Storybook Character Parade

Today had to be the best Parade we have ever seen at Chimney Lakes!! There were a ton of students from Kindergarten all the way to 5th grade participating in it. :) Kindergarten and First grade students were ADORABLE in their storybook costumes. The Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth graders did a great job of showing off their vocabulary words.  (If you were able to come to school you know exactly what we mean!! :) AMAZING!!)

When you watch the slideshow you will notice some of the pictures are a bit blurry, but I had to post them because the kids all looked adorable. :) Also, the students walked around the school twice and pictures were taken both times.    (Thank you Mrs. Orr for taking the pictures during the Parade. Mrs. Pitts and I loved getting to walk in it and see the smiles of all the children watching the Parade. Not to mention the other teachers LOVED getting to see us. We totally made their day! hahaha)

As you watch the slideshow you may ask yourself why there aren't any pictures from the Fall Activities.  We were so involved that we didn't even think to take the camera out until the very end of the day. :( So sorry... fun sometimes gets in my way.  Anyway make sure to check out all the things your child made in their large Ziplocs and ask them about the yummy food we ate. :)

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ooh I almost forgot to thank all the parents that helped out.

 So many of you sent items in for the Fall Activities and showed up to cheer on the students during the Parade. Plus some of you even came back at 11:30 and ran a station. You all ROCK!!!

Library Visit with Mrs. Thomas

Yesterday Mrs. Noah Thomas came to school and did a WONDERFUL lesson with our class!! She gave information about the libraries in Jacksonville (we have 21 libraries... WOW!), read them books and poems (my favorite was The Monster Under My Bed!), did a few dances, made a craft and even gave them all special candy treat at the end.

Mrs. Thomas was amazing and the class adored her!! We aren't sure when she will be coming back to our classroom to teach us again... but we are hoping it's soon. Maybe a visit in December. :)  In the meantime, you can visit the Webb Wesconnet Library and you'll find her in the Children's Section.

Enjoy the pictures!

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Light the Night

Mrs. Pitts and I will be taking part in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk on Thursday, November 6th at the Jacksonville Landing. We are joining the team 

Kentrell's Crew!

Kentrell is a second grader at Chimney Lakes (and one of my former Kindergarten students). He is fighting Leukemia and has been undergoing chemotherapy. 

Please support us and help find a cure for this disease by donating to our Team.We can be found by going to this link and entering in our team name~ Kentrell's Crew. 

Thanks in advance for all your support!!

Week of October 27

Fall Activity Day on Friday!!
~ Safe Halloween wishes go out to everyone that will be celebrating the Holiday on Friday. ~

Our Resources for the week are: Monday- #1-18 ART and #19-36 MUSIC, Tuesday- ART, Wednesday- #1-18 in the classroom and #19-36 P.E. and Thursday- MUSIC. Wednesday is an Early Release Day. Thursday we will have a visit from Mrs. Noah Thomas, she is the librarian at the Webb Wesconnet Library. Friday is the Storybook Character Parade for K & 1 and the Vocabulary Parade for 2-5. (The parade is at 9:00. Parents are welcome to stop by and watch.) We are also having our Fall Activity stations on Friday afternoon. Thank you goes out to all the parents that sent in items to help make the day great!! Kinley S. will be bringing in Fun Friday Snacks for the class. ooh don't forget to say "Happy Birthday!" to Emily and Ryan!

**Continue to have your child practice writing their first name. We need to see the first letter as an uppercase letter and the remaining letters lowercase. Once that is mastered, begin the same process for the last name.** We still have quite a few students writing their whole name in uppercase letters. Please practice.

MATH

We are continuing to work on comparing groups. Our vocabulary is greater than, less than, equal to, more and fewer. Practice comparing two different groups with your child and asking them which has less. Then show your child one group and have them make a group for you that is either less than your group or more than your group. We will also focus on numbers 11 and 12.

ELA

(English Language Arts~ Reading and Writing)

The sight words we are focusing on are make, have, in and is. Our book for the week is The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams. We are practicing sequencing/ retelling stories that are read multiple times in class. Your child will be bringing home their retelling pieces at the end of the week so that they can tell you the story with them. :)
 Here is a video of the book.

SCIENCE

We will continue to practice sorting items by one attribute in different stations,. Plus we will make an entry in our journals about sorting pictures. Later in the week, we will begin discussing what matter is and the different ways we can change matter. Example paper~ fold it, crumble it, rip it, etc.
*We will not have Science on Wednesday because of our Early Dismissal time.*

Red Ribbon Week Activities

Red Ribbon Week is an important week to educate kids about the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and violence awareness. Our whole school will be participating in the following activities during the Week of October 27:

MONDAY: Wear red! 

TUESDAY: Wear silly socks.

WEDNESDAY: Wear your favorite hat.

THURSDAY: Wear a superhero shirt.

Read for the Record: Bunny Cakes

Today we read the book Bunny Cakes and we transformed into a class full of "Max and Ruby's!!" The class was adorable, everyone oohed and aahed when they were getting their noses and whiskers painted on. :) Then their smiles grew extra large when they were able to see themselves!!

Enjoy the slideshow, it has pictures of the students at their tables and during sight word work with partners. 

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Week of October 20

 

Our Resources for the week are: Monday- #1-18 MUSIC and #19-36 P.E., Tuesday- MUSIC and Thursday- #1-18 MEDIA and #19-36 P.E. Tuesday from 5:00-8:00 is Safety Patrol Night at McDonald's. The Patrols receive a percentage of all sales made during that three hour period, so stop by and order lots of food! Thursday is SCHOOL PICTURE DAY. Friday is a Teacher Planning Day, so there is NO SCHOOL for Students!! Enjoy the three-day weekend. :)

**Continue to have your child practice writing their first name. We need to see the first letter as an uppercase letter and the remaining letters lowercase. Once that is mastered, begin the same process for the last name.** We still have quite a few students writing their whole name in uppercase letters. Please practice.

MATH

We are continuing to work on 2 standards for comparing- MAFS.K.CC.3.6 Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another group and  MAFS.K.CC.3.7 Compare two numbers between 1-10 presented as written numerals. As we begin the 2nd quarter the expectations for counting and number recognition increases. Our focus is counting to 50 (counting by tens also!) and recognizing numbers through 15. Car rides are a great time to practice counting. Try the new video we found for counting!

ELA

(English Language Arts~ Reading and Writing)

The sight words we are focusing on are up, my, so and be. Our book for the week is Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells. :) We will review the characters and settingin the book. Then we will discuss all the ingredients the two main characters use to make their cakes and give our opinions for who makes the best cake.  (I have a feeling quite a few students will like the cake Max makes for his Grandma, more than they like Ruby's cake. haha) Tuesday your child will be wearing bunny ears to show that our class participated in Read for the Record. Here is the link to find out more about the organization and a link to listen to the book read in English or Spanish. 
Enjoy the video's below! 

Go to this Nick Jr page to see the cartoon Bunny Cakes. :)

SCIENCE

We are excited about our science investigation this week! The students will be practicing their sorting skills by using different properties like size, shape, color and many others. The students will rotate through different stations and learn how to record their work.