Upcoming Excitement

Good evening everyone!!!  We are off to a great start this week.  As we look ahead, we have a lot of exciting things coming up.  We have started our Animal Unit PBL.  We read the book, If I Ran the Zoo  by Dr. Seuss.  The kids then thought of animals they would like to research.  Also, the students are creating their own imaginary animals that would be fun to find in a zoo.  WE will be learning about 6 different animal groups.  They will be working in teams to research a specific animal.  All of their research will be kept in their Science Field Journals.  As a culminating experience for the students, we will be visiting Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC.  I think the kids are excited about the unit and can't wait for our field trip!!!  I think I am just as excited!!!

Reminders: 

Picture money is due tomorrow

SLED checks for chaperoning the field trip have to be turned in and paid for by October 8th

Dress Like A Pirate Day

Today was such a fun day.  The students did a great job of dressing like pirates.

Lillian and Kaytlynn

  William with his black eye patch and gold teeth

 

                                               We even had a "Hook"

We also had a production performed for us entitled "the. Treasure Trove of Conservation Cove".

Be sure to ask your kids about what they learned concerning natural resources and how to save them.   They should also have a card telling you about how to receive a free energy conservation kit from Duke Power.  I have already registered to receive my kit!

Error!!!

I just wanted to apologize to our parents!!  I created a post on Sunday with pictures from last week.  I don't know what happened but I just realized that it didn't show up!!!  I will see what I can do to correct this ASAP :)
Mrs. McAbee

A Busy Week

Wow!  We had a wonderful but busy week this week.  Let me give you a quick glimpse of all that went on this past week....

Monday

   Monday was exciting due to the surprise I received in the mail...

I received this box from my "Santa" from Reddittgifts.com.  Inside I found...

I thought this was an awesome gift for our class to use.

Tuesday

We began to work on sequencing through looking at  beginning, middle, and end.  Students read Henry and Mudge and then filled out a graphic organizer.  They retold the story through telling just the most important parts of the BME.

The students were also able to become scientists.  They worked in groups to create Fireworks in a jar. 

Be sure to have your child tell you what we discovered about oil and water.

Wednesday through Friday

We had some VERY special visitors at OES.  I loved getting to meet the kids' grandparents.  

I can't WAIT to see what this week holds!!!

The Week Ahead

I can't believe we are already starting our fourth week of school!!!  This week will be a busy but exciting week.  Don't forget that Goodies with Grandparents is on Wednesday at 7:00.  I can't wait to meet all of the wonderful grandparents that will be attending.  Also, I will be sending signed papers home again on Tuesday.  This will allow you to see all of the graded work so far.  Normally, papers will come home every two weeks but I wanted you all to be able to see these first graded papers as soon as possible.  Below you will find a quick glimpse of the week ahead.

 

Math
We will continue learning about place value in math.  We will be looking at how place value can help us add and subtract either 10 or 100 mentally.
Reading
In reading, we will continue to study the works of Cynthia Rylant.  We will be reading Poppleton and Mr. Putter and Tabby.  We will be looking at the beginning, middle, and ending of a story and how a character develops throughout the story. 
Social Studies
In Social Studies, we will be looking at how to read a map.  The students are also looking at where they are located on a map.
Spelling
We are still working on short vowel sounds in spelling.  You should have received your child's spelling list on Friday.
Writing
In writing, we are continuing to look at staying on topic when we are writing.
Science
The scientific method continues to be our focus in science.  We are planning to put that process into practice with some exciting experiments this week.



I am looking forward to a great week!!

Picture Day

Don't forget that Picture Day is tomorrow!!!!

Tuesday, September 2

Today in math, the students were given a problem to solve.

  They were told to see what the question was asking and then use whatever tools necessary to solve the problem.

Students were given think time alone and then were allowed to work with a partner.  Below you will see some of their solutions.

Then we took all of their answers and we decided on a correct answer together.  Students had to talk in their groups explaining why/how they had solved the problem.  We looked at how to make sense of the problem together.