Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Today we worked on time in math, had music, and went to science.  After lunch we had guidance and learned about one room schoolhouses.

-Emma

Today's learning targets were:
I can find elapsed time.
I can compare and contrast ideas.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

We worked on math problems about time today, had PE, and began learning about the Northeast Region in Social Studies.  This afternoon we played Bingo as our trimester reward for good behavior.

-Emma

Our learning targets today were:
I can find elapsed time.
I can describe how a character feels.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Welcome back!  I hope everyone enjoyed their break!  We have some changes beginning in our room as we start the new semester including a slightly new arrangement, some new math challenges, slight changes to our daily schedule, and the use of a new blog by the students!  We'll still be posting here each day, but we're using KidBlog as a home for each of the students' own blogs.  This safe environment allows each student to post their own ideas and comment on each others' posts while I moderate everything.  We tried it out today and loved it - I'm excited to see how we can use it as the year goes on!

Today we played some time games in math, went to science, and worked with Mrs. Zanios.  We also started a new story for the week and had PE.

-Emma

Our learning targets today were:
I can read the time on a clock.
I ask questions when I'm reading.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Today we had IC Skills and set up our own stores in social studies.  This afternoon we read a book and practiced our play.

-Olivia

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Today we had WINGS, math and science.  After lunch we had guidance, took a vocabulary test, and practiced the play.

-Olivia

Our learning goals today were:
I can find elapsed time.
I can read my part for the play with expression!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Wow!  We collected another 104 cans today - that brings our total to 192!

We worked in groups on time in Math, wrote stories using our spelling words, and had social studies.  We began rehearsing our play.

-Olivia

Our learning goals today:
How do you use elapsed time to solve problems?
What are the costs and benefits of having a job and not having a job?
How is the play coming together?

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

We collected 74 items for the food bank today!  We had math and IC checkout.  Mrs. Zanios came and we practiced our parts for the play.

-Olivia

Today's learning goals were:
What strategy works best for you to find how much time has passed?
What do you need to do to get ready for the play?

Monday, November 14, 2011

We worked on time in math, had reading buddies, and went shopping in social studies.  After lunch we had art and reading.

- Olivia

Our learning targets today were:
I can find how much time has passed.
I know my part for the play.

Friday, November 11, 2011

We did math facts, had PE, and science.  After lunch we worked on sequencing, took a test, and did some reading.

-Calob

Wednesday, November 10, 2011

Today we worked on time in math and had a guest from Ag in the Classroom talk to us about bartering.  We practiced focusing on punctuation when we read and did some writing.

-Calob

Today's learning goals were:
How do you go between units of time?
How do you put the events of a story in order?
What does punctuation tell us when we're reading?

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Today we did math, practiced reading time, and played sparkle.  After lunch we had guidance, looked at views of New York and the Statue of Liberty, practiced reading with expression, and did a switcheroo to work on sequencing.

-Calob

Our learning goals today were:
I am learning to tell time to the nearest minute.
I am learning to use my voice to show expression.
I am learning to put events of a story in order.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Wow, I can't believe it has been a week since we posted!  I apologize for the gap!  With parent teacher conferences last Thursday and Monday nights until 7:00 and no school Friday it was easy to let other things take the place of blogging time.

We're back though!

Today, we worked on telling time in math, talked about voting in social studies, and recorded our song about the branches of government (check it out!) This afternoon we listened to our story for this week (a play about Charlotte's Web) and worked on our sequencing skills.

-Miss Staudt

Our learning goals for today:
How do you read a clock?
How do you put the events of a story in order?

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

We had a math test, IC Skills, and learned a song in social studies.  After lunch we did read aloud, gave our speeches about animals, and work on problem solving.

-Sean

Our learning questions today were:
What do the state and local governments do?
What is important to remember when speaking in front of a group?