Book-Talks

               It's official your child has been assigned their first Book-Talk. A book-talk is an informal book report that gives students a chance to share about a book they have read and want to recommend to the class. There are two parts to a book-talk, a written and oral piece. Details, rubrics, and due dates can all be found under the homework tab. This should be a low stress assignment that gets the students thinking creatively. Check out the homework tab and read more about it. Please contact me with any questions that are not answered on the web page.

              Remember that we are collecting pumpkins for our class "patch". We will have a week long exploration next week so the more pumpkins the better. A couple have started trickling in, but I would love to have more. Thanks!

Pumpkin Time

Happy Pumpkin month!

I think everywhere I turn pumpkins are everywhere! In our coffee, in our muffins, even in our salsa :) Room 105 will be no exception to this phenomena. I am hoping to "grow" a patch of pumpkins for the students to explore during the week of October 26th - 30th. If you are willing to donate a pumpkin to our class please send it in with your child this week or next week, or drop it off in the office. I would love to have pumpkins of all sizes and colors.

Last week I also sent home our letter asking for donations to our classroom celebrations. Each year every class asks for a six dollar donation. This money goes towards the classroom craft and games. The classroom celebrations are a big excitement for the students each year. Thank you for your support.

Tech STRETCH!

Check out our technology tab in order to see our latest technology integration project. Students built sentences with a partner using all of the steps of the writing process.

Thank you!

Thank you for attending Parent night last week! 

It was so nice to see so many of you Wednesday night. There is never enough time to fit everything in, but hopefully you all were able to get a sense of what is most important in our classroom. I am posting my presentation as well as the student slideshow for anyone who would like a second look or wasn't able to make it. If you have any questions after viewing the presentations please don't hesitate to contact me. Together, we will make this a truly memorable and educational year for the kids. It reminds me of a poem I read recently:

"Whose Child is This? Whose child is this?" I asked one day Seeing a little one out at play.
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile "Mine to keep a little while.
To bathe her hands and comb her hair To tell her what she is to wear
To prepare her that she may always be good
And each day do the things she should" 

"Whose child is this?" I asked again As the door opened and someone came in 

"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile 

"Mine, to keep just for a little while 

To teach her how to be gentle and kind 

To train and direct her dear little mind 

To help her live by every rule 

And get the best she can from school" 

"Whose child is this?" I ask once more 

Just as the little one entered the door 

"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled 

And each took the hand of the little child 

"Ours to love and train together 

Ours this blessed task forever."