Updates

So sorry that I have gotten a little behind with our class blog. I will try to do better! Thank you all so much for all your hard work raising money for Pennies for Patients. Our school raised over $3000, and our class raised a total of $188.37! I am so proud of you all! We are currently having a fundraiser by selling cookie dough. Orders and money are due next Tuesday, January 7. Remember the top seller in my class will get ONE WEEK with NO HOMEWORK!!! How awesome is that?!?! Mr. Waits plans to use this money to purchase more iPods and iPads for our school, and do a few more updates to the school's playground. Thanks for all your help!

Spelling Bee

Matthew, Chloe and Jackson were chosen to represent our class in the school's Spelling Bee. They all three did a great job!

Jingle Bells Strikes Again!

We arrived at school on Wednesday morning and found this...SHAVING CREAM! It was on all of our tables and desks! Jingle Bells decorated our room, and made a HUGE mess that we had to clean up. Hopefully he will be nice the rest of his time with us!

Messy Morning!

As most of you have heard, we have an elf. Yes, it is true...Santa sent us a class elf (his name is Jingle Bells) to watch over us until Christmas! He has done a few things to our room this year, and even brought the class candy canes, but this morning was bad! Jingle Bells scattered a box of tissue all over the room and emptied the hole punch in the floor. I guess he wanted SNOW! Here are some pictures from our morning.

Author Skype

Yesterday, our class had the opportunity to Skype with author Trudi Trueit. The students were able to do a writing activity with her, and ask her questions about her job. This was a great opportunity for the class!

Pumpkin Math Day

Today we spent the afternoon having "Pumpkin Math Day". Mrs. Rogers (1st grade) and I divided our class, and partnered a 3rd grader with a 1st grader to do math stations. All of the station activities centered around pumpkins. At one station, students constructed a Venn Diagram comparing two completely different looking pumpkins. At other, students estimated how many pumpkin seeds we had in a bowl and then counted by tens and then ones to find out. We also had a pattern activity as well as a graphing the number of lines on a pumpkin activity. The measurement station tested to see whether or not a pumpkin floated, how many inches and centimeters its circumference was, and how many cubes high it was. Then they recorded their findings in a document on the laptop. I really think the students enjoyed this activity, and hopefully we will have many more fun learning experiences like this. Here are some pictures from our day!

*These are just the students that were in my room, so if you don't see your child, he/she was in Mrs. Rogers class.

Just Say No!

Here is the video our class created for Drug Free Week. Please sign the permission slips that went home today, which gives us permission to submit to the TV station to broadcast. Thanks!