Miss Ahrens' Class: October 2013

Sharing /W/

Destiny and Hunter were chosen to take the Letter of the Week containers home this week.

They will fill the container with something special to share with the class on Friday. We can't wait to see what they bring :-)

How Many Words Begin with /W/?

The students had a much easier time with /W/ than with /K/, last week. They came up with 73 words ranging from we to windshield.

Hats off to....

We have a new kindergarten reader!

Anthony H. completed the first level of Word Wall Words and started to read! He was thrilled to read one-on-one with me and he received a brag tag to commemorate the occasion!

In addition, Anthony H. finished the addition section on XtraMath. He completed each basic addition problem in 3 seconds or less.

Great Job, Anthony H.!

/W/ is for Wolf

Angelina, Domiyan, and Destiny

Anthony H., Justin, and Hunter

Jessica and Anthony I.

Announcement!

First Grade Mathematics Test

Friday, November 1, 2013

Our Crop

We had just enough pods and beans to share around the classroom. The students eagerly ate our crop.

Sharing the Letter /K/

Andrew was absent on Friday so we waited to share until this morning.

Sirius and Andrew both brought back the Letter of the Week containers and SURPRISE..

...Andrew brought in a stuffed Hershey Kiss and an adorable kitten.

...Sirius brought in a set of keys. (I hope nobody was searching for those keys at home.)

Boo!

Angelina, Anthony H., and Justin

Domiyan, Jessica, and Megan

Destiny, Sirius, and Anthony I.

If You're a Ghost

Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're a ghost and you know it,

Just say "BOO!"

If you're a ghost and you know it,

Just say "BOO!"

If you're a ghost and you know it,

And you really want to show it,

If you're a ghost and you know it,

Just say "BOO!"

/Kk/ Can Be Silent

We thought of /Kk/ words this morning. We talked a lot about the silent /Kk/.

100-Chart Jack-O-Lanterns

Anthony I., Jessica, and Andrew

Justin, Anthony H., and Sirius

Angelina, Hunter, and Destiny

Week 10 Poetry

Here We Go Round The Letter K
Tune: Mulberry Bush

Here we go round the letter K,
the letter K, the letter K.
Here we go round the letter K,
while we're here in school.

This is the way we like to kick...
This is the way to be kangaroos...
This is the way we turn our keys...

If You're a Ghost

Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're a ghost and you know it,
Just say "BOO!"
If you're a ghost and you know it,
Just say "BOO!"

If you're a ghost and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're a ghost and you know it,
Just say "BOO!"

Happy Box Friday!

The following students earned Happy Box!

Angelina

Anthony H.

Destiny

Domiyan

Jessica

Justin

Megan

Angelina, Anthony H., Destiny, Domiyan, Jessica, and Justin received two picks because they earned purple every day this week.

Congratulations!

Sharing the Letter /Jj/

Domiyan and Justin both brought back the Letter of the Week containers and SURPRISE.....

...Domiyan brought in Jack (and Sally) from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

And Justin shared a couple jazzy jets.

Jack-O-Lantern, Jack-O-Lantern!

/Jj/

Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern,

You are such a funny sight.

As you sit there by the window,

Looking out into the night.

You were once a sturdy pumpkin,

Growing on a curly vine.

Now you are a Jack-o-lantern,

See your night lights shine.

Anthony H., Justin, Jessica, and Angelina

Anthony I., Domiyan, Andrew, and Megan

What Starts with /Jj/?

It took longer than usual and I needed to give more hints than usual but we made it to 60 words! /Jj/ is difficult.

After jam, jelly, Jessica, Justin, jack-o-lantern, and some other fairly common words; it was a lengthy process to get 60 :-)

Sharing /Jj/

Domiyan and Justin were chosen to take the Letter of the Week containers home this week. They will fill the container with something special to share with the class on Friday.

We can't wait to see what they bring :-)

Project Wednesday!

We started a project today and will finish it on Friday. Here are the pictures of the students gluing sticks together.

Congratulations, Andrew!

Andrew had a fantastic day! He has had a rough few weeks but with the support of his mother; Andrew is coming around!

Andrew is thrilled with his new found success!

Reminder

Week 9 Poetry

/Jj/

Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern,

You are such a funny sight.

As you sit there by the window,

Looking out into the night.

You were once a sturdy pumpkin,

growing on a curly vine.

Now you are a Jack-o-lantern,

See your night lights shine.

Pumpkin

Pumpkin pumpkin big and round,

I'm glad you grow upon the ground.

I'm glad you don't grow in a tree

For then you might fall down on me.

Happy Box Friday!

The following students earned Happy Box!

Angelina

Anthony I.

Anthony H.

Destiny

Jessica

Justin

Megan

Sirius

Angelina, Anthony I., Destiny, and Justin received two picks because they earned purple every day this week.

Congratulations!

Sharing /Pp/

Jessica and Angelina both brought back the Letter of the Week containers and SURPRISE.....

...Jessica brought in a pretty, black and white panda, reminding all the students of the adorable p icture, they saw yesterday, of baby pandas in a nursery.

Angelina shared her plush, stuff puppy.

/Pp/ is for Pink Perky Pigs

To continue our study of the letter /Pp/, students made pigs. The students' small motor skills are growing each time we do a cutting project. We are still working on how much glue to put on the paper though. :-)