September Update

We have been so busy!!!! Last Wednesday evening was Open House. It was a great turnout, and I was pleased to be able to meet so many families. The students made a cute invitation during the day and created a matching design on their desks by using pattern blocks. Parents had to match up the design on the invitations to the design on the desks to figure out which desk belonged to their child. It was fun to see families searching around the classroom for just the right one! The students were tour guides around the classroom and showed their parents everything we have going on.

Reading groups are up and running. The students enjoy Literacy Stations the most! At these centers, the students play games and activities that support our skills for the week. This week the students are using letter tiles to build words that have certain values. Below is a picture of Greg and Jordan giving it a try. The letter tiles are kind of like Scrabble tiles. At another center Bailey is using alphabet stamps to stamp out our Word Wall Words for the week.

We are learning about place value and the value of each digit within a number. We have been using number cards to play math games this week. Today we are heading down to the computer lab to use technology as a way to practice. This will be the first time taking our whole class to the lab so that should be . . . interesting.