We are a class of multi-age students, grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, learning and exploring together. We are learning to use spelling, grammar, and punctuation appropriately; however, we still use developmental spelling in our articles as we learn to write for a wide audience. Our goal is to make our learning viewable and discussable. Thank you for viewing our blog- we hope you join the discussion!
Article posted November 19, 2009 at 05:48 AM GMT0 •
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Would you like to practice your typing skills? Remember, to get fast, you need to practice. Leave a comment if you use the site and let me know what you think.
Article posted November 13, 2009 at 03:32 AM GMT0 •
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We recently took an Addition Assessment in 2nd grade math. We know some of our math facts by heart and we use strategies like counting on, friendly numbers, and making ten to solve others. Our goal is to learn all of our facts to sums of 20 by heart. We have been playing addition and subtraction games with dice, spinners, and cards. We constructed addition and subtraction fact charts. One of our favorite practice strategies is to use the netbooks. We enjoy the following site because we can compete against ourselves or other kids from around the world. There is no communication with anyone on the internet except for competing in knowing our math facts. We encourage you to play at home.
Article posted November 13, 2009 at 03:16 AM GMT0 •
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During partner reading today, I took notice to the number of students acting out the stories they were reading. Jan Thomas's Can You Make a Scary Face? is popular with everyone. Another group was acting out a story that they were reading. Last year, Prince Caspian was a popular story acted out at recess. Do you like to act out the stories you read? Why do you think author's write stories that encourage you to act them out? What reasons would you act out story? Tell me what you think about acting out stories.
Article posted November 13, 2009 at 03:01 AM GMT0 •
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I cannot believe that a year has past since I began blogging with my classes. Last year we had over 1735 visitors from 23 countries. I am looking forward to our growth and learning with blogs this year.
My new goal, taken from a webinar by Bud Hunt, is to make our learning viewable and discussable. I am planning on making more articles which bring you into the conversation of our learning. Looking forward to our discussions! (Students,families, and blog vistors)
Article posted November 5, 2009 at 03:04 AM GMT0 •
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On October 29, families from our quad gathered in the evening to play math games and explore math sites on the netbooks. Families took home the math games that they created. We had a great time!
Family Math Night on PhotoPeach
Article posted November 5, 2009 at 03:04 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted November 3, 2009 at 05:00 AM GMT0 •
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On Friday, we participated in the pumpkin run. First we ran around the track then we gathered in the gym for a raffle. There were pumpkins and other prizes. We had a lot of fun!
pumpkin run on PhotoPeach
Article posted November 3, 2009 at 05:00 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted October 26, 2009 at 04:38 PM GMT0 •
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We are looking forward to the Annual Pumpkin Run on Friday. Every year, Mr. Simms, our PE teacher, organizes the pumpkin run to support fitness. Everyone runs around the track and then there is a raffle for prizes. We can't wait!
Article posted October 26, 2009 at 04:38 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted October 10, 2009 at 03:10 AM GMT0 •
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On Thursday, we used the computer lab to login to our blogs for the first time. Our first goals for blogging are to:
1) be able to log in
2) change the template background
3) post an article
Many students were able to complete goal 1 and goal 2. A few successfully posted an article also. We are looking forward to learning about blogging and writing for an audience!
Article posted October 10, 2009 at 03:10 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted September 30, 2009 at 04:39 AM GMT0 •
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We are very fortunate to have a wonderful foster grandmother in our classrooms. Virginia reads with students in our classroom and helps each student improve their skills. She recently turned 80 years old and we had a celebration in honor of all she does for us.
THANK YOU VIRGINIA!
Virginia on PhotoPeach
Article posted September 30, 2009 at 04:39 AM GMT0 •
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