The Green Meadow Gazette
January 12, 2012
Upcoming & Important Events:
· Friday, January 13th – Dismissal at 12:30
· Monday, January 16th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
· Tuesday, January 17th – Professional Day (no school)
· Friday, January 20th – Book orders due
Classroom News:
Aiden: This week we started reading Swindle. Swindle means to cheat, trick, steal, lie, rob, or backstab. I think I will like Swindle because it sounds devious.
Hannah: Lately in Spelling we are trying a new thing where you have a paper covered with blank squares. The blank squares are for us to write our spelling words letter by letter. After we are done, we cut the letters out and put them in order. Then we get a colored piece of paper and glue the letters on to make our spelling words. Last, we put the paper in the finished work bin.
Lindsey: Last week we read Time for Kids. Cara and I were partners. We only got to the 2nd page. It was two times the regular magazine size. It was about 2011.
Kyleigh: In Math, Ms. Little’s class practiced subtracting with two digit numbers. First, you start in the ones place. I would subtract if I could. If I can’t subtract then I regroup. You regroup from the tens place so you can solve the problem.
Samantha: In Writing Workshop Ms. Little taught us to show, not tell. We read A Weekend with Wendell and did a retell of it. Then we tried to retell it by playing it like a movie in our mind. I could picture it better when we tried to tell it like we were watching a movie in our mind.
Brianna: Last week in writing we wrote a sloppy copy about what we did over vacation and I wrote about Christmas. We wrote details and used sequencing words. Then we wrote our final copy as a paragraph.
James: Last week we received two postcards. One was from Oklahoma, and the other was from Rhode Island. Now we only have five states left.
Kyle: Sometimes we play multiplication around the world. The rules are that someone holds up a card that has a math problem on it. He or she shows it to two people and whoever answers it first moves on to another person. If someone beats his or her whole class in a row then that person gets a prize.
Robbi: Last Thursday we read A Weekend with Wendell and talked about character. The book was about how Wendell went to his friend Sophie’s house. When Sophie played with Wendell he was very rude because he kept telling Sophie what to do. Then, when they played firefighter, Sophie made the rules and after that no one cared who was what. At the end they were friends and Sophie wanted him to come back.
Kate: In Art we worked on book houses. They are books that we’re making into houses by writing rooms on sticky notes. Most people are on gluing their pages together.
Morgan: We read The Quiltmaker’s Gift. It was about a king who wanted a quilt, but the lady who made the quilts said he had to be poor in order to get a quilt. He had to give away all his belongings. The lesson was to not be greedy and not have two birthdays in a year.
Dorinda: At the beginning of each month we make a calendar. We write down the dates in that month, the days of the week, and the month’s name, like January. I like doing our calendars. We do it to learn more about people.
Thomas: Yesterday we learned to regroup three digit numbers. It was a lot of fun playing the math game. You roll the dice to make your numbers and if you regroup you get a point. If you don’t regroup then you don’t get a point.
Graham: Last week in Science we watched Brainpop. It was about matter. I learned that people are made out of liquids, solids, and gases, but I’m not sure about plasma.
Alonso: Last week we finished listening to the BFG. It was a fascinating book. I liked the author’s work. It really sucked me in!
Rory: Last week we filled our marble jar so we celebrated. Ms Little chose this time because we take turns. She chose that we would watch a movie, so we voted on which one. We all voted to watch The Muppet Show 3.
Joseph: In Spelling we are making cards. We write our spelling words on the cards. Then we do this: put them in ABC (alphabetical) order, practice spelling words with a partner, or write every spelling word three times.
Cara: We had 1st grade reading buddies! We read a couple of books. We only see them every other week. When we were all lined up the teachers said that we would have different buddies next time. I liked my first grade buddy but I can’t wait to find my new one!
David: In Music we played our recorders and we played games. We practiced Hot Cross Buns. It goes B-A-G. B-A-G and then G-G-G-G-A-A-A-A, B-A-G.
Hunter: Last week we went to Library. We listened to idiom stories and we got to check out a book. The book I checked out was about sign language. And then we left.
Vinny: In Gym we did stations. They were balance stations because we did gymnastics. We did the donkey kick at one of the stations.
Reese: Yesterday in Phonics we started to work on long u words. For example, unicorn is a long u word because you can hear the u in the word. We read by ourselves or with a partner and looked for long u words in our books. Then we wrote lots of long u words down. I thought it was fun!
Henry: Yesterday the teacher gave me, Samantha, Brianna, and Rory cards. Each card had a quality on it. We had to act the quality out to help us learn about character. She called on me first but I could not think of anything so she gave me a second to think by calling someone else. Then she picked Rory. He was on the ground wailing, complaining, asking for popcorn, and acting like he was watching TV. His character’s quality was lazy. Brianna’s quality was mean. Samantha’s quality was silly. When it was my turn, I asked for Alonso’s help. He dropped a dictionary and I helped him by picking it up. My quality was kind.
Ms. Little: Thank you for contributing so many useful items to our classroom supply at the beginning of the year. We are running low on disinfecting wipes and extra snacks (goldfish, pretzels, etc.). Any donations would be greatly appreciated! Have a great weekend. J
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