1st Grade Reading Buddies

This was our second week of having First Grade Reading Buddies. We meet with them twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursdays for 30 minutes each day. The 5/6th graders read to their buddies first. We are modeling how to to read fluently and with expression to our buddies. When the first graders read to us, we are helping them sound out any words they get stuck on, and are also asking them some questions to check their comprehension. Here are some pictures of the kids working with their buddies! 

Lesson Plans- October 6th-10th

Halloween fun

We had fun decorating our classroom for fall/Halloween after a long afternoon of NWEA testing. It was a ton of fun, and it looks great! 

Lesson Plans for September 29th- October 3rd

Monday morning we had a surprise in our room. Our "class pet", Stripes, finally completed his life cycle and turned into a butterfly. We let him go in the wild that morning.

Since last weekend was exciting for NDSU, with hosting College Game Day again, I decided we should do a Bison art project. We splatter painted the Bison logo, and put them on our classroom door. I think they turned out great, and the students enjoyed creating them as well! 

Here are some pictures of these activities.

Also, we will be starting our NWEA testing next week. We will be testing each day at 1:00. Here is our testing schedule:

Monday: Reading

Tuesday: Language

Wednesday: Math

Thursday: Science

September 11th

With today being the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on United States, we spent the morning discussing what happened on that tragic day, and how it affected our Nation. As a class, we created this quilt to hang in the hallway as a reminder to never forget the events of 9/11/2001. 

I have also posted the lesson plans for next week! 

A Great Start to the School Year!

Even though it was a short week, we had a very busy four days! The 6th graders went on their first field trip of the year to Pipestem Dam for Eco Ed Day. It was a fun day... A little warm, but fun! The students had the chance to rotate through five stations where they learned about water sheds, woodlands, rangelands, the layers of soil, and even saw a live, adult bald eagle up close (our kids were in the first row).

It seems like both the kids, and myself, are finally getting back in the full routine of school !Both grades took their first Math test this week, and we will be taking a test in Science and in Social Studies in the following weeks. We also spent quite a bit of time working on our art projects, which I think are going to look awesome hanging in the hallway outside of our class.

I just wanted to mention our "Friday Fun" minutes. I've heard some concern from the students that the time we earn will be used when girls have basketball practice.  I just wanted to let you guys know that we will be using the minutes we earn before the girls head to practice on Fridays so they do not miss out!

Once again, if you ever have any questions or concerns feel free to email or text me! It's been a great start to the year so far!