Science Observations and Writing

Last week the students observed a dragonfly and we discussed the similarities and differences between it and butterflies. The class loved having a chance to get hands on with their writing and Caleb did a great job as our photographer.

Writing with Mrs. Phares

We have been learning to write stories during writing time, and the kids are having so much fun! Mrs. Phares, our academic coach, gets to join in on some of the lessons. Today we talked about finger spaces,capitalization, and punctuation. The students got to use dry erase boards and markers which made the lesson even more fun!

Gold and Blue Fridays

Let's gooooo Mountaineers!

Building Reading Stamina

We got to visit the book room this week and started building reading stamina. We can now read for 12 minutes without stopping. Our goal is to get to 20 minutes, because each station rotation will last 20 minutes.  Our photographer this week, Hank, took some pictures in our book room so you could see what it looks like!

First Read Aloud

We had our first parent read aloud today. Thank you so much for coming, Mrs. Crites!

Also, the students all got a free book yesterday! I hope you had a chance to check them out. It was a great experience for all of them, and it made me so happy to see how excited they were about their new books.

Volunteerspot.com

http://vols.pt/u1QU1k
We're using VolunteerSpot (the leading online Sign-up and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming Sign-ups.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/u1QU1k
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot.

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

OUR ROOM!

How Can I Help My Child With Reading?

Dolch Sight Words

From 50-75% of all words used in school books, library books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220 words (pre-k-3rd grade).  The Dolch word list is made up of pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs which cannot be learned through the use of pictures

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Welcome!

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation for allowing me to be a part of your child’s life during this precious time of growth and discovery!

Since we are at a green school, I would like to go (mostly) paperless when it comes to sharing information about the class. Over the school year I plan on updating my blog at least once a week so that I am able to share what your child is doing at school, useful websites, pictures, volunteer sign up, etc. 

It is important for me to build a solid parent-teacher relationship. I urge you to play a big role in your child's schooling. I believe that we are a team. You know your child better than anyone. Please feel free to share anything you think I should know about them. I will also get to know your child quite well. Think about it-I will be with your child 40 hours a week!

I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions or concerns at any time. Please feel free to send me a note or email me at lwebster@k12.wv.us. I'm looking forward to a wonderful year with you and your child!

Please leave a comment with a wish that you have for this school year. :)

-Mrs. Webster