Mrs. Rollins' Class
Room 104
Last week was awesome!
The kiddos came back refreshed and ready to learn! I am looking forward to our progress this Spring semester!
Reader's workshop: CHARACTER, CHARACTER, CHARACTER! We are going in deep and talking about how a character acts, feels, etc. and then we make predictions based on what we know about the character. Here are some questions to think about while reading at home: Readers also think about whether they see a pattern in the way that characters are acting and behaving.
o Can I make a prediction about how the rest of the book will go?
o What do I think my character will do next?
o How did my character get to the end of the story?
Math: we continued with identifying coins and counting groups of coins. This can be a hard transition for some students- switching from counting by 10's to 5's to 1's can be difficult but a lot of practice will help our students master this skill! We will focus on 2d and 3d shapes this week. Look for vocabulary words like: plane, vertices, rhombus, etc!
Word Study: We will continue to have the some word sort this week. Keep practicing at home and make sure you log what you have done in the homework folder. We will have a spelling "check up" this Friday over the spelling pattern your child is working on.
Science/Social Studies: Last week we learned about the 4 seasons and how they are a continuous cycle. We also discussed how the weather in each season can effect what we wear, what we can do, how the trees look, etc.
Meet our new STUDENT----Ms. Repasky
My name is Mary Kate Repasky, I am a Senior Interdisciplinary Studies major at Texas A&M University. I am so excited to have the opportunity to observe your students and classroom next semester! I will be observing your classroom beginning January 5th for twelve weeks.
I hope to be able to learn from your experience and take that to my future classroom. I have wanted to be an educator for a many years and I am excited to learn more from you. I have been working with children my whole life, I am the oldest child in my family and have always enjoyed working with my brother and sister, and helping them with their homework. I was also a camp counselor the summer after my freshman year at camp Cho-Yeh working with elementary and middle school girls all summer, and this summer I was a full time nanny for three kids. These were such rewarding experiences and I learned a lot about patience and understanding students. Every child learns and engages in a different way and it is so important to be aware of that as a teacher.
Last semester I was able to observe a kindergarten class, and I am so excited to be in first grade next semester, I LOVE the little ones! With respect to this semester I hope to learn what being a teacher in the real world environment is truly like. I have learned so much from the classroom here at Texas A&M but I am so excited to work in an elementary school classroom. I think this semester is going to be so crucial to my future as a teacher.
Sincerely, Ms. Repasky
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Due date for both January and February will be January 31!
PLEASE SEND WATER BOTTLES!!
Important Dates:
January 28- Mrs. Rollins out for CSISD training
January 31- 100th day of school
February 5- Early Release 12:45