Kuznar's Top Chefs
Edition #2 - September 8th, 2017
Cooking up a Great Year!
Daily Specials...
Tuesday - P.E. and Art
Wednesday- P.E. and Library
Thursday - P.E. and Music
Friday - Music and Fun Friday
Weekly Specials...
Our math program is very hands on! We use a variety of materials and strategies to help the students work on a variety of activities that usually focus on similar mathematical content. The activities are not sequential; as students move along them, they continually revisit the important concepts and ideas they are learning. By repeatedly playing a game, or solving similar problems, students are able to refine strategies, use different contexts, and bring new knowledge to familiar experiences. Math Investigations has been geared towards...Exploring materials, Calendar routines, and introduction to showing more than one way to solve a problem or show work.
ST Math is off to a great start! Students are re-visiting the log in process, exploring their passwords and jumping into the Second Grade curriculum. Ask your child about getting picked up on the screen and being placed into the new 2nd grade class :). Parents can now have kids work on certain concepts at home. I have opened the home-school link. Please let me know if you are having any trouble logging into ST Math at home for enrichment and review practice.
Language Arts...
Our Literacy program consists of many components. We have begun to explore our read to self component during the language arts block. We learned why reading is so important. We also agreed that the best way to become a better reader is to read! Top Chefs are working hard on building stamina. We are getting better every day ;).
We have enjoyed many books connected with our Making Meaning program and Being a Writer. I have also been working on assessing students for up-coming word study lists in the near future. I am looking forward to explaining more at Back to School Night.
Learn to Learn LEGO...
*** Please Remember ***
Field Trip permission forms and $ are due. Please fill form out completely :).
Thank you!
Class Pets...Fingers crossed ;)
Exploring Outdoors.
ST Math Stations.
Fun on ST Math.
Math Investigations...making 10.
Math Investigations... exploring dollar bills.
Math group centers.
Go Noodle Movement!
Never-Eat-Soggy-Waffles :)
Recess Fun In The Sun!
Keva Plank Challenge.
Can you Make a Compass Rose?
Important Dates...
September 11-15 - Kindness Kick - Off Week
September 11 - Grandparents Day Lunch Celebration ( 11:00 a.m. - 2nd grade lunch)
September 12 - Back to School Night / Grades K-2 @ 5:30- 6:15
State Of The School Address @ 6:15-6:30
Back To School Night / Grades 3-5 @ 6:30-7:15
September 20 - United Way of Caring & Kindergarten Potluck
September 21 - Field Trip
September 22 - No School / Professional Development Day
September 25 -29 Book Fair
September 28 - Pizza Night & Book fair @ 5:00 - 7:30