Our November and December Reading Log

This letter will be sent home on Monday explaining our new reading log.

Teacher Note: If you are a teacher and want to post this letter on your website, I would suggest to save the pdf file off of the scholastic website and then have zamzar (www.zamzar.com) convert the file into a jpeg. Once the file is converted (zamzar will email it to you) then you can upload the new format up on the website like you would upload a picture.

Celery Science

This seems to be science week in our classroom. Today with Mrs. Law we explored how plants absorb water by using the classic celery experiment with food coloring. The students loved it and loved examining the celery pieces with a magnifying glass.

Music Class

Today in music we explored the tubano drum with Mrs. Gordon.

Our First Science Lab- Exploring our Five Senses

Fall Frolic

Great Neck Library Event

Make and Take Halloween Craft
Stop by between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and make a Halloween craft. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity. No registration required. Event Type: Arts & Crafts. Location: Great Neck Area Library. Room: Meeting Room. Audience: Family all ages.
Contact Info: Great Neck (757) 385-2606. Saturday, October 23, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Great News!

I just found out from Mrs. Capwell that my grant was selected to receive funding which means we have Bookflix for another year. I just wanted to say a quick thank you to Mrs. Greene (our class assistant), Mrs. Hardesty (our librarian), Mrs. Carroll (our computer resource teacher), and Mrs. Capwell (our principal) for all of their help.

Pumpkin Patch

Learning About Trees

Learning about Symmetry

Today we learned about symmetry in nature, architecture, and letters.

Click here to view our lesson.

Our Class Won!

Our class won the for collecting the most box tops! YEAH!

As a reward we get to keep the seagull trophy- so much fun:)

More Daily Five

Here are some more pictures of our activities during Daily Five.

State of the Schools Address

VBCPS Superintendent Dr. James G. Merrill delivered a "State of the Schools" presentation this past Wednesday. Check out his message at http://www.vbschools.com under "Headline News". I know many website viewers do not live in Hampton Roads, Virginia, or even the East Coast. His message is a great way to learn about our school system.

Picture Day!

Don't forget! Tomorrow (Friday) is picture day- bring your smile

Pastries For Parents!

Next Thursday, October 14th the PTA will be sponsoring "pastries for parents" for kindergarten parents at 7AM. Come and join the fun:)

Next Week

Hi Parents,

I will be absent on Monday, Tuesday, and possibly Wednesday next week. I have to have a minor procedure done on my leg. Please email my wonderful assistant Mrs. Greene if you have any questions or concerns after Friday afternoon (I will be available via email through Friday afternoon). As always, please call the office at 648-2440 for any last minute transportation changes. Thanks!

Spirit Night!

These past two weeks Mrs. Law has come and done a whole group gifted lesson on our five senses. She read the book Look Again and we also talked about different ways to observe things- eyes, magnifying glasses, and a microscope. We were able to use our smartboard to view a leaf magnified by a microscope. We also used "The Wheel of Scientifist Investigation and Reasoning" to discuss different experiment ideas, new ideas for research and other ideas to stretch our minds and thinking.

Daily Five

We will soon have guided reading groups and during that time students work on various independent literacy activities. Above students are working on word work (spelling words on teh smartboard), work on writing, and listening to reading

A Visit From Deputy Miller

Today we had a visit from our DARE office Deputy Miller. He came to talk to our morning class about Halloween safety. Tomorrow he will come talk to our afternoon class.

Happy Fall!

Happy Fall! Don't forget we have a half day this Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
Morning kindergarten will be from 8-10 and afternoon kindergarten 10-12.
We will have snack and we will still have music!

Family Fun Night at JBD!

Family Fun Night - FREE Movie - OCT 1
Our FREE family movie night will be on Friday, October 1 in the JBD Cafeteria at 6:30 pm. We will be showing the Disney movie UP. Snacks will be available for purchase.