I am so excited that the rain is gone for a while. I know we need it but it makes recess miserable-at least for the teachers. The kids don't seem to mind.
Thank you to all of you who donated candy for Saturday Live. I had the privilege of working the 10-11am shift. It was great to see how much fun the kids were having and the weather even cooperated.
We have a full week ahead of us. In math, we will continue to work on addition strategies. We have learned about the commutative property 4+6=10 so 6+4=10, counting on, number line, and doubles. This week we will learn about doubles +1, and ways to make 10. We spend a lot of time on ways to make 10.
In reading, we will talking about "What is it like where you live?" We will ready about city and country living. Our focus will be on words that have the short i sound as in insect and reading strategies that help them decode words.
In writing, the kids will write a sample opinion paper. This is just so I can see where they are at in their writing abilities. We will talk about revising, editing, and how to choose a piece to publish.
I will not be here Thursday and Friday. My son is a senior golfer at Skyview and will be competing in the state tournament. This is my last chance to see him play high school golf. When people say to enjoy your kids because they grow up too fast, its true. Enjoy the littles!
Hope you all have a great week!
Wendy Martin
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Spelling Test this week!
Thank you to all who came to Parent Orientation. For those of you who were unable to attend I have posted the slideshow on the blog. Click on the four arrow icon to make it full screen. If you have any questions feel free to call or email me.
We have noon dismissal on Thursday, September 22.
Saturday Live is this Saturday. Thank you to those who donated candy for our booth. PTA is still looking for volunteers to help with the Candy Shack. You can sign up to volunteer on the PTA blog, http://bitterrootpta.weebly.com/.
The PTA coupon book fundraiser has ended. If you have not returned your child's envelope please do so ASAP.
First graders will have a hearing screening on Monday.
Mrs. Neese, the school counselor, will be teaching us about whole body listening on Wednesday.
This week is super exciting...we start reading groups! I love teaching reading groups! We will be working on visualizing as we read and decoding short a words.
In writing, we will be learning about parts of a sentence and writing words we know. The students will also write a informational and opinion paper sample.
The spelling rule for the week and the spelling words can be found on the right hand side of the blog. We will be having weekly spelling tests on Fridays. You can practice on the Spelling City link on my blog. You can also visit this site for fun ways to help your child with spelling.
http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/10/75-fun-ways-to-practice-and-learn.html.
Also, be sure to have your kiddo practice the high-frequency words. There could be one or two for bonus points!
We are continuing to work on addition strategies in math. This week we will learn how to use the greater number to count on. We will also use the number line to add.
Have a wonderful week!
We have noon dismissal on Thursday, September 22.
Saturday Live is this Saturday. Thank you to those who donated candy for our booth. PTA is still looking for volunteers to help with the Candy Shack. You can sign up to volunteer on the PTA blog, http://bitterrootpta.weebly.com/.
The PTA coupon book fundraiser has ended. If you have not returned your child's envelope please do so ASAP.
First graders will have a hearing screening on Monday.
Mrs. Neese, the school counselor, will be teaching us about whole body listening on Wednesday.
This week is super exciting...we start reading groups! I love teaching reading groups! We will be working on visualizing as we read and decoding short a words.
In writing, we will be learning about parts of a sentence and writing words we know. The students will also write a informational and opinion paper sample.
The spelling rule for the week and the spelling words can be found on the right hand side of the blog. We will be having weekly spelling tests on Fridays. You can practice on the Spelling City link on my blog. You can also visit this site for fun ways to help your child with spelling.
http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/10/75-fun-ways-to-practice-and-learn.html.
Also, be sure to have your kiddo practice the high-frequency words. There could be one or two for bonus points!
We are continuing to work on addition strategies in math. This week we will learn how to use the greater number to count on. We will also use the number line to add.
Have a wonderful week!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a fun weekend and are enjoying this nice weather! Monday is supposed to be cold and rainy-48 degrees is the high. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. We had lots of cold kids at recess on Friday. I admit I was not dressed appropriately for the weather on Friday and was cold at recess...lesson learned! Weather in Montana can change quickly. It never hurts to keep a sweatshirt in your child's backpack.
Traffic is going to be a bit crazy and most likely backed up at the Wicks and Bench intersection in the upcoming weeks. Here is the email we received from Knife River about the construction...
I wanted to give you a heads-up on our plans to start reconstruction of the Bench/Wicks intersection itself. We’ll probably drop in there about Wednesday next week (9/14) and begin asphalt removal, then storm drain, excavation, gravel, concrete, paving, etc. We have a traffic control plan that allows traffic to still flow between the Wicks intersection and the two schools to the north on Bench. We plan to build the intersection a quarter at a time, utilizing flaggers to help traffic get through the intersection. We do have to turn off the traffic signals there and so the intersection will be a four-way stop. As you can imagine, this may result in some long back-up lines at particular times of the day since a four-way stop doesn’t flow traffic as well as signals. It will probably take us 3-4 weeks to get the intersection back to normal.
PTA is in need of candy donations (that won't melt) and volunteers for Saturday Live.
If you have not had a chance to walk through Medicine Crow Middle School you now have a chance.They are having an open house on Sept. 12 from 6-8pm. It is beautiful!
We are having an issue of kids bringing toys to school. This causes a distraction and lots of tears if the toys go missing. Please make sure your child is not bringing any toys to school.
Poetry binders came home on Friday. After your child has read the poem or passage to you, sign somewhere on the page to let me know they read it, and send it back to school on Monday. If your child brings their binder back on Monday and it is signed they will get a sticker to decorate the front of their binder. If they bring it after Monday they will not get a sticker.
Did you remember to return your child's green folder?
Open house is Tuesday, September 13 from 6-7pm. This is a time that I can share with you how our classroom is ran and some of the expectations. You can also ask any questions you might have. We ask that you leave your kids at home. I have lots of important information and do not want anyone to miss out.
We were able to get through the reading portion of the FastBridge assessments last week. This week we will work on the math portion. As much as I dislike having to test like this, it does provide excellent information and data that allows me to form lessons and instruction that best suits each student's needs.
This is also our last week of review of letter sounds and high-frequency words in Wonders. Next week we dive into the Wonders program and will start reading groups! I love reading groups!
In writing we will be working on our first writing samples. The students will write a personal narrative (a story that has happened to them), an opinion piece, and an informational piece.
Since we are assessing math we will not be starting anything new this week. We will continue to work on the skills we learned last week.
Have a great week!
Traffic is going to be a bit crazy and most likely backed up at the Wicks and Bench intersection in the upcoming weeks. Here is the email we received from Knife River about the construction...
I wanted to give you a heads-up on our plans to start reconstruction of the Bench/Wicks intersection itself. We’ll probably drop in there about Wednesday next week (9/14) and begin asphalt removal, then storm drain, excavation, gravel, concrete, paving, etc. We have a traffic control plan that allows traffic to still flow between the Wicks intersection and the two schools to the north on Bench. We plan to build the intersection a quarter at a time, utilizing flaggers to help traffic get through the intersection. We do have to turn off the traffic signals there and so the intersection will be a four-way stop. As you can imagine, this may result in some long back-up lines at particular times of the day since a four-way stop doesn’t flow traffic as well as signals. It will probably take us 3-4 weeks to get the intersection back to normal.
PTA is in need of candy donations (that won't melt) and volunteers for Saturday Live.
If you have not had a chance to walk through Medicine Crow Middle School you now have a chance.They are having an open house on Sept. 12 from 6-8pm. It is beautiful!
We are having an issue of kids bringing toys to school. This causes a distraction and lots of tears if the toys go missing. Please make sure your child is not bringing any toys to school.
Poetry binders came home on Friday. After your child has read the poem or passage to you, sign somewhere on the page to let me know they read it, and send it back to school on Monday. If your child brings their binder back on Monday and it is signed they will get a sticker to decorate the front of their binder. If they bring it after Monday they will not get a sticker.
Did you remember to return your child's green folder?
Open house is Tuesday, September 13 from 6-7pm. This is a time that I can share with you how our classroom is ran and some of the expectations. You can also ask any questions you might have. We ask that you leave your kids at home. I have lots of important information and do not want anyone to miss out.
We were able to get through the reading portion of the FastBridge assessments last week. This week we will work on the math portion. As much as I dislike having to test like this, it does provide excellent information and data that allows me to form lessons and instruction that best suits each student's needs.
This is also our last week of review of letter sounds and high-frequency words in Wonders. Next week we dive into the Wonders program and will start reading groups! I love reading groups!
In writing we will be working on our first writing samples. The students will write a personal narrative (a story that has happened to them), an opinion piece, and an informational piece.
Since we are assessing math we will not be starting anything new this week. We will continue to work on the skills we learned last week.
Have a great week!
Monday, September 5, 2016
Welcome Back
I hope you were able to enjoy your extra day off.
Just a few reminders...
Poetry binders came home on Friday. Instructions are on the first page. Please bring them back every Monday morning.
Look for your child's green take home folder on Wednesday. Please return by Friday. Thanks!
If you have not returned your beginning of the year paperwork please do so.
PTA clothing order forms are due Friday, October 7. The shirts look awesome this year!
The PTA fundraiser has started. This is a great way to earn money for our school.
Book orders are due Friday, September 16.
This is another busy, busy, busy week.
We will begin our Fast Bridge Assessments this week. We will start with the reading assessments and hopefully be able to start math next week. All of the assessments are done one on one and it takes awhile to get through them all. The students will be assessed on nonsense words, sight words, sentence reading, and word segmenting. They will also complete the adaptive reading assessment. I am not quite sure what that one is like. It was not required last year so we will see what it is like!
We will finish up learning reading strategies this week-Lips the fish, Chunky monkey, Tryin Lion, etc. These strategies help you child figure out a word they are trying to read. We will also be learning about parts of a book.
This week in math we will continue to be working on number recognition and addition strategies. We will also learn about the commutative property. 6+4=10 so 4+6=10
We started writer's workshop last week. This week our focus will be on why writers write, where to get ideas, and how writer's workshop is conducted.
Have a fabulous week!
Just a few reminders...
Poetry binders came home on Friday. Instructions are on the first page. Please bring them back every Monday morning.
Look for your child's green take home folder on Wednesday. Please return by Friday. Thanks!
If you have not returned your beginning of the year paperwork please do so.
PTA clothing order forms are due Friday, October 7. The shirts look awesome this year!
The PTA fundraiser has started. This is a great way to earn money for our school.
Book orders are due Friday, September 16.
This is another busy, busy, busy week.
We will begin our Fast Bridge Assessments this week. We will start with the reading assessments and hopefully be able to start math next week. All of the assessments are done one on one and it takes awhile to get through them all. The students will be assessed on nonsense words, sight words, sentence reading, and word segmenting. They will also complete the adaptive reading assessment. I am not quite sure what that one is like. It was not required last year so we will see what it is like!
We will finish up learning reading strategies this week-Lips the fish, Chunky monkey, Tryin Lion, etc. These strategies help you child figure out a word they are trying to read. We will also be learning about parts of a book.
This week in math we will continue to be working on number recognition and addition strategies. We will also learn about the commutative property. 6+4=10 so 4+6=10
We started writer's workshop last week. This week our focus will be on why writers write, where to get ideas, and how writer's workshop is conducted.
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