Busy, busy, busy!

Wow!  This time of year really is busy.  I apologize that posts have been scarce.  We are working hard to get things wrapped up before Christmas break. This was a busy week with the Christmas programs.  The gentlemen looked so handsome and the girls were very lovely in their dresses.   It is so fun to see everyone all dressed up! 

Next week all students will receive one spelling list.  These will be Christmas related words that we can have fun with.  There will also be a Math and Science test!  Eek!!  And we will do some festive writing activities, as well as just have some good ol' Christmas fun!!

I hope you are taking some time to enjoy this time of year!  I know it can be very stressful (speaking for myself)!  But what fun!!

Polar Bears and A Little Random Info, Too!

It is so much fun decorating this time of year!  I can already tell the excitement is bubbling in our classroom.  This week I hope to get letters to Santa written.  These will be published in The Echo.  Below you will find some Polar Bears that we did this week for Art.

So cute, right?!

Today I also sent home a new Book-It Form.  Kids should be reading nightly, and this can help them earn pizza for reading!  Win, win, right?!  I know there have been Six Flags and Magic Waters Reading Forms that went home.  This can be a lot to keep track of!  I keep all these forms on the fridge and try to write nightly what my kids have read.  Hopefully, this can be helpful!

And for my random peice of information...did you know that Disney offers has a replacement program for scratched DVDs and Blue-Rays.  All you have to do is go to http://www.disneystudioshelp.com/detail_TOPSUPP_DiscReplace__SUPPORT.html

for information.  They will replace your scratched or broken movies for $6.95!  I have many scratched movies from those younger years with my kiddos! (Who am I kidding, they are still young!)

Have a great night!

Spelling Lists

Here are the spelling lists for the next 2 weeks.  Our tests will be on December 9th.

Word Nerds

part, care, bare, hair, stair, pear, start, shark, fare, fair, wear, stare, hare, pair, bear, sharp, square, where

Flaming Skeletons

screen, strong, stripe, spring, scram, straight, spray, scrape, strange, sprout, scratch, stretch, spread, scrap, strap, sprain, scream, string

Pink Panthers

when, dead, trees, each, great, sled, head, street, reach, bread, queen, breath, sweet, dream, death, steam, beach, east

Spelling Maniacs

benches, brushes, foxes, guesses, horses, speeches, splashes, mixes, kisses, voices, crashes, classes, changes, churches, places, peaches, leashes, watches

Motorcycle Monsters

frighten, sidewalk, beside, combine, ninety, highway, delight, higher, brightly, surprise, driveway, decide, invite, slightly, advice, describe, lightning, polite

Spectacular Spellers

phrase, alphabet, enough, daughter, physics, dolphin, cough, naughty, phantom, elephant, taught, phone, nephew, rough, caught, laughter, trophy, paragraph

Also, just a reminder...Book-It logs are due tomorrow!  I will send slips home with students at the end of the day!

Geometry Art

 We just finished our first Chapter on Geometry!  Our next chapter in our Math book will be about congruent figures, similar figures, symmetry, transformations, and visual thinking!  There are soooo many art projects I have found to reinforce these geometrical concepts.  Here is a look at one we did last week about the use of symmtry (and positive and negative space).  I hope to have more projects up as we complete them!

Happy Veterans' Day!

Happy Veterans' Day!

I am certain that when I was in third grade I did not understand the meaning of Veterans' Day, except we had the day off from school!  Today, I am much more aware of the importance of this day and honoring those who have fought for our freedoms and the freedoms of others around the world.  I have seen family members leave for war, watched husbands, wives, and children miss their loved ones!  I certainly appreciate not only those who fight, but those who are left behind when they are fighting. 

Although thank you is not enough..."Thank you for all that you have done to keep us safe!"

Happy Veterans' Day!

Our assembly will be held in the gym at 2:00.

And Happy 11-11-11!

In case you are checking in...

Well, it was my intention to get our Veterans' Day art posted, but we are still working on it!  I really hope it will be up tomorrow! 

You are invited to

A VETERANS' DAY Assembly

to honor all those who serve(d)!

Friday, November 11th

2:00 p.m.

Prophetstown Elementary School Gym

Coming Up...

*Check back tomorrow!  I hope to post some Art for Veterans' Day! 

*I have decided that spelling lists will last two weeks so students will have a test every other week.  I hope this will allow more Writing/Language Arts time and give students time to understand the spelling words and sorts, not only memorize the words.  Thanks for your patience as I try to figure out how our new spelling will work best in our classroom.  The spelling lists will go home tomorrow!

Have a great night!

November is Here!

Happy November!! 

It has started out with a goregous day...windy, but I am loving the sun!  Just wanted to let you know about a couple of things going on in our class!

*There are no spelling words this week! 

*Book-It starts again this month.  Today I sent home a log sheet for November.  The goal for the month is 300 minutes.  Please use the log to record reading minutes each night.  Keep it in a safe place where students will remember...maybe on the fridge.  Log sheets are due on November 29th or 30th.  I will pass out Book-It Certificates on November 30th.

*There will be a Science Test on Friday over Chapter Two.  I am giving students plenty of time to study!

*We will be starting our Pilgrim Simulation at the end of the week.  This will be a month long study where we simulate the pilgrims' journey to the New World. 

Have a great night!!



Spelling Words

Here are the spelling lists for the week!

Spectacular Spellers

question, frequent, squirrel, require, sequel, squeaky, equal, quality, liquid, squirm,

 quiver, mosquito, antique, tranquil, raquet, inquire, conquer, queasy

Pink Panthers

fruit, smooth, dude, mood, trust, prune, cube, crust, suit, skunk, bump,

spoon, food, bloom, broom, juice, moon, tooth

Word Nerds

film, moth, cold, told, blind, find, lost, cost, roll, scold, wild,

ghost, most, child, fist, gold, soft, mind

Motorcycle Monsters

hoping, skipped, joking, racing, skated, saving, hopping, plotting, winning, letting, cleaned, quoted, greeted, hunted, shouting, floated, needed, faded

Flaming Skeletons

out, how, growl, owl, drown, south, scout, cloud, round, ground, found, mouth,

 clown, down, brown, shout, frown, plow

Spelling Maniacs

hopped, acted, waited, closed, nodded, started, hoped, planned, wanted, scored,

lived, joined, saved, grabbed, helped, shouted, stepped, dropped

Even More Science Projects

My titles are starting to feel like Tedd Arnold's books...Parts, More Parts and Even More Parts!!  Anyways, here are more projects!

This should be all of them.  If your child can't find his/her project, please let me know in case I accidently left it out!  I hope everyone enjoyed the projects!

Even More Science Projects!



More Science Projects

Here are some more of the Science Projects...again, they are GREAT!!  It is taking a LOOONG time to upload these, so I will try to post the remaining projects throughout the week.

Happy Birthday (yesterday) to K.E.!!  Hope you had a great day!!