Project time!

Wow! I cannot believe how fast this year is moving! I have sent home a paper that describes our ocean diorama project! I have included some pictures on our class blog of some past students to show a few examples. I hope you and your child enjoy! This weeks vocabulary words are: begin, minute, already, above, against, caught, and dark. This weeks spelling words are: arm, car, far, jar, yard, dark, start, and large. I hope everyone is enjoying the weather and spending some quality family time together! If you need any supplies for the project contact me please.

New Post!

The Room 14 Blog is back! We have some great stuff coming up! This week is B.E.A.R. week or Be Excited About Reading. There are multiple activities that the student's will be involved with and if you're wondering what, there is information in this week homework folder. We are also trying a new behavior modification tool called Classdojo. We are very excited about using this tool and information about this was also sent home in the homework folder. I have provided a log-in code for you and your child to access the site and see how well they are doing! At the end of May will be our end of the year field trip to the Hands on Children Museum. We are looking for adults who would like to be group leaders, so please contact me if you can make the event. This weeks spelling list is quite challenging the words are: dishes, dresses, boxes, beaches, wishes, kisses, classes, and brushes. This weeks vocabulary words are: after, before, buy, pretty, school, done, off, and wash. Please be sure to practice nightly and read for thirty minutes a day!

February!

Well this month is moving along at a rapid rate! We had a lot of fun this week celebrating the 100th day of school and Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, my camera died on Valentine's day, so I only have photos of the 100th day of school. As we progress through the month, we are focusing a lot of attention on Dr. Seuss and the love of reading he tried to promote throughout his life. Make sure you have helped your child fill out the Dr. Seuss hats and have them return it to school. If you've done this, awesome job! If not, please do so soon or if you have lost this sheet please contact me with for a new one. The vocabulary and spelling words are the same again this week, so please make sure they are studying them. I hope you enjoy your extra time with your family!

Welcome to a new year!

We had quite the battle this week! We had multiple tests to take and Room 14 did a great job putting their heat and soul into doing their best. I am very proud of them! The book exchange is this Friday and if your child hasn't brought in any books yet, you still have until this Thursday to do so (max of 10). This weeks vocabulary words are: morning, shout, found, by, out, show, and climb. This weeks spelling words follow the long O pattern and they are: go, home, nose, so, bone, no, also, and woke. Please practice every night and read 20 minutes or more a day! Keep your eyes out for your child's latest report card, it will be coming home in a few weeks.

December

Hello! December is such a quick moving month, with lots to accomplish. This week was very hectic, but we are getting ready for our Winter Sharing assembly and remember to mark December 19th down on your calendars. The show starts at 8:30 a.m.! This weeks spelling words deal with digraphs ch and sh, they are: she, chin, fish, shell, much, chop, shoe, and chair. This weeks vocabulary words are grow, light, long, more, other, right, room, and these. I am looking for volunteers or people who can donate to our holiday party that's on the 19th. If you can do one of the two, please contact me this week! Thanks!

The end of November

What a great month Room 14 had! We participated in lots of fun activities and embarked on some great academic adventures! This coming month of December will be short and sweet, but we want to remember to keep good study habits as well as maintaining a strict reading schedule. 20 minutes or more a night is essential in your child's reading development, so please make sure they complete this task every night! In the homework folder this week we have a poem that will need to be memorized by your child, it's called "A Sled for Christmas". It is for our Winter Sharing assembly, which takes place on December 19th! This weeks spelling words deal with U, they are: up, fun, us, cut, but, run, jump, and plum. The key vocabulary words are car, down, hear, hold, hurt, learn, their, walk, and would. Please practice nightly with your child!

The end of a great month!

We had a lot of fun at our Halloween party and this week went great. We said good-bye to October and hello to November. Please remember your child's conference time this coming week and be aware that every day this week is a half day! This weeks spelling words are the hardest yet! Please make sure they are practicing them, they are: trip, crab, drip, grin, grab, trap, crack, and brown. This weeks key vocabulary words are: also, blue, brown, color, funny, green, like, many, and some. Be sure to read nightly with your child, it truly helps! If there are any problems with your conference time please contact me soon to make other arrangements and I hope everyone has a great November! To celebrate here are some new pictures!