WINTER BREAK!!!!

Today the students had a blast! We went on a polar express ride where we visited the Winter assembly, made ginger bread homes, and watch The Polar Express movie!!! Not to mention had lots of treats!!! Oh, by the way, I had to send treats back home that were not enough for the whole class. There were several treats packaged with only 24 treats. I sent a note on Monday, reminding parents that we have 30 students, and like I told the kids "If I don't have enough for everybody, then nobody gets one." Either way, the students did have a lot of treats and they were so happy. According to one of the students, "This is the best day ever!"

Also, we do have a case of hair lice in our classroom. I sent notes home today with more information. Please make sure to check your child's head and discuss good hygiene habits.

Lastly, parents have address concerns on how they can further help their child at home. Over the winter break I am sending 2 workbooks that you can use to help guide your child. These workbooks are 2 out of 6 that I will continue to send home as we cover material in class. To get you started, we did complete some of the math workbook. These workbooks should be used like a NWEA coach book. NWEA is the test that will assess how much growth your child has made this year. Please keep in mind that these workbooks should be completed with an adult and not by alone.

Also, please continue to use Odyssey and Raz Kids if internet access is available. You can locate both these links on our class blog at www.mrsestrada.com.

Odyssey: www.thelearningodyssey.com

Username: first initial and last name

Password: initials

School: explorer

Raz Kids: www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

Teacher Username: mrsestrada1

Password: initials and class #

Happy Holidays and See You Next Year!

~Mrs. Estrada

Wednesday 12/12/12

Hi! Please don't forget to send a shoebox to school before Friday! Also, Friday your child can dress in their pajamas for The Polar Express day!!!!!!! We are almost done with our next published book in nonfiction writing. The students' all about books are coming out super cute!

BIG THANKS to David's mom who sent disinfecting wipes!!! We really appreciate it, especially during this time of year when all the kids our getting sick. 


Homework: 
Spelling: rainbow write

Math: Worksheet on subtraction

Phonics: Worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Monday 12/10/12

Hi! Our holiday party will be on Friday, December 14, 2012. We will be doing a unit on the book The Polar Express this week. We are asking that just like the character in the book that all children come to school on Friday in their pajamas!

We will also be making ginger bread houses on Friday. If you haven’t done so yet, please send a shoebox (labeled with your child’s name) to school. This shoebox will help in carrying home the ginger bread house and other holiday goodies.

If you would like to send a treat for the class party please make sure you send enough for 30 students. All treats must be store bought and individually wrapped. Please don’t send cupcakes or large bag of chips.

Thank you!

Homework:

Spelling: 3 times each, this weeks words are Santa, gifts, toys, elf, shop, tree, snow, North, Pole, sleigh, naughty, good, bright, lights, cards

Reading: practice sight words (know, let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put) and practice reading

Thursday 12/06/12

Hi! I am being sent to a literacy workshop tomorrow so the students will have a substitute tomorrow.  Therefore we took our Spelling test, Math test, and Sight Word test today.

Thank you to all the parents who returned progress reports today. If you haven't done so, please send them back to school as soon as possible.

Also, next week we will be making ginger bread houses!!! Please send a shoe box to help your child in the carrying of their houses so they make it home safe.

Homework:
Math: Workbook page

Reading: practice reading! 

Wednesday 12/05/12

Hi!

Today was a quick day! Reminder, that if you have Internet access at home, please place your child in Odyssey or Raz Kids. The school stated that it is recommend that each child use 90min a week in each Reading and Math for Odyssey! That's a lot of time and impossible for me to reach that goal for every student with only 6 computers in the classroom. So any time you can get them on Odyssey would be awesome! Remember, Odyssey is directly related to your child's NWEA scores that we discussed during report card pick up. You can click on the link to the right. All reports are sent to me via email, so remind students to do their best! Get clicking!

Username: first initial and last name
Password: first and last initial
School: explorer

Homework:

Spelling: rainbow write, test practice worksheet,  and study words for test tomorrow!

Math: worksheet on making tables

Phonics: worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading. Sight Words test tomorrow!

Tuesday 12/04/12

Hi! Today the students were scientist as they conduct a label on teeth (eggs) and tested 3 different brands of toothpaste. We tested Colgate, Crest, and Pesodant. The toothpaste that was most effective was Colgate! Ask your child what they learned about healthy teeth habits and the eggsperiment!

Homework: 

Spelling: 3 times each

Math: worksheet on missing addends

Phonics: worksheet

Reading: practice sight words and practice reading

Monday 12/03/12

Hi! Today we started our unit on Healthy Teeth and Part 1 of our Science Fair Eggsperiment!!! We will be testing the effectiveness of toothpaste on getting teeth bright and white!

Please make sure to send your child to school as often as possible. We had 6 students out today! Mondays and Fridays are extremely important. Since Mondays we introduce all new material; spelling words, sight words, and story of the week.

P.S. Wednesday is 1/2 day!!!

Homework:
Spelling: 3x each and the words are swish, trash, rash, dash, crash, mush, blush, crush, flash, rush, wish, flush, hush, mash, smash, dish, and plush

Math: worksheet on adding 3 numbers

Reading: practice reading and practice sight words; from, give, going, had, has, her, him, his, how, just