of next week.

Please stop by and check out the lost and found located near the front doors. It is overflowing with clothes and will be donated to Goodwill next week.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

A R T H U R (the kids haven't gotten this one yet. Perhaps it will be the first stumper of the year. Brian is doing a King Arthur play with his performance group).

Amazing Website For Creating Stories!

Hi all!

Today Macy shared with me a really incredible website for children and grownups alike to create stories with absolutely amazing illustrations. Students can use pre-created graphics to help inspire original stories. These stories can be shared but there are great configurations to keep them private. I would love for some of our families to use this amazing tool to create some stories to share here on our blog. Please check it out. The link is: http://storybird.com/

Thanks Macy!

Tuesday November 16th

Good Morning!!

Today is Tuesday November 16th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have garden with Erin.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have music with Heidi.

We will have writing workshop.

We will work on our time machines.

We will be focused workers.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

N C I M S A E H

Announcements:

No school all next week!

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

M A C H I N E S

Building Our Time Machines

Monday November 15th

Good Morning!!
Today is Monday November 15th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have PE.

We will work in teams on a puzzle.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have service class with Polly.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have read aloud.

We will have our first day of performance groups.

We will have writing workshop.

We will work on our time machines.

We will be kind to each other.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

H A R E T T E

Announcements:

Remember, no school all next week.

There was a case of lice in the lower school. Please check your child!

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

T H E A T E R

Wednesday November 10th

Good Morning!!
Today is Wednesday November 10th 2010.

We will complete our morning challenges.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have math groups.

We will have read aloud.

We will have writing workshop.

We will work on our time machines.

We will work to keep our room clean.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

R C I O T E S R P A T

Announcements:

No school tomorrow and Friday!

If anyone has some extra tin foil, cardboard, or anything else that might look spiffy on our time machines that they would like to donate to our time travelers, please drop it off at your convenience. Thanks!

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

T R I C E R A T O P S

Finding Things To Do When Its Too Wet Outside For Recess

Tuesday November 9th

Good Morning!!

Today is Tuesday November 9th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have garden with Erin.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have service with Polly.

We will have lunch and recess.
We will have read aloud.

We will have music with Heidi.

We will have writing workshop.

We will continue to work on our time machines.

We will be active listeners.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

T O E M R S E

Announcements:

No school Thursday and Friday.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

M E T E O R S

PE Pics

Here are some photos of the kids doing some relay races today. It was a blast!

Monday November 8th

Good Morning!!

Today is Monday November 8th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have PE.

We will learn about black holes.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have math groups.

We will have read aloud.

We will have writing workshop.

We will work on our spaceships.

We will respect each other.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

(Stella's) Morning Mystery Word:

T A R N E U

Announcements:

Please remember there is no school Thursday and Friday.

(Stella's) Morning Mystery Word Solved:
N A T U R E

Pictures From OMSI Dinosaur Day

Here are some pictures of the kids doing fossil activities today. Sorry some of these and previous pictures have been foggy. I fixed my camera.

Photos From Sharing

Today our sharing theme was "something that is special to you." Here are a few pictures.

Friday November 5th

Good Morning!!

Today is Friday November 5th.

We will have sharing.

We will have a class meeting.

We will have an early snack and recess.

We will learn about dinosaur fossils!!
We will have read aloud.

We will design the inside of our space ships.

We will be active listeners.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

N R O D U S I A

Announcements:

Remember to sign up for conferences.

No school next Thursday and Friday.

OMSI is here today to do a fossil presentation!

Morning Mystery Word:

D I N O S A U R

More Fun With Leaves

Thursday November 4th

Good Morning!!

Today is Thursday November 4th 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will work in our time travelling teams.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have math groups.

We will have read aloud.

We will have writing workshop.

We will respect each other.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:
S L O F I S

Announcements:

Please remember to sign up for conferences. They start today. There should be a pre-conference sheet in your folder.

No school next Thursday and Friday.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

F O S S I L

(OMSI is coming tomorrow to do a presentation on dinosaur fossils!)

It Appears Fall Is Here

Mitchel and Rowan enjoying a few Autumn leaves.

Wednesday November 3rd

Good Morning!!

Today is Wednesday November 3rd 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have art with Joy.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have read aloud.

We will have math groups.

We will have writing workshop.

We will learn more about space.

We will work to keep our room clean.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

R L E A V T

Announcements:

Please remember to sign up for a conference!

Morning Mystery Word Solved:
T R A V E L

Fall Conferences

Hi all!

Just wanted to remind you that we will begin our Fall Conferences this week. We're all booked up for this Thursday (the first day of conferences) but have plenty of time over the next couple of weeks. A few things to think about:

1). Students should attend conferences so we can talk about successes and how we can make the year better.

2). If the alloted time slots do not work with your schedule, please let me know. I can be totally flexible for what works for your family. Conferences before school starts are an option.

3). You will find a pre-conference form in your student's folder outside the classroom. If you can fill it out and bring it to the conference that would be a great help in creating some goals for your child.

Thanks!

Tuesday November 2nd

Good Morning!!

Today is Tuesday November 2nd 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have garden with Erin.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have reading workshop.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have read aloud.

We will have music with Heidi.

We will have writing workshop.

We will be focused workers.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:

T R U J P E I

Announcements:

Please remember to go to Brian's room in between 8:15 and 8:30 this week as Whitney has morning duty outside.

The weather has been a bit nasty as of late. Please remember to to bundle up for school.

There is a sign up sheet for Fall conferences outside of our classroom. Students should attend conferences.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

J U P I T E R

Monday November 1st

Good Morning!!

Today is Monday November 1st of 2010.

We will do our morning challenges.

We will have PE.

We will continue to plan our space voyage.

We will have snack and recess.

We will have service with Polly.

We will have lunch and recess.

We will have read aloud.

We will have math groups.

We will learn more about space.

We will be kind to each other.

We will have fun!!

Love,

Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:
B T O I R

Announcements:

There is a sign up sheet for Fall conferences outside the classroom. Please let me know if we need to schedule a different time.

OMSI is coming to our school on Friday to do a hands on lesson about fossils!

I have morning duty this morning so I will not be able to come to the classroom until 8:30. Brian's class is open for student activities/games. Upon arrival, please have your child put his/her things away in our class and then go to Brian's.

Morning Mystery Word Solved:

O R B I T