See You in September...

The Super Month of September continues with lots of hard work by the students - mixed with fun as we learn!  We are practicing number concepts from 0 to 50 which includes so many aspects.  Not only are we counting forward from 0-50, but learning how to count backwards too! We are skip counting every day by 2's , 5's and 10's.  Parents can help at home by practicing these skip counting patterns with your child and being sure your child knows how to "read" numbers when they see them in isolation.  Students are also building models of numbers and beginning to talk about which numbers are greater than or less than other numbers.  Here is a picture of one of the "staircases" students built this week. 

 

 

Students also are loving using the Spelling City app to practice Spelling Words.  You can always find our current list on Spelling City by using the school zip code (76039) in the "search" box.  Lots of great games to practice our words and you can even print off lined sheets for your child to practice at home.  You can also access Spelling City from my web page on the Bear Creek website.

 

 

 

Another great learning experience from this past week was a visit by our school counselor, Ms. Martinez.  She led the students with a fun (and funny) lesson about using kind words with each other!

 

 

 



All week students practiced learning how to "Read to Someone".  This is a part of our "Daily 5" independent literacy routines.  Students learn how to sit (EEKK!) and how to ask for help (Coach or Time) and most important -- how to "listen" to the other person reading.  Students have the responsibility to retell in their own words  what they hear their partner read aloud.    We always practice the right way to "Read to Someone"... but one of their favorite things is to practice the "WRONG Way to "Read to Someone!"   Enter "Stage Right" please!  The actors and actresses come out and put on a hilarious performance!  Here is a video example of the "WRONG Way to "Read to Someone"... followed by  the "RIGHT Way to "Read to Someone"!!!

 

WRONG Way to "Read to Someone"

 

 

 

RIGHT Way  to "Read to Someone"

 

 

Hilarious and Wonderful!  Are we having fun or what?  And here are the sweet kiddos all Reading to Someone the "RIGHT WAY!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know about your child... but Ms. Simmons is EXHAUSTED!!  We are working hard.  Please share our classroom blog with family and friends from other cities, states & countries-- and encourage folks to "comment".  Every couple of weeks we visit the blog during class and the sudents LOVE reading your comments! It would be wonderful to have out-of-town comments so we can incorporate some geography and find those locations on our maps!!   A Special Thank You & SHOUT OUT  to Ms. Wooley and Mr. Johnson who are in a crazy race to see who comments first!  Can anyone beat them...?