Happy Read Across America Day!

WOW! What a great day we had at our READ-A-THON. We read many different kinds of books. Had people read to us, and even listened to stories online. We read under tables and blankets, to ourselves and with buddies. Overall it was a fabulous day and we got to really ENJOY reading.

Seuss-tastic Fun

We did an activity today to get us ready and excited for our READ-A-THON tomorrow!

We watched a Brain Pop Jr. video on Dr. Seuss and made Seuss Juice (half lemon-lime juice and half fruit punch). The kids wrote a "How-to Make Seuss Juice" and followed it up by exploring it with their 5 senses. As they worked we also worked a little Seuss magic with a great Apple App called Seuss Camera.

Addition Strategies

We are brushing up on our addition strategies. Earlier in the year, our focus was on the meaning of addition and the parts of an addition sentence. Now that we are towards the end of the year our focus shifts to harder complex problems, as well as automaticity with simple addition facts. Here are a few strategies we are using this week.


Doubles:

 


Touch Math:

Adding 3 and 4 numbers:

Read Across America READ-A-THON

Just a reminder that Friday is our READ-A-THON!

It's no trouble for me to add doubles!

We are learning addition strategies this week. We are learning our doubles facts to help solve other addition problems, as well as how to make ten to solve a problem. Another strategy we started last week was Touch Math. This is a great way to add kinesthetically. Ask your child to show you the touch points for the number 1-9.

Here are two songs we are using this week. Be forewarned.... they WILL stick in your head!

Also, here is a game we are playing in math centers this week. Feel free to print it out and play it at home. All you need is a dice and a few markers. 

Two ways you can help our school...

We have 2 fundraisers going on right now that are both super easy ways to the raise money for Glenwood.

The first is the eRecycling drive:

This is a great opportunity to turn in those old cell phones you have laying around, empty printer cartridges, old digital cameras, or any other old electronics laying around the house. 

The second fundraiser is Change for the Playground: 

Any spare change you find around the house, send our way! The PTA is fundraising to build a new playground. We hope to raise $30,000 over the next 10 months. 

Thank you always for the continued support!

Science with Ms. Massengale

Our Science unit this quarter is about properties. The students learn to sort items in different ways and also explore how solids and liquids change properties. Ms. Massengale came today to teach us about birds and their properties. We learned some different types and features of birds we can see in our backyard. We listened to their calls and even colored some pictures. You can find all the fun facts at this website. 

After all that we went outside to see if we could spot any birds. It was a great lesson and a lot of fun! 

A Week in Review

After an exciting start with Valentine's Day we finished the week strong. Here are some photos to highlight events of the week. Enjoy the long weekend. See everyone on Tuesday!

Happy Valentine's Day

We had a very busy day. This morning we had Jump Rope for Heart. The kids spent 45 minutes running and jumping. They had a blast! This afternoon we watched a Charlie Brown Valentine while students passed out their cards and candy. To end the day we played some Minute to Win it Games. It was a great day filled with lots of laughter and love.