Kantor

Pancake Breakfast

Pancake Breakfast
and Raffle
Saturday, October 25th
7-11 AM
$5.00 Pre-Sale Tickets
$5.50 at the door

October 14, 2008

Quick reminder:  Early Release tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15th.

October 13, 2008

Hi-

I have just a few updates to share:

Pictures will be taken tomorrow,  Tuesday, October 14th at 11:10.  There is a preorder form in each child's folder.  We will also have our movie and treat (AR reward) tomorrow.  Everyone made it to the movie!

We switched lunch with Kindergarten on Friday. We will eat lunch at 11:54 on Friday. 

PUMPKIN FUN!

If you can, I would appreciate it if each child could bring in a 5-10 pound pumpkin by next Monday, October 20th.  We are going to do some graphing, measuring, and writing activities using pumpkins.  We are also going to decorate our pumpkins.  Please have your child decide how he or she wishes to decorate their pumpkin, and bring in the appropriate supplies.  They can bring hats, wigs, pumpkin paint, google eyes, or anything else they need to decorate their pumpkin.  This is a fun and exciting learning experience. 

Report cards go home on Thursday. Please refer to the key at the top of the report card.  Please understand that your child may earn a 2 if they are in progress, but have not quite mastered a specific skill.  The expectations per skill will increase with the school year.  I am really pleased with the progress your children have shown.

Thank you for all of your support.

Mrs.Kantor

YEARBOOK

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $22*
Nov. 1st price increast to $25*

On-line ordering available at:  http://www.myyear.com
*Note:  cost includes taxes.  Does not include 1x $1.75 processing fee per transaction, multiple items per order allowed.  Be sure to print & keep your confirmation for proof of payment.

ORDER FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CREDENZA OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE.

October 2, 2008

The school Weblink notebook has a very cool, instructional site that is useful when learning to regroup.  To get to this site from the school website: 

1)      Click on Web Links on the blue column on the left side of the screen.

2)      Then click on the Web Link Notebook from the list of 5 choices.

3)      Scroll down to the Math section.

4)      Click on Virtual Manipulatives from the 3^rd column.

5)      Click on the upper left box (Number Operations and Pre-K-2).

6)      Click on the 3^rd choice:  Base Blocks Addition.

7)      Move the cubes in the ones’ column to form groups of ten.  Click and drag to form a box around each group of ten.  Then drag the rod to the tens’column.

8)      Move the rods in the tens’ column to form groups of ten.  Click and drag to form a box around each group of ten.  Then drag the flat to the hundreds’ column.

9)      Continue the process until problem is completed.

October 1, 2008

We all enjoyed our field trip to New Echota very much today.  We had the opportunity to see a small Cherokee settlement and have a picnic. This gave us a chance to see the differences in our lifestyles and recognize the comforts we take for granted.  The printing press for the Cherokee Phoenix was very cool, because it printed the newspaper in both Cherokee and English. 

Math:  Come and see the graphs we generated in the computer lab to illustrate the data from our individualized surveys.  They are in the hall outside of our room.  We have reviewed double digit addition without regrouping and are starting double digit addition with regrouping.  Some students know the steps of the process, but to be sure they understand those steps, we will act them out with manipulatives.  We are also working on counting coins.  You may want to ask your child to count some change for you.  I am very pleased with your children's problem solving skills.  They are independently solving their exemplars and sometimes showing 2 or 3 ways of solving the problem!

Reading:  We have worked on several comprehension strategies:  making predictions (which we confirm or alter), summarizing and making connections from our text to other texts, ourselves, or the world.  We are also working of fluency via the plays.

Language Arts:  I am really  pleased with  our narratives.  We read a lot of books about animals coming to life, which we used as models for our stories. The children are finishing their stories starring one of their stuffed animals.

Dates to remember:  October 3, Friday, 5:00-8:00  Fall Festival and Fun Run

                                  October 15, Wednesday, Early Release

                                  October 22, Wednesday, Box Tops due

                                  October 23, Thursday, RFL Biscuit Sale

                                  October 24, Friday, Bus Driver Appreciation Day

                                  October 27, Monday  6:00-8:00  Reading Night

Thank you for all your support.  No wonder your kids are so wonderful!

Mrs. Kantor