Next week is STEAM Week!  Students, if you can tell me what STEAM stands for you'll get a surprise on Monday morning!!  Post a comment to this post, with your answer.  I cannot wait to share with you our exciting challenge for the week.  You all are going to love it!! Have a fantastic weekend!

April Fools!

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful April Fool's Day off!  Tomorrow we are back to work learning.  No, I'm not playing a trick on you!  You really have to come back to school tomorrow.  I cannot wait to see your bright, smiley faces!

Terra Nova's are Over!!!

     We all survived the week of testing!!  I'm so proud of the entire class and how hard they worked during the test.  As I was walking around, I noticed how they read the directions, took their time working on each problem, and checked their work after they completed each section.  I can truly say that they gave all they had all week long.  I look forward to seeing the results, sometime around May. 
     Now we resume normal operations!  The class told me yesterday that they were actually glad we were getting back to normal routine.  After a week of Read Across America activities and last week of testing, our schedules were turned around, so it will be nice to resume normalcy.
     Have a great weekend!

Read Across America!!

We just wrapped up Read Across America week and had a blast!!  My intention was to post pictures each day, but with all the activities, I did not get a chance to.  So, I've uploaded all of them below.  I did not upload the pictures from the 35,000 Minutes Read Assembly on Friday for security purposes.  There are children in the pictures that are not in my classroom.  Enjoy scrolling through them!!

Silly Hats and Stripes Day ("Cat in the Hat")

 

Pajama Day ("Dr. Seuss Sleep Book")

Crazy Socks ("Fox in Socks")

Misc Pictures from this week:

Happy Valentine's Day

We had so much fun sharing Valentine's today.  I love all the Valentine's Bags that were brought in.  Your child put a lot of thought and effort into creating a fun bag.  I regret that I did not take pictures of the bags.  I simply did  not get a chance to do it.  If you have any pictures of your child's bag, please email them to me, so I can post them here.  

We began our afternoon with using Conversation Hearts to write notes to Mom or Dad.  I've attached a few.  The class really enjoyed this.  Took them a few minutes to figure out what to say and to include the wording on the hearts, but once they thought it through, the letters came out perfectly!!  Hopefully you have enjoyed reading your "love" note today when your child came home.

To exchange bags, we sat in a circle and each child began with the bag they made and brought in.  I read the students a story about the "Right" family.  The "Right Family" left many times to prepare for their Valentine's Celebration.  Even their dog "Left" got involved.  After many rights and lefts, your child ended up with a bag from another student.  They opened their bag to find goodies inside.  After our bag swap, we exchanged Valentine's cards and then enjoyed goodies you sent in.  

To end our fun-filled, fantastic day, I surprised the class with a Block Party.  We ended our day dancing to Just Dance or having computer time.  It was a wild and crazy time in the classroom and we were all sad when dismissal time came. I took a few pictures to share with you.  

Have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Jump Rope for Heart!!

We had a very busy day today!!  Along with your Valentine's Celebration we had Jump Rope for Heart!  I'm so extremely proud of how hard each student worked today while jumping.  I jumped for about 30 minutes (off and on between taking pictures) and was completely exhausted.  It was a lot of fun and the class enjoyed every minute of it.  I've attached pictures of the students jumping.