Once a week our school’s psychologist, Mrs. VonSchlegell, comes into our classroom to teach a lesson related to social skills. Today she discussed the differences between passive, assertive, and aggressive behaviors. Assertive behavior is respectful, calm, and firm. It’s a way to gets your needs met but by being respectful. We also talked about how…
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Thursday 10/16
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Wednesday 10/15
Posted on October 15, 2014Area and multiplication continue to be the topics in math class. Today students used cuisenaire rods to make rectangles with the constant area of 36 squared centimeters. They needed to figure out the width, length, and perimeter of these rectangles. They quickly discovered rectangles may look different but they can have the same area. Next,…
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Tuesday 10/14
Posted on October 14, 2014I hope you had an enjoyable 4-day weekend! Today in Science the class sketched a diagram of the lunar cycle. After creating their sketch they partnered up with a classmate and explained the lunar cycle using their drawing. I encourage you to take a look at the photo of the sketch below (created by…
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Thursday 10/9
Posted on October 9, 2014Effective Tuesday, October 14th, the bus schedule will be adjusted. ALL morning bus pick-up times will be moved 5 minutes earlier. This change will allow students more time to participate in the breakfast program and to be better prepared for the school day by 9:00am. A revised bus schedule will come home today in your child’s homework…
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Wednesday 10/8
Posted on October 8, 2014Happy Wednesday! We wrapped up perimeter today and multiplication will be introduced tomorrow. The class worked hard on preparing their conference presentation and they had the opportunity to practice sharing their presentation with a classmate this afternoon. Look forward to see you at conferences!
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Tuesday 10/7
Posted on October 7, 2014Finding the perimeter of a shape requires careful adding, so does creating a shape with a given perimeter! Today in math class a perimeter was given (for example: 24 inches). Students were challenged to create a two-dimensional shape with the perimeter they were given. The class discovered that different shapes can have the same perimeter…
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Monday 10/6
Posted on October 6, 2014Joey and Chiara each came to school wanting to share with the class this morning. Joey donated his Guinness World Records 2009 book to the classroom, and Chiara shared a bird’s nest she found in her peach tree at home. Their sharing was a fun way to start our Monday morning!
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Friday 10/3
Posted on October 3, 2014Perimeter will be introduced in math class beginning next week. Toward the end of the week multiplication will be introduced as repeated addition. I have sent multiplication apps to the students’ tablets that can be used to practice their facts. These will be beneficial when we start discussing multiplication more in-depth. The Friday folders today have a…
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Thursday 10/2
Posted on October 2, 2014Please read the following Alert Now message from Mrs. Ejma and Mrs. Farfan: Juliette Low Families, The parent forum tonight at 7:00 pm at Juliette Low is being cancelled. We will reschedule at a later time to allow parents an opportunity to meet, share ideas and give us feedback about the start of the year. We apologize for the…
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Wednesday 10/1
Posted on October 1, 2014Happy first day of October! In math class students used a roll of Smarties candy to collect data in order to create bar graphs as well as a pictograph graph. This activity was a favorite of many, and they all did a nice job of NOT eating their data. 🙂 Check out a couple photos…
