Olivia has been named our terrific kid this week. Olivia has been waiting patiently for her time. This week is Olivia's time to shine. Olivia comes to school daily ready to learn. She comes to school with a smile upon her face and a great attitude. Olivia understands classroom rules and procedures and abides by them. Olivia also understands that there is always room for growth and improvement. Olivia is a pleasure to have in my classroom and is on her way to great things! We are very proud of Olivia this week. Olivia said, "Today was the funnest day ever!" What a great day for Olivia!
Jack was caught working very hard this week during stations! Jack was doing his personal best when finishing an assignment. As a teacher, I was so happy to see Jack moving his location so he can work quietly. Working in a quiet manner during stations is something that we are working on. I have seen growth throughout the weeks. This week, students did their best during reading stations and for that I am honored to be their teacher! Great job Jack - I caught you being BEEing good!
We love afternoon workshops! Afternoon workshops are fun themed stations. Each workshop is home to a different craft relating to the theme we are currently working on. This week, our theme was scarecrows! Students created a scarecrow book and even put together their own scarecrow! Each child had a blast putting together their scarecrow and decorating it. These are currently on display in our classroom and will be sent home next week. Next week, our theme will be pumpkins. Remember, if you are free in the afternoons, please come and volunteer during this time. We love volunteers!
We finished our first chapter book this week. In our chapter book, Junie. B. Jones has to decide 
what she wants to be for job day. Junie B. Jones had a difficult time trying to find out what she wanted to be. In short, Junie B. Jones went to job day dressing up as a janitor. It was her ideal job. This week, we learned more about communities and community jobs. Students integrated reading and social studies this week. Students dressed up as whatever they wanted to be. Today, students wore their outfits to school and shared it with second graders. "I want to be a doctor because I like to help people," said McKenzie. Students engaged in special job related stations today. Students created a medical bag (I adapted the template from my intern teacher), made police badges and signs, and even completed a cut and paste activity. Students had a blast wearing their outfits throughout the day!
Gibbstown now has our homes and even community buildings. Students added buildings today to our neighborhood. Some of the buildings they chose to include are: a gym, bank, halloween store, wal-mart, feed store, and a pet store. We have 18 community buildings in Gibbstown, be sure to see our progress next time your in the classroom. This project will continue throughout the next couple weeks as we learn about transportations, signs, and map skills.
Next week, we will focus on pumpkins. Our afternoon workshops will contain several different crafts relating to pumpkins. Some of the crafts include: making a paper plate pumpkin out of teared construction paper and painting a lunch pag and turning it into a pumpkin by stuffing it with newspaper. On Thursday, Mr. Gibbs will carve the classroom pumpkin. The children will do the honors and clean out the inside. We will be reading several different books this week relating to the fall season. We will complete many different activities. In math, we will continue learning about numbers in a fun way. On Monday and Tuesday, we will learn how to use a numberline by walking along a pumpkin patch. Remember to practice recognizing numbers with your child (to 20), counting (to 100), and writing numbers (to 10). We will be learning about Uu and Gg this week. We have been introduced to all 40 Dolch Pre-primer words. This week, we will review all 40. On Thursday, your child is expected to know all 40.
Friday is going to be a fun day! Students will come to school in their uniform and will change into their storybook outfit in the classroom. Students will march in the storybook parade at 10:00am. After, we will have a school-wide lunch. Afterward, you may choose to come back to the classroom for a fall celebration or sign your child out and take him/her home. We are still in need of things for our celebration on Friday! Anything would be appreciated. We are so excited about Friday. Much credit to Amber Woods and Michelle Coats, without your help and involvement - it wouldn't be possible.
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