This is such a generous class!  The students are coming home with boxes and bags filled with friendship.  They are so excited to open their boxes and see what is inside.  

We performed our dramas this morning, used play dough to build landforms, passed out our Valentines, took a spelling test, and did some reading!

This afternoon, I offered a variety of Valentine's Day math games, projects, and stories.  But they chose to enjoy their friends by playing games, and being together!  It was wonderful!

Thank you for all the love I felt today along with Mrs. Ede, Miss. Abbey, and other adults who may have received a special treat from you and your children.  

Take a look at our photo album tab, I put some adorable faces there for you to enjoy!

I hope you have a safe and healthy break.  See you in a week along with Miss. Newton, our student teacher.

Today we worked with the key of Balance with a third grade buddy class.  It was nice to partner read and do some relaxing yoga together.  Take a peek at some pictures.

We are working with small groups to put on a drama.  It has been fun with the folktales.  Tomorrow they will present their play to our class.

Thank you for all the great Valentine stuff that came in today.  If you did not, please send it tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Great things happening in room 14!  We are working hard on learning different strategies to add and subtract larger numbers.  Using word problems to create equations is very tricky, but we will continue to practice, practice, and practice!

Take a look at our photos below.  The kids were being customers and store owners then making change for a dollar.  This takes lots of practice, but it is real world stuff.  Keep practicing at home, too.

We had a Flat Stanley return from Aspen, Colorado.  Such fun with over 25 feet of snow each winter!

Zohair shared a fun trip to New York and had a chance to visit the M & M store.  For his write and tell this week we brought in giant sized M&Ms for everyone to try.  They were perfect for Valentine's Day (red, pink, and white)!

Remember, we will celebrate our friends on Friday.  Please send in your Valentine box/bag tomorrow so the children will be prepared for our busy Friday.  Nut free treats can be passed out with the friendship cards.  We have 27 students, please be sure to include each one.  Pencils, stickers, and other surprises are always a thoughtful idea too.

Have a wonderful night!

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A good day in room 14!  Our ISM was cancelled due to lack of substitute teachers.  But fortunately, we were able to jump in for gym since we missed that earlier this week.  The kids used the key of flexibility well today.

We had fun using play dough to build landforms today.  We used a picture dictionary as a resource to create different landforms.  

We continue to practice addition and subtraction with larger numbers.  Keep practicing with money too.

Congratulations to Isabella for writing a creative story that will be recognized in the State of Michigan.  Her piece will be published with other student writers and then be honored at a luncheon in Downtown Detroit.  I'm so proud of her and all our writers!

Emily lost a tooth today after wiggling and wiggling it for days!

You will see that I have included next weeks spelling words and grammar skills.  Just in case things don't make it home!

​Have a wonderful weekend!

We changed our seats this week.  We are trying number (alphabetical order) order and in rows facing the board.  This may seem "old school", but the kids love the change!

I gave the class a short quiz today on double digit subtraction.  I showed all four strategies that we have been practicing in class.  They could use any one that they liked.  I will look forward to checking these over.  If I see that more than 30% of our class are struggling, I will keep working on this concept.  If we have less than that, I will move forward with some word problems and other challenging tasks with subtraction.  See the pictures below to see our strategies.

Thank you Ben for sharing some Oreos today that went along with your write and tell.  It was a fun surprise!

Next week Friday is Valentine's Day.  We will celebrate our friends in the class.  We do have 27 students.  If your child wants to include a treat or surprise for their classmates with their cards, please keep in mind nut allergies.  Thank you so much.  I will make it a fun day for them!

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