Apple Activities and Assessments

I am very excited about next week! We're going to be using apples to work on lots of skills. The apple orchard is a great place to reinforce our learning about goods vs services, community workers and plant parts. In the classroom, we'll be reading books about Johnny Appleseed, apple trees through the seasons, and how apple trees grow. We'll use the ActivBoard to build words with apples and do several other activities. In math, we'll taste-test apple types and graph our favorites. We'll also work on patterns with apple die cuts. . . .And of course, if we are cutting apples into pieces we HAVE to talk about fractions! Along with all these apples activities, we'll take a few minutes each day to complete assessments to get ready for report card time.

A is for Apple

We will be taking a field trip to Apple Valley Apple Orchard on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Next week, our classroom activities will be apple-themed. We will learn about Johnny Appleseed and review plant parts. We'll also use apples in math. What kind of apple is your favorite?

Testing Time

Next week we will begin testing in preparation for the standards based report card. We will be assessing each day. The assessments will not be stressful, some will even be fun! If at all possible make sure your student is here and ready for a great week.

Ordering Online

It is now possible to order books online from Scholastic and still get credit for our classroom. If you wish to order for September, go to http://www.scholastic.com/clubsordering Our class name is SheronSmithsClass and the password is firstgrade Scholastic always has some great deals! If you don't check it out this time, you should definitely check it out in November when I send out the next order forms.

Big Birthday Bash!

Don't forget everyone is invited to Arnold's birthday bash! It is tomorrow at 2pm at Arnold School. All the grade levels have displayed special projects in celebration of the occasion.

Teaching Time!

Mrs. Evans is so excited to get started on Monday! Next week Mrs. Evans is going to do a unit on fall. Your students will be learning about leaves, plant parts, and sorting in science. In math we will be graphing and learning about word problems.

Teacher Take Over!

Starting next week Mrs. Evans will be gradually taking over all teaching responsibilities. Mrs. Evans is a UTC student that will be with us until October 8. She lives here in Cleveland with her husband and dog Maggie. We are excited about learning with her next week and all the weeks to come.