Since today was the last day of September, I opened the classroom store and each student had the opportunity to buy small items with the money they have earned.
It was a great chance for me to see who knows how to count money and who needs to work on it. This year students will learn how to count a variety of coins up to $1.00.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Spending Our Pennies
Monday, September 29, 2008
First Newspaper and Big Money
Today we traded in some of our pennies for larger coins.
Many students are finding out it "pays" to make good choices.
Tomorrow I will open our little classroom store so students can spend their hard earned cash.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Testing With Activotes
We have been earning pennies since the first day of school, but today was the first day that we started talking about money counting strategies. Here is JR working at the interactive board while the rest of us are writing our answers on our small white boards.
Covering our eyes because we aren't sure if we are going to get the right answer....
and...yeah, we were right!
And this is what it looks like if we get it wrong. Urgh!
And what it looks like getting the answer right again. Yeah!
We really like being able to know right away if our answer is correct.
Each full week of school, we will take a simple math test to evaluate
our retention of certain math concepts learned earlier in the week.
Here is EN working on her test.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Birthday Lunch
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Fun Learning to Read
We used the Promethean board today to practice reading our vocabulary words.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Finishing Birthday Magazines
Please Come!
Wednesday Night 5:30 - 7:00 Parent BBQ and Bookfair Night
Don't forget, Thursday students get out of school at 12:45 for teacher inservice time
We have three students that turned 8 three days in a row so we have been busy making individual books for each.
Today we interviewed AS to learn more about her. She turned 8 over the weekend.
Friday, September 19, 2008
First Birthday Magazine
We went on the blog today and took turns reading the comments.
What a fun way to motivate us to read. Thank you all for your input..JPG)
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What a fun way to motivate us to read. Thank you all for your input.
Today was EN's birthday. We interviewed her and then typed up her answers and will be putting them into a coffee table magazine. Near or on each students birthday this year we will create their magazine. This is one of my favorite activities, they are so much fun!
EN is so dynamic she captivated our attention.
I had everyone take turns holding this cake while I took their picture.
We will use this photo for the cover of their magazine.
Look in backpacks to find test results and more important papers.
Below is our first published class book. Click on the center arrow and then sit back and enjoy.
Depending on your internet speed, pages will automatically turn. Can you identify your child's voice? (They don't think it sounds at all like them).
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Today I introduced our spelling program.
Students can access their spelling list here on the blog.
Here is how to navigate the site.
1. Click on "Spelling City.com right here on the blog (top right)
2. Click on the "Find a list" tab on the top left
3. Fill in "schimel" at the "Enter Search Term" dialog box
4. Under the "Name" tab click on the link (this week it says: Short vowels: a,i)
Students will need to practice their weekly words and prepare for their Friday test.
Each Friday, students will have a spelling test and a math test here at school.
We are starting with simple words so that we can focus on the routine. Words will progress as time goes by.
We have been going to the computer lab to create our name badges.
Here is AS with hers.
JC and it will show up larger and you can read his.
I was very happy with how hard everyone was working.
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