Today is the first day of September! *** What number month is September? ***
Today we began our journey through a book called The Mighty Saguaro. We looked at all the different parts of the book. We also used the smartboard to sort elements of fiction and non-fiction. Students were able to identify that elements like story, setting, characters, humor and events were from a fiction book, where elements like charts, graphs, diagrams, table of contents, heading, and caption were from a non-fiction book. Students were also assigned a vocabulary word to look up in the glossary. They had to write the meaning of the word and try to draw a picture of the word.
*** What was the word you looked up? *** What 2 things does a glossary have? ***
"Every person that you know and every place that you can go and every thing that you can know.... you know they're _____________, you know they're ________ " ***Can you fill in the blank to the cool School House Rock song we learned today? ***
^^^^^ HOMEWORK ALERT^^^^^ WS
From 10:30 to lunch time today we were in the computer lab taking a test. Student today took the MAP reading test. They will take the math one on Thursday.
With the short day today that is about all we got to today.
^^^^ HOMEWORK ALERT ^^^^^ Story Writing
Tomorrow - Spelling TEST!!!
Looking Ahead:
-Each child needs an empty tissue box for Monday Sept 8th
-Conference notes will come home on Friday (Conferences are Sept 22 to 26)
-Chapter 1 math test is on Friday
Please go back and read the blog from last Wed-Fri. There is a question for parents at the end. I would appreciate any feedback.
THANKS!
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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!
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ReplyDeleteA glossary has definitions and words.
ReplyDeleteBryan
As Elana's parents, we think the blog is a great tool for us to stay in touch with what is going on every day in the class room.
ReplyDeleteWe read it all the time.
Christina & Lisle
hi miss Tracy i just read the blog, and all that stuff was great!
ReplyDeleteHey Bryan! I am glad you know what a glossary is. You are such a great student. Thank you for coming by and reading the blog!
ReplyDeleteHey Weston - I am glad that you enjoyed everything in class. I try to make learning fun. I hope you are leaning a lot. Have a great night.
Hey Elana - Tell you parents thank you for coming by and reading our blog. I am glad that they know what you are learning about in class. Have a great night.
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