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!

October!

What a great month so far! We have been doing lots of fun activities to celebrate the wonderful month of October. The weather has been slowly changing on us, so be sure that your child is bringing a coat to school everyday. With the cold mornings and the warm afternoons, sometimes the children forget that they need to still have them just in case. This weeks key vocabulary words are: do, I, is, me, my, said, you, and for. Please be sure to practice every night and to read at least 20 minutes as well. Our weekly goal is 120 minutes of reading, it will really help your child with first grade. Come back soon to see some new pictures!

Welcome to a new year!

Hello! Welcome to Room 14's classroom blog. I will be posting pictures and weekly news on our site. This is a great way to catch up with the goings on in the room and to catch some funny pictures of your children. For homework this week your child has three math sheets, a vocabulary practice sheet, and reading minutes to track (this is found on the bottom of the class newsletter). Be sure to practice these words: here, we, find, jump, one, have, to, and who, every night. These are keys words that will show up on this weeks Friday reading test. The year has been going great so far and I can't wait to see the class grow over the school year!

Running out the month of May

The Jog-A-Thon is over and everybody in Room 14 tried their best. We had 10 students run the entire 30 minutes, what an accomplishment! Please try to turn in the pledge money as soon as you can. The shirts will be here soon and the lunch at Subway will happen on the last week of school. This Friday is V.I.P. lunch, remember only one person per student. I also included in this weeks homework folder a sheet about the ocean diorama project. I have included some pictures on the website from some of last years students to help out with some ideas. This project is due June 7th and I am hoping you enjoy working on this project at home with your child. It will make some fantastic memories! This weeks words are: present, thought, able, and eye. The spelling words this week deal with the er, est ending on words, they are: faster, richer, smaller, newest, kindest, warmest, deepest, and highest. Please work on these words every night!

May is moving along!

What a great week! I am so blessed to work with such wonderful students and I truly felt appreciated during "Teacher Appreciation" week. The permission slips for Tolmie State Park went home in the homework folders. If you would like to be a group leader, please sign up for it on the sheet. I have three volunteers thus far and would like to have six or more. This weeks vocabulary words are: begin, minute, already, above, against, and caught. This weeks spelling words focus on the ar sound, they are: car, start, arm, far, yard, jar, dark, and large. Please be sure to read and practice every night!

May

The month of May has started off great for Room 14. We have some exciting dates coming up that you will need to remember. On May 18th, is our Jog-A-Thon. It is our schools only fundraiser and if you would like to help out please contact Mr. Thummel. On May 25th, is V.I.P. lunch day. Each student is allowed to invite one guest to come and enjoy lunch with them. Recess starts at 11:35 and lunch begins at 12:05. Come to recess and play outside! If you want, you can also sign out your child after lunch is over. This weeks vocabulary words are: begin, minute, already, above, against, and caught. This weeks spelling words focus on the or sound, they are: store, corn, for, more, or, morning, afford, and before. Please practice daily!

The end of a great month!

What a week Room 14 had! B.E.A.R. week was a huge success and everybody in class enjoyed the fun activities that they got to participate in. We were also lucky enough to have four winners drawn at the Friday assembly and two of them won scooters! I will have some pictures of the class reading with their bears up next week. This weeks vocabulary words are: watched, together, garden, sharp, baby, edge, only, and enough. This weeks spelling words deal with the oi/oy sound, they are: coin, soil, boy, oil, toy, point, moist, and destroy. Please be sure to practice all week! If you have any questions about making a summer reading list, please contact me. I sent multiple ordering sheets home in this weeks folder to help you get set for the summer months.

Mid-way through April...

What a fun week for Room 14! We had a lot of fun with some various art projects, like symmetrical butterflies, spring flowers, and using glue instead of markers to trace an outline. We even fit time in to paint! This coming week is B.E.A.R. week (Be Excited About Reading) and it would be greatly appreciated if you could help your child fill out their bear book mark. We are having a reading minutes challenge Monday through Wednesday on how many minutes they can read with the T.V. off. Its all explained in the letter that came home in the homework folder. This weeks vocabulary words are: after, before, buy, pretty, school, done, off, and wash. This weeks spelling words deal with es endings and they are: dishes, dresses, boxes, beaches, wishes, kisses, classes, and brushes. Be sure to practice nightly and next week I will be sending home more book orders to help assist you with building a summer reading curriculum for your child.

April has been so nice!

What a great week back at school! Everyone worked very hard this week and we did not miss a beat because of spring break. This coming weeks vocabulary words are: else, dance, around, open, ocean, talk, and through. This weeks spelling words all end with a Y, they are: by, my, fly, try, cry, why, and multiply. Please be sure to practice nightly and read at least 20 minutes as well. Check back again next week for some new pictures. On Wednesday, we will be having our annual Jump Rope For Heart event. Our time will be at 1:30 and you are more than welcome to come check it out. I will post pictures from the event next Friday. Also, B.E.A.R. week is coming! More information on this exciting week, next week!

Spring!

Spring break is here! What a fun past week it was for Room 14. We had Sneaker Science Monday through Thursday and during that time the students learned about liquids, solids, molecules, and plants! I have sent home homework over the break and that will give each student nearly two weeks to prepare for the vocabulary and spelling portions of the weeks lessons when they return. The vocabulary words are: carry, kind, put, saw, butter, were, work, and person. This weeks spelling words can be quiet difficult for some, so be sure to practice often, they are: landed, checking, telling, missed, filled, sleeping, bluffing, and planted. Have a great break and can wait to see all the smiling faces on April 9th!

March is marching!

What a great month of March thus far! We had an awesome concert and the children did an amazing job at the Olympia Junior Programs. Every student absolutely loved the show and they cannot wait for the next one in a few weeks! Thank you to the parents who were able to make it to the concert, they have been working hard for two months and I was glad so many came to see the fruits of their hard work payoff. This weeks vocabulary words are: about, because, draw, happy, teacher, part, and tiny. This weeks spelling words deal with the concept of more than one and they are: cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, trees, gloves, and birds. Please practice every night! Remember time is running out to donate to our pet/cuddly animal basket for the auction at the Parkside Carnival. I hope we can receive a few more items by Wednesday!

Last week of February and the start of March

This week we have some fun to report! This Friday will be our Dr. Seuss assembly celebration. Most of the class has turned in their Cat in the Hat hats and the deadline is this Tuesday the 28th. I hope we can achieve 100% turn in rate! Some dates to remember, March 7th and March 9th. March 7th, is our 1st grade music concert. Please have your child at school by 6:45 p.m. and the show starts at 7. March 9th, is our first trip to Olympia Junior Programs and the bus will be leaving at 9 a.m. sharp. The vocabulary words for this week are: afraid, any, bear, follow, most, tall, water, and idea. The spelling words for this week are: look, book, took, good, foot, cook, hoof, and crook. Please practice every night!

Midwinter break!

What a fun week in Room 14! We had a lot of fun figuring out how to group items that equal 100 and passing out Valentine cards. I hope everyone enjoys their extra time with their child and really put a strong focus on reading this weekend. This weeks vocabulary words are: again, both, gone, or, want, turn, and hard. This weeks spelling words focus on the oa, ow combination and they are: boat, show, coat, grow, show, toad, coast, and know. Please make sure your child puts in the hard effort this weekend, there is a lot of work to be done before the year ends! I hope everyone is getting close to finishing their Cat in the Hat Hats!

February!

What a great kick off to this month! We have been hard at work in Room 14 and we get to have some fun this coming week! We have just finished the book exchange and everyone walked away happy with their new books! The fun gets kicked into high gear on Tuesday the 14, when the class gets to celebrate both the 100th day of school and Valentine's Day. I sent home a list of names for the children in the room with this weeks homework folder. You will also find your child's report card in the folder. If there are any questions or concerns please contact me immediately. This weeks vocabulary words are: been, evening, far, forest, goes, hungry, near, and soon. This weeks spelling words focus on the ay vowel team, they are: day, say, play, may, way, stay, away, and holiday. Please practice every night! Look for new pictures this coming week of the 100th day celebration and Valentine's day!

January Continues...

Room 14 is wrapping up the midyear testing and everyone has been working hard at completing the task at hand. I hope to have the results back soon, to see where everyone in the class has improved or areas that need assistance. The vocabulary words this week are: give, good, her, little, try, was, fly, and our. This weeks spelling list deals with long i and silent e words, they are: like, five, ride, nine, time, kite, prize, and smile. Be sure to practice nightly it really pays off on test day. Some upcoming events are the Book exchange and the permission slips for Olympia Junior Programs. The Book Exchange takes place on January 27 and each student is allowed to bring in 10 or less books that are in good condition to replace with 10 new books. Feel free to have your child go through the family library and see if there are any books you can part with for this awesome event. For the permission slips, I would like them returned as soon as possible so your child will not miss out on the two field trips we take to the Theater. I hope you enjoy the extra time with your children this weekend!

Welcome Back!

What a great start to the new year! It was a very productive week for Room 14 and we were able to quickly get back to normal work. I am proud to say that this past week went very smoothly and I was impressed on the number of students who worked hard on their homework over Winter Break. This weeks words to practice are: could, house, how, over, own, so, and world. This weeks spelling words deal with long a and silent e words. We will be spending a great deal of time on them during our school work week, they are: make, came, take, name, gave, game, place, and skate. Please be sure to work with your child nightly and encourage them along the way. I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year!