Building A Scarecrow

We put our scarecrows together this afternoon, and oh what fun we had.

Bring in the staw! Gotta fill the insides too.
And sew on a face that is just right.
Working as a team to get him to stay together.
Learning how to sew through felt.
This is CC and his grandma concentrating on their scarecrow face.

Thank you to all my wonderful volunteers!

We couldn't have done it without you.

The day was a huge SUCCESS!
You can find this scarecrow located in the Library.

He likes to read, see his book?

This is Johnny.

And this guys name is John.

Happy Birthday JC

Today we celebrated JC's birthday. It was so fun to greet the students today. They came with their arms full of

everything you would need to create a really neat scarecrow. I can't

wait until tomorrow when we put them together.

Scarecrow Planning

****Reminder****

This is the last week for our Read A Thon. All money needs to be turned in October 16th. If we collect $3,500, our Principal is going to let us wear our PJ's to school and play games while we have a snack. If we earn $5,000, she is going to let us throw water balloons at her while she runs around the playground. This, I would love to see!

Please help your child collect $$$$$.

We are working in cooperative groups to make a scarecrow. Each group will have 6 people in it. I am providing the frame and a gunny sack head. The students here are planning who will bring what for their scarecrow. Here they are volunteering to bring an item. They are really doing a good job listening and working together.
Towards the end of our planning, this group shared

with us their items they are going to bring. We need all items

at school by Tuesday.

During reading class we took a test using the clickers. Students are able to input their answers with a remote control. They get instant feedback as to whether their answer is correct.

We all like this form of testing. The little guy you see in the back has been gone, so he didn't take the test. He thought it was a bummer.

These students have completed 25 laps around the playground and received their walking foot charm. Congratulations!
JS was "caught being good". During the day, any adult can pass out a ticket to someone "caught being good". Then the student fills it out and puts it in the office basket. Once a week, names are drawn and students get to choose a prize.
Happy Birthday CA. It was fun having your party at school.

These two are up to no good.

CC had CS come to me and explain how SOMEONE???? hit a baseball through the classroom window. If you look close you can see it right over their shoulder. Hummmmm....
( It was just a cling on baseball)

Bookfair Week

This is SA with her mom at the Bookfair. Thank you Mrs. A for all your patience and hard work. All of us at McKay appreciate your time and work. JS and MC are looking at some of the books being offered at the Bookfair.

Spending Money

These are the proud new owners of "eyeball glasses".

We got to spend our money that we have earned through the month of September. JS was our lunch helper today. He is serving the pizza.
SA also served. She was putting cheese on the burgers.

Bus Evacuation

This Thursday our parents club is hosting a BBQ.

Please come and join us. The Book Fair will also be open.

We have collected 5 coats so far for our coat drive.

If you have any coats to donate, please send them to school.

Also, please remember to mark down on you S.T.A.R. reading

sheet when you child reads, or you read together. We are all trying to

read 5 hours this month. (Read A Thon ends on the 16th)

Conference notes came home today. Please send them back to

school letting me know what conference time works best for you.

Now for what we did today!

Today we loaded a bus so we could learn how to evacuate if we ever needed to.Then in the afternoon we made decorations for our room.

This is SB with the witch that she drew. It is from the story, Big Pumpkin.

We will be performing this play later in the month. I will let you know when.

Then we painted a black wash over them so the crayon would resist.

Happy Birthday JS!

We celebrated JS birthday today. He brought ice-cream sandwiches for all of us.

This is JS running us through the clock during our morning work together. I decorated the entry to our classroom with some fun fall items.

This is BL and CS on their way to lunch.

This is CA showing off the new window he has in his mouth.

This is what he wrote in his home journal this morning.

"I think that it is cool that I lost two teeth. I was just wiggling the first one and it just popped out. The second one, Dad tied it to the door and shut the door and it flew so fast I didn't even see it." CA

How Tall Are You?

Today we got to see how much we weigh and see how tall we are.

Thank you to all the parents who helped make this day happen and run so smoothly. We also got our vision tested.
Then at recess some of us chose to walk around the track. If we walk 25 laps, we get a foot charm to put on our character necklaces.

Today we celebrated BP's birthday. In this picture, we are asking her questions about her and then writing it on our AlphaSmarts. Then we will put it into a Birthday Magazine for her.
This is when she was reading the note from her dad.
He sent her flowers! That she really liked.

Letters From Home

This is CH reading his letter from his mom in his home journal.

Thank you all for writing to us each week.

These letters mean so much to us and really motivate us to READ. Mrs. L joined our classroom this week.

She will be helping us each day.

Here she is listening to BP read a pocket book.

Happy Birthday!

Here is our birthday girl, SA.

We just gave her the birthday magazine that is all about her.

Surprise Party!

This year we are going to make a special birthday magazine, as birthday gifts, for each person in our class. Today I through everyone a "surprise birthday" party, so I could take their pictures and be ready for their special day. Afterwards we ate the cake. This is what one of the covers will look like.
Earlier this week we spent some time brainstorming ideas of what to include in each birthday magazine. I typed up their ideas and then everyone drew out one to write about. This is CC and AB reading the question that they will ask the birthday person.
Our guidance counselor came today and talked with us about making everyone feel like a part to a team.
Our Principal also came in to explain our upcoming read a thon. It will go for two weeks in October. We are hoping to raise $3,500. See details in the yellow flyers coming home Friday.
SB lost a tooth today!