Last week we were SO lucky to have 2 special events. The first was a visit from author Salina Yoon. She did a fabulous presentation for the students, and it was so exciting to meet a real, live author!! We have several copies of her books in our classroom and the students can't seem to get enough of them. It's great to see kids get excited about literature- Salina clearly had a positive influence on our students.
The second special event was our trip to the Concord Youth Theatre to see Willy Wonka. What a great show! It was neat to see a live show with kids as actors. The best part of this theatre is that it's small- we filled the whole theatre with our 3 second grade classes! This means every seat was close to the stage and we all felt like we had a front row seat. If your child had a positive experience and you are interested in seeing other shows at Concord Youth Theatre, you can see what's up and coming by viewing their website: http://concordyouththeatre.org/
We have been working hard to finish up projects and writing assignments in preparation for parent-teacher conferences on Monday and Tuesday. The most exciting project we've been working on is our habitat dioramas. We will be using the dioramas as a performance assessment to show what we've learned about Plant and Animal Survival. This project will take the place of a written assessment that we've done in the past, and we are thrilled to see how the dioramas demonstrate what the students know!
For writing we have spent the last 2 weeks doing a fun turkey writing assignment where the children came up with an alternative to eating turkey for Thanksgiving. The turkey projects will be up for you to see when you come into the classroom. The children also had an opportunity to record themselves reading their turkey stories aloud. We created a QR code for each recording, so you will be able to hear your child's recording when you scan the code. I look forward to showing you this project next week. In addition, each child also wrote a personal narrative story about a time they had fun. I will be sharing these with you at conferences as well.
Our math lessons have been focused on subtraction strategies such as: counting back, counting up, subtracting 0 and 1, and using what we know about Doubles Facts to help us subtract. The kids also enjoyed playing 2 new games called Salute and Subtraction Top-It. Ask them about these games, as they are great games to play at home to practice their math facts! You can find the directions by logging onto your child’s Everyday Math Account. Their login information is in their Take Home Folders inside one of the plastic sleeves. Once you login, click on the Everyday Math book image to enter the site.
Thank you for all that have signed up for Parent-Teacher Conferences during the week of November 19th. I look forward to having the time to discuss your child's transition to second grade.
Please note that next week will be a short week for the children. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday for parent/teacher conferences, we will have a half day (afternoon only) on Tuesday, and Wednesday is also a half day (morning only). Our all-school Turkey Trot will take place on Wednesday around 10:00. If you are still interested in donating to this Robinson fundraiser, please click on this link. All funds go directly to Robinson students by helping to provide exciting enrichment and technology opportunities.
Upcoming Important Dates:
11/19- No School for Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/20- 2 Hour Delayed opening for Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/21- Early Release (12:20)
11/22 & 11/23- No School for the Thanksgiving Holiday
11/30- Grades Close for Term 1
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