100 Days In The Multiage!

Last Friday we celebrated the 100th Day of School with several activities & ended the day with each child making their own snack. It was a 100 piece Friendship Trail Mix. Each child counted out groups of 10's: peanuts, goldfish crackers, Cheerio's, M&M's, Chex cereal, mini marshmallows, Cheese It's, pretzel sticks, Reese's Pieces, & chocolate chips. They could not believe that they could eat 100 things, but they did! Thank you parents for sending the snack items needed for the trail mix!!! It was appreciated!!!!

Nutritional Visit

We had a brief visit from the cafeteria's own Mr. Peabody! He spoke to the children about the good nutrition in a pineapple. On another note, you can see the Golden Frisbee in the background. We were presented with it again this week during Gorilla Pride.

Meeting Moses!

Last Friday Heavenly Holly’s mom & grandpa brought their therapy dog Moses to for Show & Share. Moses is a beautiful Great Dane that weighs around 150. He lives with Holly’s family and is trained to provide comfort for hospital patients as well as students with special needs. Standing he is almost as tall as his owner Holly! The children loved meeting & petting Moses & hope he returns for another visit soon!

Rewinding The Week!

JANUARY 28-31

Social Studies: Abe Lincoln & Ruby Bridges

Academic Vocabulary: honesty, courage,

Language Arts: verbs & noun review, making/breaking words, & sentence correction using proof reading marks

Math: leveled addition; simple, double, triple (with/without) regrouping), 5 minute addition/subtraction goals, simple subtraction, counting money amounts

Reading: strategies we can use when we come to a word in a sentence we don't know, fluency, & pacing

Phonics: review of phonics skills

Writing: Someone I admire, Ruby Bridges is ________, & journal writing

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It was another short week. We prepared for student led conferences. It snowed Thursday afternoon so conferences were cancelled. The students did a neat art project and hung them up outside our room. They made large Valentine bumble bees with their pictures on the bees faces. Each student also made a heart and put a positive statement on them..."bee honest, bee considerate, bee dependable, etc." They are SO cute & the messages are great! Monday the 4th we will lead Gorilla Pride at 8:00. We are so excited!!! Hope everyone can make it!

JANUARY 22-25

Social Studies: Abe Lincoln

Academic Vocabulary: leader, president, Civil War, famous Americans, slave trade, abolishment, freedom, monument

Language Arts: verbs (show action), contractions, making/breaking words, & sentence correction using proof reading marks

Math: leveled addition; simple, double, triple (with/out regrouping), 5 minute addition/subtraction goals, & counting money amounts

Reading: strategies we can use when we come to a word in a sentence we don't know & fluency

Phonics: grp 1: long a; grp 2: vowel sounds of y & compound words; grp 3: vowel patterns of ew, oo, ou; grp 4: vowel patterns a, al, au, & silent kn, mb; grp 5: aw; grp 6: long vowels with silent e

Writing: daily journal writing & Abe Lincoln

Science: chemical changes experiment using coins, vinegar, & salt

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VERY cold temperatures brought another week of inside recess. The children found Abe Lincoln to be a very important man who bought big change for America. He was known for his honesty. Mr. Ridenhour came by during one of our social studies lessons and convinced the students that his nickname was "Honest". Now every time the student's see him they call him Honest Ridenhour. He loves it! We celebrated the 100th Day of School! Next week will bring Student Led conferences on Thursday evening & no school on Friday.

JANUARY 14-18

Social Studies: Martin Luther King Jr. & Rosa Parks
Academic Vocabulary: leader, civil rights, equality, tolerance, dream, acceptance
Math: leveled addition; simple, double, triple (with/out regrouping)
Language Arts: Nouns, making words, & sentence correction using proof reading marks
Reading: strategies & fluency
Phonics: grp 1 short vowels, grp 2 long i: igh/ie & possessives, grp 3 r-controlled ar & inflected ending -ed, group 5: eat, est, ight, grp 6 long vowels with silent e & contractions
Writing: I have a dream, Snowy days are fun, & daily journaling

It was a busy week & daily inside recess due to cold weather. The children loved learning about Martin Luther King Jr. They each wrote about a future dream that they would like to accomplish. I then orally shared them with the class. I was so impressed with their writings! We ended the week with a game of noun bingo & a visit from Heavenly Holly's mom, grandpa, & therapy dog Moses. He is a great dane. The children thought he was a big sweetie! It was a WONDERFUL week in the Multiage! The week of January 21st will bring a day off of school, as well as the 100th Day of School.

COMPUTER LAB NEWS!

The students have just completed an internet safety lesson "stranger danger", that focused on being smart and preventing unsafe situations. During computer lab the Multiagers rotate through three "centers". Upcoming centers include: new websites, educational games, & keyboarding (focusing of keeping their fingers on the correct keys).
Get To Know Mrs. Sawyer

Mrs. Sawyer: I live in Westville with my husband & three children Natasha, Miranda, & Randall. I have a dog named Cricket & a cat named Norman. I enjoy reading, swimming, shopping, watching movies, talking on the phone, & walking.

Just "Hangin" Out!

We wanted to put some pictures of us just hanging out on the playgroud. We enjoy playing on the equipment, playing ball, running, playing games, & just being with friends. When it is bad weather we have inside recess with games, blocks, legos, art, & computers. It is also fun because we are with our friends.

Twas the Week Before Christmas Break!

We had our Christmas party on Friday, Dec 14th. It was a breakfast party. We wore our pj's, played games, made crafts, & ate pancakes!! It was so fun!!!

We wore our PJ's to school for our Christmas party!

making ornaments for our parents

Many parents & siblings came to our party.

pass the present to music game

Bingo with Officer Johnson

Christmas crafting

MORE crafting

This was a class favorite!

Christmas Thank You!

We wanted to thank all the parents who sent items & came to help out during our Christmas

Breakfast. We appreciate the cooking, helping with games, & assisting with crafts. Our party was a huge success because of all of you!!!!!

Christmas Guest Reader

Helping Hali's mom came on PJ day to share Arthur's Christmas with us. It was a big hit & we appreciate her coming to share a story with us. The moral of the story was giving. It tied in wonderfully with our word of the week, generosity. Thank you to Hali's mom for taking time out to read to us. She also brought flavored candy canes for us, yum!