Moving along with First grade!

Hi everyone!
It was great to see you all last night.  Below you will find the most important bits of information we talked about last night:

Thanks for all of your attendance last night.  It has been a pleasure getting to know you and your children already!

Here is a recap of the topics we discussed last night:

I was born and raised in Portland.  I’ve been teaching now for 22 years.  I earned my doctorate in 2016 in Neuroeducation from the University of Portland, which means that I use principles of neuroscience and language theory to inform classroom instructional practices.  I also am adjunct teaching for the University of Portland School of Education one night a week. 

Volunteers are welcome in room 13.  We could really use your help during literacy block, the first hour of school Tuesday-Friday.  We also learn more about art on Monday from 12:10-1:15 if you like to help with art.  Email me if you are interested.

There will be no official homework this year.  Please continue to read with you child, count money, read a face clock, cook together, measure things and all of the other wonderful activities you enjoy with your child.

If someone you know is not receiving these emails, please contact the office.  They will be able to enter your information into the student management system.

Please turn in supply money as soon as you are able – it really helps our class.

The weekly schedule is attached – now you know basically what your child is doing each day!

Please always send a water bottle to school

Book orders will go home each month.  Ordering online is the most  convenient. Our class code is L6VB8.  This month book order is due September 15.

Please call the office to sign up for a conference time/date when you can.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:45-8:50	Morning Routine	Morning Routine	Morning Routine	Morning Routine	Morning Routine
8:50-9:45	Story of the week –Interactive Read-Aloud (Direct reading strategies instruction/modeling) Poem of the week	Literacy Block-Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)	Literacy Block-Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)	Literacy Block- Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)	Literacy Block- Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)
9:45-10:00	Number Corner	Number Corner	Number Corner	Number Corner	Number Corner
10:00-10:30	Break (snack)	Break (snack)	Break (snack)	Break (snack)	Break (snack)
10:30-11:25	Math	Math	Math	Math	Math
11:25-12:05	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess
12:05-12:25	Classroom Art Instruction (with parent volunteer)	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading
12:25-1:25		Integrated Content Instruction-Language development   Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development   Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development   Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development   Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work
1:25-1:55	Choice Time	Choice time	Choice Time	Choice Time	Choice Time
1:55-2:25	PE	Music	PE	Library Check Out	Music
2:25-2:50	Writing	Writing	Writing	Writing	Media/Library
2:55-3:00	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine

 Here are some pictures from our week - feel free to contact me anytime with questions - enjoy your weekend!

math workplaces

math workplaces

geoboard designs

New library helper Diane

A visit from the principal

recess!

Welcome to First Grade

Hi everyone!

We are off to a great start in First Grade!  Your children arrived rested and ready to learn...and we certainly got busy with so much learning.  We learned where our new seats were, how to behave at the carpet, reminded ourselves about writing, and math, and reading.  We reminded our selves how to listen and try new things.

We competed many projects and heard some fun stories - as your child about "I Love you Stinky Face", "Chewy Lewie" and "Smelly Socks"

Our daily schedule looks something like this:

Good morning job
Class literacy activity
Recess Break
Thinking About Math
Recess/Lunch
Storytime
Quiet Reading
Class literacy activity
Choosing Time
PE/Music/OR Media
Daily Wrap up

Here are a few pictures from today - thank you for all the support from home - stay cool this weekend!

The last week of second grade 2017

This was a very fun, busy week.  Each day this week, someone said "This has been the best day!"  I agree...each day was better than the last.  Here is a snapshot of the week:

 Monday:
Skating at Oak's Park - this was amazing - the kids showed such perseverance - they fell down, then got back up again. And who knew so many parents were such great skaters!  Thanks for the help!

 Tuesday: Walk to Crystal Springs Garden: Thanks to Mrs. Neff, we all had bags of corn to feed the ducks - a great Blue Heron was also there to witness the fun!

 Wednesday we hung out at school - and had TECH DAY!  That was hit with the kids!

Thursday, the final day.  We enjoyed a quiet morning, then we enjoyed a magic show!

Later, I asked them what their favorite part of second grade was or what they learned:

"I  learned about leopards” Charlie

“The favorite thing about second grade was animal reports” Katherine

“My favorite thing I learned was about ant” Harper

“My favorite thing in second grade is my teacher” Emma P.

“My favorite thing about second grade is that everyone was nice to each other.” Juliet

“I liked learning about weather” Nicolas

“My favorite subject was math – all of it!” Admiral

“My favorite thing was making weather tools” Jinju

“My favorite thing was reading” Emma L.

“I learned more about porcupines” Corinne

“I learned about sea otters.” Arron

“I liked doing all of the fun art projects and learning about parrot fish” Willow

“I learned about snow leopards.” Amani

“I really enjoyed all of the art projects.” Jude

“ I learned more about art.” Olivia

“I liked when we got to do the bring your own technology to school.” Milo

“I liked having Mrs. Robb as my teacher and doing all of the art projects.” Vivian

“My favorite things are that we do a lot of art projects and learned about meerkats.” Luke

“ I learned more about reptiles.” Jake Lai

“I learned more about bull sharks and learning about habitats was fun.” Jake

“I learned a lot more about biomes.” Miki

“I liked technology day and learned more about polar bears.” Steven

“My favorite thing about second grade is my teacher.” Rory

“I liked learning about food.” Julia

“I liked reading Wayside School.” Cyan

A final class picture...

At the end of the day we watched a movie about family, being smart, and never giving up.
At the end of the movie is this quote:




This is what I wish for all of you...
1. Find a way to be kind everyday
2. Listen to your parents and teachers
3.Try to learn something new everyday
4. Keep moving forward and taking chances - you never know what the future will bring you

Thank you all for a wonderful year....signing off for 2017 - B.R.