Good Morning,
We spent most of our day working on a special project/gift for you. The students will continue to work on this tomorrow. They are all excited to make and give a special gift to you. In order to get this done, we will be cutting into our Language Arts time. Your children will not have homework tonight or tomorrow night.
We had a new student join our class from Florida. Anelise is a 2nd grade girl and we are happy that she is joining our room.
I hope you have a wonderful break and a fabulous New Year.
All the best,
Tommy
December 21, 2015
December 18, 2015
December 18, 2015
Good Morning,
We have had a wonderful week and the students have been hard at work with a variety of tasks and learning opportunities. They continued writing non-fiction/teaching books. We focused on using other readers to help clarify our own writings and reviewed spelling approaches (in our writing). Our chat with Senator Leahy went well. He was great with the kids and fielded all of their questions. He even imitated his Batman voice and talked about his appearance int he next Batman movie. In math, the 1st graders have been working on measurement (non standard), fractions, and time to the hour and half hour. The 2nd graders have been working on attribute blocks and sorting by specific rules.
I had stated, in Monday's post, that I would be sending home paper for students to complete the book for Lydia's last day. Lydia was not in school on Wednesday, so I used the afternoon to complete the book in class. We will present it to her on Wednesday. We will be having a "goodbye party" for her that morning.
I hope you have a great weekend.
Peace,
Tommy
We have had a wonderful week and the students have been hard at work with a variety of tasks and learning opportunities. They continued writing non-fiction/teaching books. We focused on using other readers to help clarify our own writings and reviewed spelling approaches (in our writing). Our chat with Senator Leahy went well. He was great with the kids and fielded all of their questions. He even imitated his Batman voice and talked about his appearance int he next Batman movie. In math, the 1st graders have been working on measurement (non standard), fractions, and time to the hour and half hour. The 2nd graders have been working on attribute blocks and sorting by specific rules.
I had stated, in Monday's post, that I would be sending home paper for students to complete the book for Lydia's last day. Lydia was not in school on Wednesday, so I used the afternoon to complete the book in class. We will present it to her on Wednesday. We will be having a "goodbye party" for her that morning.
I hope you have a great weekend.
Peace,
Tommy
December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015
Good Afternoon,
Holy Mud Season Batman! Hard to believe it is the middle of December. This past Saturday, my family and I went to Church St and it had true spring feel to it.
This will be our last full week before vacation. The routine will stay the same and homework will be sent home each night. On Friday, I will be sending home a blank piece of oaktag. I would like your child to create a picture of something they will remember about Lydia or something she does well. I will use these pictures to create a goodbye book for Lydia. Lydia and her family will be moving to Stowe and The 23rd will be Lydia's last day. I would like to have a little going away celebration on the 23rd. If anyone would like to provide snacks or drinks, please let me know. I would like to keep this a secret from Lydia.
On Wednesday, we will be chatting with Senator Patrick Leahy and learn about how he makes a difference as a Senator.
I hope you have a great week.
Peace,
Tommy
Holy Mud Season Batman! Hard to believe it is the middle of December. This past Saturday, my family and I went to Church St and it had true spring feel to it.
This will be our last full week before vacation. The routine will stay the same and homework will be sent home each night. On Friday, I will be sending home a blank piece of oaktag. I would like your child to create a picture of something they will remember about Lydia or something she does well. I will use these pictures to create a goodbye book for Lydia. Lydia and her family will be moving to Stowe and The 23rd will be Lydia's last day. I would like to have a little going away celebration on the 23rd. If anyone would like to provide snacks or drinks, please let me know. I would like to keep this a secret from Lydia.
On Wednesday, we will be chatting with Senator Patrick Leahy and learn about how he makes a difference as a Senator.
I hope you have a great week.
Peace,
Tommy
December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015
Good Morning,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I found myself running with 1500 other Santa Clauses through the streets of Burlington. It was a fun 5k race that raised some money for Camp Tukumta.
Today we finished our write up for our last week's guest speaker. We will be Skyping with Senator Leahy next week. The next phase of our unit will look at how people made a difference during the Civil Rights Movement.
In math, the 2nd graders have been focusing on attribute blocks and working on a variety of sorting activities. The 1st graders have been working with the idea of measurement. Today the measured the length of a variety of fish and determined if they met the 7 inch keeper rule.
I hope you all have a great week.
Peace,
Tommy
I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I found myself running with 1500 other Santa Clauses through the streets of Burlington. It was a fun 5k race that raised some money for Camp Tukumta.
Today we finished our write up for our last week's guest speaker. We will be Skyping with Senator Leahy next week. The next phase of our unit will look at how people made a difference during the Civil Rights Movement.
In math, the 2nd graders have been focusing on attribute blocks and working on a variety of sorting activities. The 1st graders have been working with the idea of measurement. Today the measured the length of a variety of fish and determined if they met the 7 inch keeper rule.
I hope you all have a great week.
Peace,
Tommy
December 4, 2015
December 4, 2015
Good Morning,
We have had a great week here at school. The students have been working on writing "Teaching" books (non-fiction). They are learning to plan it out on their fingers to make sure that they are truly an expert on the topic. This makes the writing process much easier as they write their story.
Today was also the first day of Health Class. Our time with Katie and Guidance has ended and the 2nd trimester will be all about healthy choices and healthy minds.
On Tuesday, the class was visited by Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. She is the Secretary of Education for the State of Vermont. She spoke to the children about all of the ways she is trying to make a difference for the kids of our state. She shared a personal story about what led her to find a job that helped others.
I hope you have a great weekend.
Peace,
Tommy
We have had a great week here at school. The students have been working on writing "Teaching" books (non-fiction). They are learning to plan it out on their fingers to make sure that they are truly an expert on the topic. This makes the writing process much easier as they write their story.
Today was also the first day of Health Class. Our time with Katie and Guidance has ended and the 2nd trimester will be all about healthy choices and healthy minds.
On Tuesday, the class was visited by Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. She is the Secretary of Education for the State of Vermont. She spoke to the children about all of the ways she is trying to make a difference for the kids of our state. She shared a personal story about what led her to find a job that helped others.
I hope you have a great weekend.
Peace,
Tommy
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