Safety Town

     Friday afternoon we went to Safety Town.  The kids learned a lot about safety including: dialing 911, gun safety, strangers, safely crossing the street, and stop, drop, and roll.  Ending with the smoke house which seemed to be a favorite of the kids when they got to climb out the window and down the ladder.

Week of October 1

     This week in class we will finish up the first unit of Adventures of the Superkids and start the second unit.  Our spelling test will be on Tuesday, October 2.  Spelling homework will also be due on that day.

     We have been talking about synonyms in class and the students are making "Synonym" Rolls during center time. 

     We had our second Mystery Reader last week.  The kids were very excited to find out who the reader was and loved the story "Dinosaurs Love Underpants." 

     The kids had a lot of fun last Wednesday eating ice cream and making a craft project with their 7th grade buddies.  Thank you to everyone that brought in ice cream for the party.

     This Thursday, October 4th, we will be celebrating the Feast of St. Francis with a prayer service and pet blessing.  The students are invited to bring in a favorite stuffed animal or a picture of their pet to be blessed. 

     This Friday, October 5th, we will be going on our first field trip of the year.  We will be going to Safety Town. 

Chompers

     Our dinosaur fully hatched out of its shell last Sunday morning.  We moved him to a larger bowl so that we could watch him grow.  Everyone also got a chance to touch him to see how he felt.  The students also voted on a name for our dinosaur.  The winning name was Chompers!  Here are the pics of Chompers.

 

Our Dinosaur Update

     The dinosaur that we are hatching in our classroom is doing very well.  It is almost out of its egg.  By Monday our dinosaur will probably be completely hatched.  The kids have been super excited watching the dinosaur hatch out of it's egg. 

Dinosaur Egg

     To go along with our dinosaur unit, we are attempting to hatch a dinosaur egg.  Today we put it in water and tomorrow we should be able to see it start hatching.  Once it hatches then we will move our dinosaur to a larger container to watch it grow.

This Week

     Tuesday is Back to School Night.  Please join us at 6:30pm.  Friday we will be having our second math test.  Also this week our first spelling list will go home. 

     Last week we finished up Welcome Back, Superkids.  This week we will be starting Adventures of Superkids.  The students have really been enjoying meeting the Superkids, hearing their songs and seeing the song animations on the Smartboard.   

     Our Dinosaur Inquiry Unit is going well.  Students were very excited when we opened up our dinosaur eggs.  We have been looking at features of some of the dinosaurs and this week we will be continuing to look more at the survival features the dinosaurs had.  The students will also be create their own dinosaurs.  I will continue to update what we are doing in our inquiry unit on the inquiry unit page that is linked to this page. 

News and Reminders

     Scholastic book orders are due this Tuesday, Sept. 11.  You may order online using the access code provided on the order form or send the order and a check with your child to school.

     Friday, Sept. 14, is our first Spirit Day.  Students may wear spirit wear and jeans!

     Our first field trip of the year will be on Friday, October 5.  We will be going to Safety Town.