Is Fall In The Air Friday?

Feeling More Like Summer

I think that it is feeling more like summer this week and it is great that we can enjoy it while it lasts.This week was much better. The students are getting used to a routine and we will find our groove soon.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

Audrey Hepburn

Language Arts: 

We finished up the pre-assessments for grades 1-4 this week.

First Grade: We finished up their pre-assessments Monday. Tuesday we started working on connections. We played a matching game that allowed the students to match up words that have a connection. They got to match up the words and talk about how they are connected. A few we discussed was fish and water, brother and sister, excited and vacation. They had fun matching and talking about experiences and how things are connected.

Second Grade: We worked on finishing up the assessments and talked about connection with time we had left on Tuesday.

Third Grade: We had a little time at the end of the day so I played four corners with the kids. They loved the challenge of sneaking by me and being as quiet as they could to move around the room. We had two champs that kept keeping one step ahead of me.

Fourth Grade: We also played four corners. The kids had fun trying to find ways to misdirect me so I would think they were in one place when they were in another. We had so much fun.

Math for All:

Beside the Problem of the Day (POD), I'll spend a little time each week working on math facts with each grade. We will eventually do timed tests to become a Math Master!

First Grade: We continued to work on graphing and charting the names for all of the high ability students. We will show our entire fantastic chart next week. 

Here is the Monster from last week (first grade) along with dogs (second grade) 

Second Grade: We worked on multi-step problems and learning to write out each step so we know how we get the answer. We also did some fun color graphing with the e-beam on the board. The boys love the inter-active game on the board that allows them to controll the computer from the white board. 

    

                                       

               

                                                

Third Grade: Along with problem of the day, they worked on a mystery picture by solving multiplication math facts. I have a wide range of where students are at on knowing their facts . . . some really know them well and others have to think a long time. I have many tricks, songs and ways to help them remember them, so we'll continue to work on this. If you have time at home, practice. You can even break them down into knowing their 4's, then 5's, and so on. This activity will continue next week! 

Here are a few of the pictures:

     

Fourth Grade: We started a unit on geometry which will lead up to the origami cubes many have been waiting anxiously to make. We started by viewing a PowerPoint which summarized many of the concepts we'll be working on in the next several weeks. They were spot on with almost ALL of the vocabulary, wow! I posted different riddles around the room for them to solve. They walked around the room using the given vocabulary . . .they even found a mistake when we went over the answers, good for them! On the second day of math I chose to juggle two lessons. I felt it was important for those who missed the previous day(due to a presentation), so they did the above while I started the second group figuring area with decimal places. This is my biggest class by far and they did WONDERFULLY with so much going on.


Each week just gets better and better! We talk about the Lifelong Guidelines and Lifeskills which set the tone plus they know what to expect and get right to work. We're finding that we need to make the most of our time in here because it goes by quickly! They are anxious to learn and do as much as possible.


Have a Fantastic Weekend!

Mrs. Lutterman