Fairbanks Museum

We will be going to the Fairbanks Museum on Friday, October 28th. We will be studying soil.

Worm Song

Ms. Robb introduced our class to a very funny song. The kids just love it, so I promised to share it with their parents.

Worms
A Traditional Song- Adapted by Robert A. McCracken

Nobody likes me.
Everybody hates me.
Think I'll go eat worms.
Big fat juicy ones.
Eeny, weeny, squeemy ones.
See how they wiggle and squirm.

Chop off their heads,
Squeeze out the juice,
And throw the tails away.
Nobody knows how I survive,
Worms three times a day.

Stuffed or poached worms
Baked or roast worms
Barbecued or fricasseed

Diced or sliced worms
On bread or toast worms
Anyway pleases me.

Red and brown worms
Green and squirming words
Night crawlers, green and gray
Anyone can see that I've survived
Worms three times a day.

Spanish Blog

Check out Senora Lam's new Spanish blog!

http://senoralam.blogspot.com/

Learning Buddies

We will begin working with Mrs. Boucher's class next week! We are VERY excited!!

Kid Pics

Our Favorite Chart

The Candy Corn Bandit

I found this on my favorite blog (The Inspired Apple) and wanted to share it.

Scholastic Book Fair

The book fair will still be running on Monday. If you send your child to school with money, I will make sure that he/she will get an opportunity to go before it closes.

$ Money $

We have just started counting pennies and nickels. We played a game today where we rolled a die, took the number in pennies, and eventually exchanged the pennies for nickels. This is something that you could try at home. Another idea is to find out how much change is in your pockets. This ties in well with tallies and counting on from a given number.

We will be working with dimes next week.

Charlotte's Web

Did your child tell you that we are reading Charlotte's Web? We are focusing on visualization strategies and making pictures in our heads. The kids are thoroughly enjoying the book!

Mid-October Literacy Goals

We have been working on phonograms ("chunks") in spelling and phonics this week. Students were told, "You can see patterns or parts in words." and "The parts in words will help you read and write them."

Here are some phonograms that we are currently working on: -ad, -and, -ag, -an, -am, -at

We have been focusing on the following words in spelling: play, and, not, little, with, here, his, can, like, got, you, big. Please help your child learn to read and spell these words.

Please let me know if your child has not been bringing home his/her book bag at night. I will make sure that it makes its way home.

Co-Teaching Course

Tomorrow is my LAST co-teaching class. Hooray!!

Volunteering Opportunity

The K-2 team is having a Fall Festival on Monday, October 31st in the morning. We are looking for volunteers to assist with the classroom stations and/or the preparation of materials. If you are interested, please contact me via email. THANKS!!

Here's the Schedule:
8:15-9:00 Session #1
9:00-9:20 Snack
9:25-10:10 Session #2

Book Bags and Math Update

It is my goal to have your child's book bag sent home on Monday-Thursday nights. We have done our best to change the books daily. I'm trying to have students learn to select "just-right" books. The goal is to find books that aren't too easy, or too challenging, but do provide the practice that is needed to improve. You may discover that some of the selections may be too hard or too easy. It's okay! We are learning... feel free to read the overly challenging books to your child and send a note in with any necessary feedback. :)

Here are some quick math activities that you could do with your child to reinforce our weekly math goals (they are quick!):

-practice counting by 5s to 100.
-practice counting by 10s starting at random numbers (4,8,25, etc.)
-practice telling time to the hour and half hour (we are just starting with the half hour)
-practice making tally marks and reading tally marks
-practice counting on from any given number
-have your child practice writing and reading numbers from 0-100

October Author Study

We will be reading the "If You Give a..." books over the next couple of weeks. The mini-unit will conclude with students creating their own version. Ask your child if he/she knows what it means to be a circular text!

Fairbanks Museum

We loved our first trip to the museum!!

Math Update

We finished Unit 1 in the Everyday Math program and students were assessed on Friday. We will be starting Unit 2 on Monday. For more details on Unit 2, click on the Math Goals tab to the right of this post.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

(Please note: A paper copy of this is going home on Monday)
Dear Parents,
Our school year has been off to a great start and I am very excited to meet with you to discuss your child’s progress in the first grade! I had our parent-teacher sign-up available at the Open House and some parents have already signed up. Below you will find the times that are still available. Please kindly sign-up for three conference times that would work best for you. You will receive a reminder next week of your time. If these times and/or dates are inconvenient for you, I will do my best to find a time that accommodates your schedule. I am also willing to hold a conference over the phone if that works best for you. Please contact me at school or e-mail me (egreaves@danvillek12vt.us) if you have any questions.
I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your amazing child!


Monday, October 17th
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Thursday, October 20th
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