Happy New Year families! We are nearing our return to school on Monday (January 7th), so I thought I would send out the first blog of 2019. Before we get into what is coming up when we return (and some pictures from our Hanukkah celebration from the Friday before break) I wanted to share my New Year's motto with you...
I don't really do resolutions but I love a good motto, when I saw this I thought about how cool this was for my class. Everyday they walk in is a new day. A new day to learn something new, which is always my goal to teach them something new. A new day to make a new friend, to make someone smile. A new day to try something you've always wanted to do, to take a chance. A new day to make a mistake and learn or to master a concept. A new day to have a good day. Endless possibilities and a clean slate everyday. I love this! Welcome 2019! Here's what is in store for the beginning of our year...
Math: We will finish our unit on subtracting 7, 8, and 9 from a teen number.
ELA: Since we have had a couple of week off we will spend this week in Daily 5 boot camp. Each day we will review and practice one of the Daily 5 concepts- Read to Self, Work on Writing, Read to Someone, Word Work, and Listen to Reading. This is just an opportunity to remember and practice the procedures we have set in place to become better readers and writers. We will also be reading the story "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. Next week we will read her story "The Hat" and do a little story comparison.
Science: We will begin the new year reviewing and testing on the scientific method. After this we will begin our new unit on balance and motion.
Social Studies: The students will be joining Mrs. Ogg across the hall to begin their unit on maps, which will include learning about cardinal directions and map symbols.
Date to remember: That's right, just one for now. January is shaping up to be a relatively quiet month for the time being. Mark your calendars for Monday January 21st. School will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As the day gets closer we will be studying Dr. King, his life and his contributions to society, and why we have a day off in his honor.
Hanukkah Celebration: I know it feels like it's been a while, but thank you to everyone who contributed supplies to our Hanukkah celebration. Thank you to our parents who came in and helped make our delicious latkes. It was an unusually loud morning 😄, but it was because everyone was having so much fun playing the dreidel game. The laughter was contagious. Here are some pictures of our festive morning.
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