Here a Chick, There a Chick, Everywhere a Chick Chick!

On Thursday, Mrs. Wells gave us the exciting news that our chick HATCHED!!! The students made predictions in their journals about what it would look like and feel like. The students’ predictions were: yellow/soft, dark/wet and yellow/wet. We all anxiously awaited as Mrs. Wells picked up our chick. The students gave a big silent cheer as a cute, yellow, soft chick appeared in her hand. After we observed our chick, the students got a chance to hold their own chick. THEY LOVED IT!!!! Thank you Mrs. Wells for an amazing experience!

Below are the AM/PM chick pictures...enjoy!

Music is in the Air!

Today the students enjoyed their new special- Music! The kids were very excited to meet Mr. Crandall and see the Music room. We generated a classroom letter to Mr. Crandall introducing ourselves and telling him what we hope to learn in Music. I know your child will have a fantastic time in Music!


 Please visit Mr. Crandall's Music Blog at http://mrcrandall.wordpress.com/ to stay connected with what your child is learning in Music. He also has an email subscription feature which allows you to receive notifications of new posts by email the second it is added to his blog.

A Message From Miss Farro!

Dear Parent(s),

My name is Erica Farro and I am an Early Childhood Education major at the University of Cincinnati. I live in Anderson Township with my parents and three younger siblings. I will be completing my kindergarten student teaching experience in your child’s classroom. I will be in the classroom from March 29, 2010 to June 1, 2010. I will be in the classroom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Throughout my time in the classroom, I will design and implement several lessons and activities based on the Ohio Academic Content Standards. Each lesson will be reviewed by Miss. Van Eman and my University supervisor. I am very excited that I will be able to implement several science lessons and activities in the classroom because science is one of my favorite subjects! I look forward to meeting you and your child!



Sincerely,

Erica Farro

Our New Classroom Teacher...Miss Farro!

On Monday, the students had a chance to meet Miss Farro.  Miss Farro is a student from UC and will be in our classroom on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until the end of the year.  The students introduced themselves and read what they liked to do from their journals.  We are looking forward to having Miss Farro in our classroom!

Our Extra Recess

The students enjoyed their extra recess prize from the Wheel of Wow! What a perfect day to enjoy the warm weather and celebrate their good choices.  Great job everyone!

 

My Lephracaun and I

This week the students wrote their first book! We read books about leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day and discussed what we would do with a leprechaun. After completing their books, the students read them to their reading buddies. It was so great to see how excited the students were to share their sentences and pictures. Great job writers!

Old Lady Guest Reader!

Normally, we are visited by parents or grandparents but today we had a character from a book. This morning our special guest reader was the "old lady" from There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly! At first the students were confused by an "old" lady walking into our classroom but quickly their excitement level increased when they learned she was our guest reader for the day. As our guest reader continued to read her grandson realized who it was and said, "Take off your wig Mimi!"  Thank you so much, Mimi, for making a lasting memory for my students and myself.   If you would like to be a guest reader please email me at vaneman_l@westcler.org. 




 




Helping Old Lady up for the guest reader picture.

"1, 2, 3 Swallowed A Fly"

Good Bye!

We Filled Our Marble Jar!

Thank you so much for working hard on making good choices. I can't wait for our extra recess on Friday! Great job everyone!!!

Student Guest Reader Program

It is inspiring to see just how much my PM students love to read and share their favorite books with their classmates.  After being asked by several students if they can read a book to the class I created the Student Reader Program.  The kids LOVE sitting and listening to their friends read at the end of the day.  It is amazing to see how many kids spend their reading time practicing their favorite books over and over again so they can read it to the class.  I look forward to continuing this program and watching the stories come alive through my students.

3rd Grade Reading Buddies Show Off Their Learning!

On Friday we were invited to watch our Reading Buddies complete their Unit 3 Reading Street theme "How people and nature are connected." The students made brochures to compare and contrast features in nature and along with group volcanos. We loved watching the volcanoes erupt and seeing all the different decorations on them. To thank our reading buddies the students wrote a letter describing the experience and presented it to their reading buddy before dismissal.  Thanks again 3rd Grade Reading Buddies!