100th Day, Black History Month, Dental Health, Estimation, George Washington Carver, Class Book2/24/2017 The 100th day was so much fun! The children started the day hearing me read a story called 100th Day Worries and the children completed a sheet having to do with 100. Later in the day, the children received a visit from Zero the Hero and had an opportunity to count their bags of 100 things. They loved the crowns Zero the Hero brought them! This week for Shared reading we focused on stories in honor of Black History Month. The children learned about Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges. The children had a visit from our school nurse for Dental Health Month. She taught the children about proper brushing and flossing. They loved receiving a dental kit! In Math, the children worked on estimation. We did a variety of activities to practice basic estimation and they always enjoy using the Promethean board. The children learned about George Washington Carver this week in Social Studies. So far the children have learned about Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, and next week we will study Ben Franklin. The class book has arrived at the publisher! They sent a video for the children to watch to better understand the process of actually making the class book.
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Math & Science Center, Valentine's Day, Migration of Kindness, Raining Hearts, and Crestfest2/17/2017 The Math and Science Innovation Center came and did a lesson with the children on Monday. The lesson focused on fingerprints, the patterns they make, and graphing class data. The children really enjoyed being a scientist! The children had a lot of fun opening their valentines and eating the cookie treat! It was so sweet listening to the children thanking each other after opening each valentine. Thank you to the parents/guardians who organized and contributed items for the treat! The Migration of Kindness was a success! It is because of the children's commitment to kindness that it was able to spread past the walls of our school. I love how they embrace and work towards kindness! One day during shared reading, I read The Day it Rained Hearts. In the story, a little girl collects the raining hearts and uses them to make valentines. The children made a cute retelling sheet of each of the character's valentines. As always, the children enjoyed our monthly Crestfest! Congratulations to our class winners! Our class even won a Crestfest trophy for earning the most "Living the Crest" tickets for first grade!
Every year a group of Veterans come to our school to teach the children about the history of flags and how to care for the American flag. The best part of the visit for the children is taking their own flag home! In social studies, the children are learning about different famous Americans. Last week we studied Abraham Lincoln and this week we focused on George Washington. I read a book to the children and then we read the poem together and did a little craft. We did a variety of activities this week to work on counting by 2, 5, and 10. As part of this unit the children must also know how to circle groups and count. In this activity, the children worked with a partner to make groups of 10 using beans and then they practiced counting by tens. The children used the Promethean board to practice circling groups and counting. The children also worked in small groups to sort number cards by 2, 5, and 10. The safety officer came this week and did a lesson with the children about safety at home. This includes not letting strangers in the house, answering the phone if they are ever alone, and being safe around stoves, kitchen utensils, etc. In preparation for the Migration of Kindness, the children made their cards for the county police. They are so excited to participate in the school wide kindness mission. Also, the book is almost complete! We will spend one more day next week finishing the final drafts and illustrations and then it will be mailed to the publisher. This week was all about groundhogs! We read many different books as well as a nonfiction Scholastic News about them. The children wrote about whether or not they wanted the groundhog to see his shadow with majority wanting an early Spring. We also watched the video of Punxsutawney Phil's prediction from Gobblers Knob. This week was a "buffer" week in math. Since we have been right on schedule with our pacing, we had the opportunity to spend a week on what the children need the most practice with which is addition and subtraction. The children did a lot of partner work playing games and completing paper/pencil sheets that focused on various math strategies. The children are learning a lot about the writing process through our work on the class book. This week the children generated their ideas for the book title What Is Kindness? I wrote down everything they said and later typed up their portions. On Friday the class worked on their rough drafts. It was very challenging for the children to write on every other line and copy the text accurately. I was impressed with how hard they worked! This book is very important to them and I appreciate your support with this project. Please keep in mind the book will not be published until March but I have to collect any payments ahead of time for publishing purposes. We will be working on the final copy next week!
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Mrs. StearnsWelcome! This is my fourth year at Crestwood and my 15th year of teaching. I love the families at Crestwood! I received my undergraduate degree from Longwood University and later received my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in ESL. I am married and have a five-year-old daughter. I also have two dogs and one cat. When I am not teaching you will find me camping, reading, or going fun places with the family. Archives
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