Oct. 26 - Oct. 30
Happy Halloween!
ELA: We now have 3 published authors in our class! Kate, Ryan, and Erika have all completed their first books about their Halloween memories. Kate and Erika read their memoirs to our class, and Ryan will get his chance on Monday. Good job, guys!!
We read another Chris VanAllsburg book….this one called ‘The Sweetest Fig’. We then came up with character traits to describe Bibot (the main character.) The students thought he was wicked, evil, cruel, careless, and violent. Not such a nice guy….eh? The children then read on their own and wrote character traits of characters in their Reader’s Notebooks.
We also had the opportunity to listen to a local author read his published book at a school assembly. It made us feel even more proud of the books we are creating.
On Friday, we listened to not-so-scary stories from the book “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”. Ask your kids about ‘The Viper,’ ‘The Attic,’ and my personal favorite ‘Bloody Fingers.’ They are all a scream!
Math: We finished up Topic 2 with a test on Tuesday, and have already moved on to Topic 3. In this unit we will be working on subtracting with LOTS of borrowing, so the students need to brush up on those facts!! Be sure to practice at home!
Social Studies: The kids had a Social Studies Quiz on the landforms….you’ll get the results next week!
Science: The halls are more colorful now that our class has hung up our wonderful flower diagrams. Each child illustrated a flower and then labeled the part and function with a hidden flap. They look great!
Our classroom garden is in full bloom! The lima beans are about 7 inches tall, and the corn, peas, and holly hock have sprouted. We literally watch them grow throughout the day. It is fascinating.
We continue to check the lima bean plants that we are keeping in the closet. They are very tall, but yellow and sickly looking. We will keep a close watch on them!
The snack garden is slightly disappointing. So far only the sunflower and corn has sprouted, and nothing looks like it is in the works. L
The kids got to each plant their own seed this week, and most have already sprouted! The students are responsible for watering these plants themselves. They had lots of fun naming their plants. Some names
are very funny - like a corn plant named Cornelius!
Red Ribbon Week:
We finally met our buddy class!! We went into Miss Sullivan’s 1st grade class to help decorate our candy bags for the VIP parade. Our class was great at helping come up with anti-drug slogans.
The students wore some great hats on Tuesday!
On Wednesday, the students looked very patriotic in Red, White, and Blue.
On Thursday, it was great to see everyone supporting their favorite team.
Friday was VIP day! One of the most fun days of the year at Fishkill Elementary! The costumes were creative and fun. We saw everything from doctors and ninjas to kitties and Mario! The parade down Main Street was lots of fun. I was happy to hear lots of pleases and thank yous as we received candy from all the local shops. After the parade we had a school-wide snack on the black top. The kids got to have a cupcake and juice with their buddy before returning inside.
After special, our Room Moms threw us a great party! There was lots of yummy food…..
And plenty of fun games….
And of course…DANCING!
THANK YOU, MOMS!
What a wonderful week!
I hope everyone has a super fun and safe Halloween, and REMEMBER TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH AFTER ALL THAT CANDY!!!
-Mrs. Seablom