WOW, What a week!

We have been extremely busy this week!  Monday we celebrated Veteran's Day by reading Pepper's Purple Heart and making a marble painting project.  We say a BIG THANK YOU to all that have served our country!

In math, we reviewed numbers to 10, shapes including paralellogram, hexagon, and trapezoid, and addition and subtraction stories.

In reading we learned about the letters Bb and Tt.  We blended words with the -ot family.  For reading comprehension we learned about asking QUESTIONS.  We read a few great books.

Ask the students to sing their "I Wonder" song for you.  I encourage you to read with your child and ask questions.  See if you child can recognize the question word-Who, What, When, Where, Why???

 

We continued talking about friendship and how to be a good friend.  We also talked about how to solve problems.  We talked about small vs. BIG problems.  Small problems are ones kids can tackle on their own.  They can STOP, THINK, and FIX IT.  Examples of small problems are a missing glue stick, marker, broken pencil, papercut on my finger, completed work.  Big problems are ones where kids need help from an adult.  They need to STOP, TALK IT OUT, and FIX IT.  Examples of big problems are bullying, hurting, teasing, etc.

Introducing Reid Gunderson and Anna Hickey.  They are SCSU students in their first practicum experience.  They have been helping every afternoon.  They will be here through November.

HAPPY 50th Day

We had a great 50th Day of school!  The kids said I was "freaking them out" a bit this morning as I was dressed differently and was dancing to some strange music.  They caught on once I said it was the 50th day and this was how girls dressed in the 1950's.  We completed a comparison between the 1950's and TODAY.  We played "Race to 50" in math.  We got to have an extra special snack-rootbeer floats!  It is what kids had in the '50's.  See some fun pictures below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everybody needs FRIENDS!

This week we have been learning about feelings. We read The Way I Feel and practiced reading friends body language.  Practice playing feelings charades at home using the faces given below.

We also reviewed good manners on the playground, school bus, lunchroom, and classroom.  We talked about how friends are alike and different.  We interviewed a friend by answering some simple questions. 

In math, we practiced telling and solving addition and subtraction stories.  We went to the computer lab and played an addition and probability game.  We also reviewed numbers 1-10 and patterns.

Carnival stories with addition

Probability game



In reading, we learned the vowel Ee.  We practiced syllables or word parts.  We also learned new star words-can, is.

Remember to "Disguise Your Turkey" over the weekend!  They are due on Monday.  Another family project will be coming home next week.  :)

Parent Education Session

ISD 748 To Host Parent Education Session

The Pine Meadow Parent Teacher Organization is sponsoring a presentation entitled, “How to handle mistake-making with your children; tools for parents to use with their children.” The presentation will take place on Thursday, November 8^th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Sartell High School. The presenter, Willow Sweeney, is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas, teaches classes in world cultures and social justice at Cretin-Derham Hall. Her specialized focus is on communication and relationship topics. She has an exceptional ability to build instant rapport with people. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Willow now resides in Minneapolis.

 

Please attend! 

 

In the Zone

This Friday we earned our first all school reward for showing "In the Zone" behavior.  Staff participated in a kickball game.  It was the BLUE SABRE TEACHERS vs. the PURPLE POWER TEACHERS!  Students had a great time watching and cheering on some of their favorite teachers.  The game ended with a 4-2 win by Mr. Johnson's purple team.

Mr. Schlichting, our music teacher, with a powerful kick.

Mr. Ambrosier, a 2nd grade teacher, playing for the Sabres.

Mrs. Koch, a kindergarten teacher, with a high kick to the infield.

Mrs. Koslowski, a 1st grade teacher, ready for a base kick.

Mrs. K catching the ball to make an out for the PURPLE team.

Good sportsmanship by both teams!

Unity Day & the Fire Station

October is "Bully Prevention" month.  We celebrated Unity Day by talking about ways to be a BUDDY instead of a BULLY.  We will do several activities this month with our 3rd grade book buddies.

We went to the Fire Station on Thursday.  Students got to lots of fun activities including touring all the fire trucks, spray water, and try on firefighter gear.  Thanks to Jess and Sarah for chaperoning this trip.  A special thanks to Jess for taking some class pictures as my camera ran out of battery. 

Shiver Me Letters

We had a special guest reader this week. PIRATE PETE (a.k.a. Mr. Schreiber) came to teach us about letters of the alphabet. He really kept the students' attention during this fun activity. They listened to the book Shiver Me Letters and helped Pirate Pete recognize some letters from his pirate bag. Before he left he gave each child a piece of gold from his treasure chest.

Pirate Pete reading Shiver Me Letters.

Pulling letters from his pirate bag.

 

Showing us his gold.

 

Thanks Pirate Pete for teaching us the letters of the alphabet!