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The Green Meadow Gazette
September 15, 2011
Upcoming & Important Events:
· Friday, September 16th – Dismissal at 12:30
· Thursday, September 22nd – Curriculum Night 6:30 – 8:00
· Friday, September 23rd – Dismissal at 12:30
Classroom News:
Brianna: In our class we have a marble jar. Our teacher counts down from five when she tries to get our attention. Say she gets to three and we’re all quiet, she would put three marbles in the jar. When we fill up the marble jar we get to vote on what we do to celebrate.
Aiden: Yesterday we read How I Spent My Summer Vacation. It was about a boy named Wallace who was going to his aunt’s house but cowboys asked them to help him because they needed another cowboy. It was a good book because Wallace got to ride a horse.
Kyleigh: Last week we played a game called “Stand Up, Sit Down.” It’s when a person says something like, “Stand up if you like summer.” If you like summer, then you would stand up. Then the person says sit down.
Robbi: Every day when we come in to the classroom, the Smartboard has an idiom of the day written on it that’s part of the morning message. For example, “Ants in your pants” is an idiom. It means you can’t keep yourself still.
Lindsey: During the first week of school we read a story called Chrysanthemum. It told us that it’s not nice to tease people if they have a funny name. Then we made our own license plates with our names and decorated them.
Graham: We started to use our Reading Response Journals to write after we read. We wrote a retell of the first chapter of Fox in Love. After we read the second chapter, we wrote a prediction.
Alonso: Last week in Math we lined up by birthday order but we could not talk. In the end we got it right. We also learned about ordinal numbers like first, second, and third.
Rory: Last week we wrote about our hopes and dreams. A dream is what you want to be when you grow up. For example, when I grow up I want to be a famous dancer.
Kyle: In class we interviewed each other. Then we introduced who we interviewed to the whole class. I asked a lot of questions and then my partner asked me a lot of questions.
Alexander: Last week we wrote acrostic poems about our names. The word acrostic means the word goes down the side, and the words that describe what you’re writing about go across, starting with each letter of the word. We all loved the poems.
Cara: We are doing the Pledge of Allegiance this week over the loudspeaker. We all did a very nice job. We all got flag stickers. Not everybody has had a turn yet but I am guessing they are going to like it.
Dorinda: Mrs. Dankner read us a book called A Fine, Fine School with a fine principal. The principal wanted school every day, even on the weekends and holidays.
Kate: We made our classroom rules together. We also made hands and put them on the wall around the rule poster. You needed to write your name on your hand so you could see it and then you could decorate it.
Morgan: We drew our own self-portraits. We had to draw our face on the paper, then color it in and make a background with colored pencil. There is a bulletin board in our classroom with our self-portraits on it.
Hunter: Last week we started doing D.E.A.R. It stands for Drop Everything and Read. During D.E.A.R time we can read on the floor or stay at our desks.
Samantha: We are working on Me Books. Me Books are books about us. We write and draw in them about ourselves.
Hannah: When school started, summer objects was the first homework. People took turns bringing in objects from their summer. It was a way for us to know more about each other. We brought in rocks, shells, photos, and postcards.
Vinny: Every morning we have morning work to do when we come in to the classroom. Morning work is work that we write. It is usually math problems.
Reese: In class this week we played Math Around the World. Around the World is when we go around the class and Ms. Little shows a math flash card. If someone makes it around the world (to each student) they win a prize. We have no idea what the prize is yet.
James: In Math we played a place value game with blocks. We used flats, rods, and units. I liked it because I like blocks.
Daniel: Our class has been listening to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It is about a little boy who is trying to find a golden ticket. I like it because it is a fun book.
Henry: Two weeks ago we made a calendar for September. We had to write the names of the days of the week, the number of each day, and what we’re going to do in the month of September. I liked it because I liked to decorate it.
Thomas: In Math we played dice games with a partner. We rolled the dice, added the numbers up, and then put a cube on that number on the game board. I thought it was easy.
David: Our class had Writing Workshop yesterday. In Writing Workshop, you write about people you have been with and moments you’ve had. I like Writing Workshop because you write about family and friends.
Joseph: Yesterday in Library we listened to Mrs. Patino read a book about Greek Myths. Then some of us checked out new books. I liked checking out books.
Ms. Little: Our class had a busy and productive week! We hope to write and send our class newsletter home once a week. Please read it carefully to find out what has been going on in our classroom. Have a great weekend! J
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