Mrs. Jones' Junior Geniuses: November 2009

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Giving Thanks!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal together! We made placemats & ate our Thankgiving meal together in our classroom while listening to traditional Cherokee Indian flute music.

Friday, November 20, 2009

We Won!

We won the dust pan award during "Gorilla Pride" for having the cleaniest room in the Green Wing! Yes!!!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Veterans Day

We celebrated Veterans Day with a morning program, slide show, & songs honoring our guests. It was a great day!!

The Multiage Concept

Our Multiage family is comprised of children 6-9 years of age. It is a “non-graded” classroom that has two grades combined (first and second). Students who enter as "first graders" stay for at least two years, sometimes three. The purpose of our classroom is to provide experiences for learning while giving each student the opportunity to find success on their own path of growth: socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Our curriculum is largely theme based, integrating all areas of learning: reading, spelling, writing, math, science, and social studies. Each child is viewed as an individual member of a community of learners, “a family”. Our Multiage features all areas of instruction: large group, flexible small group instruction, and individual instruction. The curriculum is based around the Oklahoma PASS, National Standards, & the district's instructional expectations for first/second grade. Every child is working on their own independent level and moving forward, not being left behind. Our Multiage Family is a place where children are loved and encouraged. They are helped to discover their own interests, talents, and abilities. Each student is valued, listened to, encouraged, and given many choices every day. Our program implements a “hands on” approach to learning. Mrs. J has high expectations for every student! Her goal is for every child to experience success while being challenged.

Weekly Reading/Spelling Bags

Colored Vinyl Reading/Spelling Bags go home the first day of each week with your child. It is usually Mondays, unless there is no school on Monday. In that case it will go home on Tuesday. In the bag you will find your child's spelling list & paper phonics reader. Please have your child look over their spelling words & paper reader nightly. The bag is due back on the last day of the week. Please make sure their spelling list is signed & that the paper reader is enclosed. We will have a spelling test over the words on the last day of each week.

Our Classroom Expectations

Expectation #1: We will value one another as unique & special individuals.
Expectation #2: We will not laugh at or make fun of a person's mistakes, use sarcasms or put downs.
Expectation #3: We will use good manners saying please & thank you, excuse me & allow others to go first.
Expectation #4: We will cheer each other to success.
Expectation #5: We will help one another when ever possible.
Expectation #6: We will recognize every effort & applaud it.
Expectation #7: We will encourage each other to do our best.
Expectation #8: We will practice virtuous living using the Life Principles.

List C (290 words) - 2nd Grade Mastery - End of April

wish
care
able
carry
become
cat
above
bed
catch
across
caught
add
certain
began
against
behind
city
being
class
believe
clean
almost
below
close
along
best
clothes
already
better
cold
between
although
coming
always
bike
complete
black
among
boat
couldn’t
body
country
books
cut
boot
dad
both
dark
box
deep
anything
bring
broke
didn’t
brother
died
brought
ask
build
dinner
bus
ate
buy
dog
doing
baby
called
bad
door
ball
draw
beautiful
car
dream
dry
full
during
fun
funny
however
early
game
hurt
Earth
gave
easy
I’d
eat
important
enough
goes
inside
ever
gone
instead
every
everyone
got
everything
grade
fact
family
green
job
fare
group
jump
fast
grow
father
keep
favorite
half
kept
feel
kids
feet
happy
killed
fell
hard
few
new
field
fight
having
lady
finally
head
fine
hear
last
fire
heard
later
heart
fish
heavy
leave
five
left
fix
less
let
food
high
life
hill
light
form
four
hit
list
free
hold
friend
hope
lived
front
hour
lives
ride
looking
river
lost
room
lot
often
round
lots
run
love
running
lunch
once
mad
sat
main
order
making
scared
school
sea
outside
second
maybe
means
own
seen
set
paper
several
might
park
shall
miss
mind
party
ship
mom
past
short
money
shot
moon
perhaps
person
morning
pick
shown
sick
side
plants
simple
since
possible
sister
myself
probably
size
problem
sky
near
sleep
rain
snow
next
ready
nice
real
someone
night
really
something
reason
soon
red
nothing
rest
space
together
woke
started
told
state
stay
took
top
wouldn’t
stood
tree
yard
stop
tried
store
trouble
yes
story
you
street
trying
your
stuff
summer
under
sun
until
sure
upon
talk
teach
teacher
used
ten
walk
wanted
that’s
wasn’t
watch
themselves
week
they’re
third
while
those
through
whole
thought
win
throw

Mrs. Jones' Junior Geniuses

Multiage ~ "Where Great Minds GROW!"

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Giving Thanks!

Friday, November 20, 2009

We Won!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Veterans Day

Look Who Has Visited!

Seeing The World Through Buddy Bear's Eyes

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WISH ITEMS!!!!!!

Weekly Word & Quote

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

Important Dates '09-'10

About Us

The Multiage Concept

Daily Schedule

Specials Rotation Schedule

Daily "Student Sparkle" (show & share)

Schedule Infomation

NEW! Supply List 2009-2010

School Parent Information Links:

Sites For Students

Sites For Parents

Reminders

Weekly News

Weekly Reading/Spelling Bags

Our Classroom Expectations

Life Principles We Have Studied

Sight Word Lists A-C

List A (100 words) - 1st grade mastery - Christmas

List B (100 words) - 1st Grade Mastery - End of April

List C (290 words) - 2nd Grade Mastery - End of April

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