Ms. Kaley's Classroom Room 24

Hello Everyone!

Week 3 and 4:

Everything went well while I was away.  Your child worked on a Zoology project while I was away.  If you came across an animal report, brochure, or 3D paper plate animal creation, could you send that back to school, please.  Some kiddos took theirs home by mistake.  I would like to save those first projects as a portfolio piece.

When I returned on Wednesday, I started easing the students into their work charts.  They were SO excited.  I have been going over with them that I want them to take their time on what they are working on, so there is NO set number of works to accomplish in the morning.  This helps Ms. Emilee and I pin point those who are making individual work choices and who might need extra help in making choices.  So far, everyone has enjoyed that.  For instance, those who have been with me and just have been dying to get back into their math works, got that chance and did a page and a half of dynamic multiplication problems with the checkerboard work.  Remember, I have worked extra time in the afternoons to have students work more on their work charts in the afternoon.

I am diligently working on seeing where kids are.  The reading specialists at our school have done DIBELS (a fluency reading test) with the whole school.  Ms. Emilee has done the UURC (reading level/comprehension test) with our new students.  We just have 1 more to do.  I was able to put together reading groups.  They will start this coming week.  You lovely parents who want to help with reading, as soon as normalization is over, you will be beckoned!

I am also finishing up a Math test with 1st graders.  This week, Ms. Emilee and I will get 2nd and 3rd graders tested.

In level lessons this week:

Level 1s: Easy CBM Math testing (Algebraic Operations and Geometry)

Level 2s: Alphabetizing introduction and 3 letter words

Cultural: Geography

Level 1s: Where is Earth and what is a Globe?, Longitude & Latitude, Zones of the Earth

Level 2s: Parts of the Earth

Level 3s: Size of the Sun, Parts of the Sun, Day & Night

Science: Scientific Method foldable

Volunteer Opp:

I have a HUGE stack of lamination.  They are works for the pink, blue, and green reading series.  Our junior high mentor, Brannock, and some of our students have been helping Ms. Emilee and I cut them out.  If anyone would like to cut some out for me, I will send a little stack home.  I do need them cut as soon as possible, so I can’t start sorting them and have our beginning readers get on those works.  Please email me if you would like to help!

As soon as normalization is over (Oct. 1) I would love to have a parent come in to copy some sight words and printable take home books for those students who need to work on reading.  I’m thinking this would be person(s) who can come in on certain Fridays and put them together for those children.  Email me if that sounds like you would like to do.  I’m thinking this will be a bi-weekly job, so students have a few things to work on.

Lunch Time:

I get a lot of students who need spoons, forks, and sometimes, knives in order to eat their lunch.  Please pack your child the utensil needed to eat their lunch, as we don’t always have those items.

Ramen Noodles, EasyMac, lunches that require 3:00+ mins to heat up, take awhile to cook.  Your child may have to wait awhile to heat their lunch up, and then when they do, it takes awhile to cook and then cool down in order to eat.  By the time they start eating, lunch is almost over.  Lunch is 30 mins.  I know a lot of you tell your children to eat all their lunch, but sometimes they just can’t because of heating up their food.  If those items can be cooked at home and then put in tupperware, it makes heating up and eating more successful.  If your child comes home with most of their lunch, they either didn’t like that item, were taking too much at lunch and not eating, or were waiting too much to heat up and eat their food.  Ask your child about how lunch was if you notice those things.  It will make lunch time more successful for everyone 🙂

Upcoming week:

Please make sure your child has some sort of comfortable athletic sneaker for Mondays!  Monday afternoons, right after lunch, is PE.

The weather this week is supposed to be cooler and rainy.  Please have your child dress accordingly for recess time.  We go outside if it isn’t pouring.  We stay inside when it is pouring and when there is thunder and lightening.  It may rain when kids are dismissed this week, so an umbrella might be advisable while they wait to be picked up 🙂

Have a great upcoming week!

Cheers!

Ms. K