WOW! What a great day!
The second day of school was filled with lots of learning. We started the day off learning about what makes each of us special. We wrote a sentence about what makes each of us special and drew a picture of ourselves.
In math today we used our homework from last night to make a math project. The homework required us to find numbers that describe ourselves. We then took the information and made a math number quilt.
We began our science unit today. For the next few weeks we will be learning about plants. The activity we did today required the students to:
-estimate how many seeds were in a cup.
-sort the seeds into types
-count the seeds
-add together all the individual seed counts to find the total number of seeds
-describe the properties of the seeds (color and shape)
-estimate how many seeds would be needed to make a 6 inch line
-line the seed up to make a 6 inch line
-estimate how many seeds would weigh the same amount as a little bear
-use a balance scale to weigh the seeds and the bear
This was a fun project that required the students to work in groups of 4 to 6 kids.
At the end of the day today the students got to meet Mrs. Paulson the PE teacher.
If you look to the blue section on the side of this blog you will see a spot that says "QUESTIONS??". To get a special prize on Monday at school, click on the work comments right below this blog and answer one of the questions from the blue section. See you all Monday!!
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About Me
This is my 9th year teaching in the Amphitheater School District and my 11th year teaching. I taught 3rd grade at Painted Sky for 7 years. Before teaching there I taught music for 2 years in TUSD at Henry. I am so happy to be a Walker Wolf this year!
I attended college at the University of Arizona and have my bachelors in Education. I am working on my master’s degree this year also at the University of Arizona. GO WILDCATS!!! I am a huge AZ basketball fan. I am an Amphitheater High School grad and I attended middle school at La Cima. In November 09 I achieved my National Board Teaching Certification. I have teaching endorsements in Early Childhood education and Second Language Learning.
I love living in Arizona and have since 1993. I was born in Phoenix but only lived there for 2 1/2 months. Before moving back to Arizona I lived in Nebraska for 9 years and attended Westridge Elementary and Elkhorn Middle School. My extended family lives on the east coast in The Washington DC area. As a kid my family visited there every summer and spent a week at the beach in North Carolina. I love the beach. I still get to go back and visit all the time.
I live in the middle of town, near the U of A. I live with my VERY cute puppy Oreo who is 4. My mom, dad and brother live here in Tucson also. My mom sometimes comes to school and helps in the classroom and my Dad and brother may come by too. My birthday is December 3!
I love monkeys, music and smiley faces. My favorite color is green. I enjoy listening to music on the radio and listening to live bands. Music is one of my favorite things to do. I love to sing songs and play the guitar, flute and keyboard. Many of you know that I play in a band on the weekends!
I attended college at the University of Arizona and have my bachelors in Education. I am working on my master’s degree this year also at the University of Arizona. GO WILDCATS!!! I am a huge AZ basketball fan. I am an Amphitheater High School grad and I attended middle school at La Cima. In November 09 I achieved my National Board Teaching Certification. I have teaching endorsements in Early Childhood education and Second Language Learning.
I love living in Arizona and have since 1993. I was born in Phoenix but only lived there for 2 1/2 months. Before moving back to Arizona I lived in Nebraska for 9 years and attended Westridge Elementary and Elkhorn Middle School. My extended family lives on the east coast in The Washington DC area. As a kid my family visited there every summer and spent a week at the beach in North Carolina. I love the beach. I still get to go back and visit all the time.
I live in the middle of town, near the U of A. I live with my VERY cute puppy Oreo who is 4. My mom, dad and brother live here in Tucson also. My mom sometimes comes to school and helps in the classroom and my Dad and brother may come by too. My birthday is December 3!
I love monkeys, music and smiley faces. My favorite color is green. I enjoy listening to music on the radio and listening to live bands. Music is one of my favorite things to do. I love to sing songs and play the guitar, flute and keyboard. Many of you know that I play in a band on the weekends!
What was your favorite part of the 1st two days of school?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the 1st two days of school was the treasure box with the map of how to get through school. Have a happy weekend!
Love,
Rhyanna
I am so glad you liked the treasure boxes. My students had lots of fun making them for you. You will get to make one at the end of the year. :) Have a great weekend. See you on Monday!
ReplyDeleteThe date goes at the top of a letter.
ReplyDeleteFind 3 places around you that have numbers.
ReplyDeleteThe television remote
The Hardy Boys book series
My alarm clock
Have a great weekend!
Bryan
Hey Mason! You are correct.. the date goes at the very top of a letter.
ReplyDeleteHey Bryan! I am glad that you are seeing numbers around you. If you think about it we use numbers all the time. I hope you have a great weekend too.
Miss Swamp is a mean teacher in a book that we read on Friday.
ReplyDeleteSee you Monday.
Christian
Three things about Miss Tracy.
ReplyDeleteShe is nice, doesn't shout and is in a band.
Where goes about the Dear.
The date.
Who is Miss Swamp?
Miss Nelson.
See you tomorrow,
Ben Welch
Hey Christian - Did you like the story with Ms Swamp? She was mean. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteHey Ben - It sounds like you learned a lot these last 2 days. I can't wait to learn more on Monday. See you then.
My favorite part of the first two days was that we got to write about ourselves because it was really fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Robert
Hey Robert! I liked reading the letter you wrote me. I learned so much about you and all the kids in our class. See you in the morning.
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