Saturday, December 24, 2011

Polar Express Day!

Merry Christmas! As I wait for my husband to get home from work & then Santa to come to our house, I thought I'd get our Polar Express Day photos up on the blog. :) Enjoy!

P.S. I also put these photos, plus all of the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas ones up on the photo share site. (Including the individual pictures of each kid.)











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Monday, December 19, 2011

'Twas the Night Before Christmas pictures

I didn't get to take too many because they didn't want us taking pictures during the program. But here are a few pictures... look how nice everyone looks!







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Monday Math- December 19, 2011

Gustavo has 25 baseball cards. Emma has 38 baseball cards. Jordana has 29 baseball cards. How many baseball cards do the three kids have altogether?

Show your work, write down your answer, and bring it back tomorrow! :)

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 16, 2011

Wow! It's almost Christmas! And that means the year is already half-over! I seriously can't believe that!

Here is the week in review...

Reading: We continued our main idea & threw in a little author's purpose. So now we are not only looking for what the story is about, but why the author wrote the story. It's pretty fun & the kids are really catching on more and more. We've also been regularly using Raz-Kids to help us with our reading and comprehension. Feel free to use it at home, too! The link is on the main page of the blog.

Math: I'm pretty sure the kids are tired of hearing me say, "Today in math we'll be practicing 2-digit addition." But you know what? They are almost all getting SO good at it! And 2-digit addition is a very important skill to be understanding, as we use it all the time. We'll continue our study on it even after Christmas break.

Spelling: We reviewed "bossy r" words this week. The kids are amazing & are even finding bossy r words on their friends' shirts!

Writing: We're working on making the characters in our stories creative. We read a few fun & creative read-alouds this week to help us understand creative characters- Dogzilla, Brave Charlotte, & Honk! The Story of a Prima Swanerina. We also practiced using quotation marks in our stories.

Science: This week we wrapped up our 2nd science unit on the Sun, Moon, and Stars. This unit went out with a bang because our Lego Education Magazine on the space shuttle fit perfectly with the unit!

Christmas Party: Thank you to everyone who has sent in treats for our party or who will be sending in treats. We are all very excited for our celebrations. I will be sending a letter with all of the details for our celebrations home in Monday folders.

Christmas Vacation: Don't forget that our last day of school is on Thursday, December 22nd. Have a WONDERFUL break & enjoy your families!

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Thursday Math? December 15, 2011

So is it obvious this week has been crazy busy before & after school? The kids really wanted Monday Math still this week, so here's the latest installment.

We are getting ready for Grandma's birthday party. Today we bought pretty paper for 56 cents and a bow for 35 cents so we can wrap her present.

How much did we spend in all? Show your work!

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Monday Math- December 5, 2011

Solve the following problems using base ten pieces.

100 + 52 =

60 + 18 =

73 + 19 =

54 + 32 =

Bring them back tomorrow for a prize from the prize bin!

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Monday Math: November 28, 2011

I am an odd number.  I have a 3 in the tens place.  I am less than 33.  What number am I?

PS Sorry it's late!  Luke wasn't feeling well after school so I hurried him home!  :)

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