Mrs. Frizzle and Friends

NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 1st!

No school this Friday, November 1st! 

Long Parent Teacher Conferences 10/28 and 10/30

Long Parent Teacher Conferences are today, Monday, October 28th and Wednesday, October 30th. The conferences are usually about 15 minutes long. Forgot your time? No problem, just let me know. 

See you soon! 

Lindbergh's Truman Middle School ELL Authors

Truman Middle School ELL Students are authors! They have been writing childrens' books. The Truman ELL students read their books to us, via FaceTime. We projected FaceTime on our big, white screen. 

We got to see Claudio's sister, Ximena. We also got see Aela and Amael's sister, Jessica. 

What fun!! Wow, are we lucky! 

Pumpkin Life Cycle Lesson

Today, we talked about how a pumpkin grows. We studied the steps using a Flipchart. We watched a short movie on a pumpkin's life cycle. We learned about seeds, sprouts, vines, flowers, green pumpkins and orange pumpkins. 

We colored the steps a pumpkin takes to grow into an orange pumpkin. Then, we cut out and glued the steps to our Pumpkin Lifecycle Sheet. Look at all those vocabulary words!!

We used these pictures to help us "Put First Things First" as we worked on our Pumpkin Lifecycle Sheet. 

If we needed some reminders about which step came next, we went back to look at the Flipchart! Wow, we are such proactive learners!!! 

At home, ask us to tell you how a pumpkin grows! We are working on using our transition words to help us explain steps (first, second, third, next, then, last). 

Updates

Kindergarten nap blankets went home on Friday! 

Your child's Bag of Books went home on Friday! These books can stay at home! We will make more small books to read! Happy Reading! 

This Week is Red Ribbon Week!!!!

This week we celebrate being DRUG Free!! 

Here are the week's Drug Free Activites:

Monday = Sock It To Drugs (wear crazy, unmatching socks)

Tuesday = Give Drugs the Slip (bring slippers to wear)

Wednesday = Put a Cap on Drugs (wear a hat)

Thursday = Turn Your Back on Drugs (backwards shirt)

Friday = Red day (wear red)

Night Centers

We have had so much fun learning about nighttime and daytime. We learned so many cool things! We learned that many animals play at night. That means they are nocturnal. Ask your child to tell you about a nocturnal animal. 

Emma and Filip are making counting books about bats. 

Aela and Stella are doing a Flipchart over nocturnal animals. 

Jada is making predictions about whether an animal is nocturnal (plays at night) or diurnal (plays during the day). She then checks to see if her predictions were correct. 

Amael and Kayan are writing books about nocturnal animals. 

Next week, we will learn all about PUMPKINS! 

Tomorrow is Early Dismissal at 11:50 am

I can't wait to see all the crazy hairstyles tomorrow! My Kindergarten friends will stay with me until 11:50 am. Please email me if your child will be doing anything different for dismissal. Thank you! 

Tomorrow is PJ Day for Night Week

Mrs. Fink and Mrs. Roberts are having a PJ (pajama) Day tomorrow. Mrs. Roberts' friends can bring a flashlight, if they have one. 

The students will do some fun Night activities. 

First Grade Writers

My first graders are writing books on topics they choose. 

Sam is writing a book about Lamborghinis. He has researched that a Lamborghini's doors open different from other cars. 

Alex is writing a book about James Bond. Alex is adding details to his sentences. He is writing about James Bond being a 007 agent. 

Half Day Dismissal: October 18th

I can't wait to see all the crazy hairstyles on Early Release Day, October 18th. My Kindergarten friends will stay with me until 11:50 am. Please talk with your child about what they will be doing for dismissal. 

Farms Centers

Emma and Amael are making farm books. These books will go in their Bag go Books; so they can read them later. 

Aela and Jada are listening to books on the IPad. 

Filip and Kayan are writing I can see farm or fall books. These books will also go in their Bag of Books. 

Claudio and Stella are using the Interactive White Board to do math. They use the pens to put the correct number of animals under the barn. One partner places the correct number of farm animals under the barn. The other person is the checker. They switch roles every time. 

We are having a great time learning about farms! 

Parent Teacher Conference: Sign Up Genius

   First quarter is almost over! Wow!  Parent Teacher Conferences will be in the evening on October 28th and October 30th. Your teacher has probably already sent out an email inviting you to schedule your child's conference using Sign Up Genius. Sign Up Genius is a website that can be used to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences. This can be difficult. If you need any help with this, just let me know. I am happy to help!! 

Have a great day! 

Bag of Books

Your child is bringing home a Bag of Books. They have worked very hard to make these books! You can read them over the weekend. Please send them back to school on Monday. We will send all the books home at the end of First Quarter (October 18th).