Merry Christmas To All!!

We had a fabulous last week of school before Winter Break.  Our regular work continued, but we also made time for crafts and fun.  The students had a wonderful time on Friday with our holiday party....thanks for all those for sending in 'goodies' !!

                   Holiday Tic Tac Toe with our word wall words.

                                     Rudolph!

                               Cards for someone special

                        Morning Announcements in our pajamas!!

                      Shhhhh.....a present for someone special!

                         Terry Parker students came caroling!

                         Lessons on the carpet in our pjs!!

                    Our ornaments turned out adorable!!

                                 Lunch in the classroom.

                                     Making ornaments

                               All comfy watching a movie.

                               Yummy reindeer cookies

                             A special treat from the teacher!

The Nutcracker Ballet

The students had a wonderful time Friday attending the Community Nutcracker at the Florida Theatre.  We were excited to watch for a few "special" mice.....Ms. Cuartas' daughter and two fifth grade Parkwood patrols who were former students of mine.

True or False?

In this math activity the students worked with a partner to determine if an equation was true or false. They enjoyed using clipboards and moving around the room to locate each equation. In the end we gathered and shared answers and strategies for solving.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone....I will see you back at school on Tuesday, November 27th!

Thank You Vets!!

The students really enjoyed making Veteran's Day cards on Thursday. Another teacher at Parkwood is arranging to have the cards distributed to veterans to honor them on November 11th.

And the winner is.......

The students of Room 5 participated in the election process by voting for either "Duck" or "Clifford" for president! :)) After reading Duck For President , Clifford For President, Grace For President and Otto For President, we held our own 'election'. The students first had to present their Official Voter Registration Card to be eligible to vote. After throwing out several votes (some just couldn't decide I guess and voted for both candidates) , Clifford ended up being the winner. The school also held a mock election with our 'official' candidates on the ballot.

Reader's Theatre

Readers Theatre is a performance of a written script that demands repeated and assisted reading that is focused on delivering meaning to an audience. Since there are no acting, props, costumes, or scenery in Readers Theatre, readers must use their voices to carry the meaning. Thus, the goal of this fluency instruction is aimed at improving prosody and meaning. The repeated and assisted practice involved in rehearsal will improve accuracy and automaticity in word recognition. Research has demonstrated the potential of Readers Theatre to improve reading performance. Moreover, Readers Theatre has been found to be an engaging and motivational activity for students.

Earth and Space Performance Task

For our performance task for the Earth and Space Unit the students had to observe an item from the playground (acorn, leaf, stick, pinecone). They had to draw what they observed with and without a hand lens and explain the difference.

Destination Success

Information came home with your child last week on Destination Success. Please have your child practice typing in their username and password by themselves. They are expected to be able to do this independently when at the computer center. You will find activities loaded for your child that correlate to our weekly literacy skills. Additional activities have been loaded by the district. Please let me know if you have any trouble logging on from home.

Wendy's Spirit Night

What a great evening at Wendy's last night! So many Parkwood friends were there. I was so glad I got to see Arnes and his family before I had to leave :)