Yesterday while in small reading groups, I sat in amazement as I watched my kids pick up a book and read it completely on their own. I then started to think back to where these kids started. Many didn't know the letter names let alone their sounds. To see the kids go from August until now is unbelievable. It all seems like magic.
I want to thank all families for their continued support at home because we couldn't have gotten to this point without each other.
I can't wait to see how the students continue to grow and where they will be by the end of the year!
Love,
Miss Gilbert
Extremely Proud Teacher :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Valentine's Day
I'm finally getting around to tell you all about our Valentine's Day celebration! All day we talked about Valentine's Day and each learning activity revolved around this theme.
We started out the morning by writing about things we loved. It was so cute to see students ideas. After that we wrote Valentine's to someone special. Some friends wrote to their moms or dad, others to their brothers, and some to even Ms. Coles our assistant principal.
We then created our Valentine Man to hold all of our Valentines. The kids loved it and I think they had a fun day. Thanks to all the families who donated or volunteered their time to our party! We couldn't have done it without you!!
We started out the morning by writing about things we loved. It was so cute to see students ideas. After that we wrote Valentine's to someone special. Some friends wrote to their moms or dad, others to their brothers, and some to even Ms. Coles our assistant principal.
We then created our Valentine Man to hold all of our Valentines. The kids loved it and I think they had a fun day. Thanks to all the families who donated or volunteered their time to our party! We couldn't have done it without you!!
Math Stations
Students have been working hard during math stations each day. We take about 20 minutes before lunch and do rotations of different math activities. Some of their favorites are working with the jewels and finding the missing number. Here are some pictures of students during math stations:
6 Simple Things
I'm sorry I haven't been keeping the blog updated. The days seem to get away from me. Regardless...here are a few things making me smile this week:
1. havefunteaching.com The students LOVE watching the sight word videos on this sight. So fun and interactive!
2. Spending time with my nephew Michael-who is getting so big, so fast.
3. A great Valentine's Day party
4. Parents commenting that they love our class blog (Thank you for reading!! :) )
5. 'The Tunnel' that we do to celebrate when a student moves up a reading level
6. When my little friends cheer each other for learning how to tie shoes.
What is making you smile this week?
1. havefunteaching.com The students LOVE watching the sight word videos on this sight. So fun and interactive!
2. Spending time with my nephew Michael-who is getting so big, so fast.
3. A great Valentine's Day party
4. Parents commenting that they love our class blog (Thank you for reading!! :) )
5. 'The Tunnel' that we do to celebrate when a student moves up a reading level
6. When my little friends cheer each other for learning how to tie shoes.
What is making you smile this week?
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