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.

We Heart Bookflix!

I am in the process of finishing up the final draft of the grant to renew our school's Bookflix subscription which is due in the beginning of October. I would love to include some quotes from parents on how much you love using it at home with your child. Please email me your quotes and I will include them in the grant. Our subscription to Bookflix will expire the end of November if the grant is not awarded. A subscription to Bookflix is over 1,000 dollars (I don't think we have any other extra money in our school to buy a subscription) Please keep your fingers crossed that the grant is awarded! Thank you so much for all your support!

October Newsletter

This will be sent home on Thursday, but here it is in electronic form.

Calling All Mystery Readers!

I would like to invite any parents, grandparents, relatives, older siblings, or any other special people to surprise your child by being a “Mystery Reader” this year in our classroom. Students love having their family, friends, and relatives visit our classroom to share in our learning by reading a favorite story aloud to our class. Mystery Readers will visit us on Tuesdays at 8:20-8:50 and 1:05-1:35. Readers are asked to bring a book to read. Readers may also bring materials for a quick craft or a small snack that goes along with their book. Please remember to stick to the time frame (Passing out supplies takes time!) 

Please sign up to be a Mystery Reader for the 2010-2011 school year by emailing our wonderful assistant Mrs. Greene at ambergreene@vbschools.com or myself at rebecca.rose@vbschools.com. This is on a first come first serve basis. I will make sure that very one who has volunteered to be a Mystery Reader has the opportunity to read.
Please indicate at least two Tuesday dates (if possible) that will work for you, so that I can accommodate everyone. You need to return to me in a “top secret” envelope the bottom portion of this letter to school with your child. I will get back to you as soon as I can to confirm your official Mystery Reader date.

Remember, you are a mystery reader to the class, so try not to tell your child when you will be coming! We will provide you a clue form to fill out about yourself when we set the date. I will share this with the class, so that they can use these clues to infer who our reader may be.
We can’t wait to meet our 2010-2011 Tuesday Mystery Readers!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Green

More Information on Word Study

Word Study: A New Approach to Teaching Spelling

The link above is an excellent article describing the program of word study that we do each week. Enjoy!