Happy Halloween! Halloween Math, Read Aloud, Craft, Parade!

Hi All,

   HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! What a great Friday!!

 

 In Math we solved Halloween problems.... and math riddles....

Also, I am going to start "MATH MAD MINUTES!"  Mad minutes consist of 30 problems of addition and subtraction (1-20) and the students have 1 minute to solve them.... I call this fast math... It helps students build math fluency.... I will be giving mad minutes at the end of each month... An example is below....

 

Here are some of the students celebrating Halloween and coloring a Halloween Page...

 

Take a look at our Halloween afternoon... parade.... What a great day!!!

Thank you thank you parents so so so much!!!!!

Miss Maheu and Miss I

Kathryn as stink 4

Orange Table

ELSA and Miss I

Goody Bags :)

Christopher and his muscles!

Mrs. Manna, Dr. Errico, Mr. Michalko

Room 114

Room 114

Room 114

 

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

Words can not describe how thankful I am to have such parents that are always willing to help!!! 

 

If you are trick-or-treating tonight... have fun... be safe!!!

 

See you Monday!!

 

Best,
Miss Ignatiadis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbo Thursday.... Exploring Numbers, Time, Publishing, Book Buddies!

Hi All,

   In Math today, we worked on renaming numbers using base 10 blocks, reviewed time, and looked at geoboard shapes.  We looked at different ways to create numbers using base 10 blocks....

 

In writing today, students continued to Publish their Halloween stories... They are working so hard on their illustrations and handwriting!!! 

 

Finn and Kathryn are working so quietly!

The Blue Table is focused!

Ryan is reviewing her work... and Christopher is continuing to illustrate...

 

Today Mrs. Mazzo invited us to share our Halloween Stories with her 4th graders!!! Take a look at our 2nd and 4th grade book buddies!

Eager Grade 2 Students....

Mrs. Mazzo giving directions

Finn and Bryan

Nakiyah, Jordan, and Kayla

Owen, Christopher, and Bennett

Celeste and Maryama

Samantha and Emelyn

Merlin, Kathryn, and Kamilah

Camilo, Jonahtan, and Sergi

 

 

 

A friendly reminder... if you have not turned in your child's Stamford Arboretum field trip form... Please do so tomorrow....

 

Also, tomorrow is Halloween!!!  A reminder, no masks allowed.... and we will have our in class party including a craft and a read aloud from 1-2pm and Storybook parade from 2-2:30pm... Can't wait to see all the students costumes!!!

 



 

 

Best,

Miss Ignatiadis



 

Wonderful Wednesday! Reviewing time, Cloze Reading, Publishing!

Hi All,

   In math today, we reviewed time and practiced writing it in digital notation.  Students talked about analog and digital clocks and places they would see them... Celeste said "I know a name of an analog clock.... BIG BEN!!!"

Big Ben is an ANALOG clock.

Analog Clock

 

 

 

 

And, also digital clocks!!! (which could be an alarm clock!)

 

In reading, we read A Chair for my mother

 

 

and invited Mrs. Karpowich's room to hear the story as well.... The story is about a family who lost everything in a house fire.... Today, our focus today was to talk about family hardships and how the community helped the family in the story during their hardship.  Students responded "Aunt Ida invited the family to her house... "  and "a cousin gave the little girl a teddy bear"... and "the neighborhood gave the family food to eat..." 

 

Take a look at the students during the read aloud and their reader's responses.... (including evidence)...

 

Room 113 & Room 114

Eager students waiting to answer a question...

Miss I reading :)

Students listening attentively...

Mrs. Karpowich is asking students to provide evidence to support their answer...

Maira, Yomara, Jessica, Jonathan...

 

 

In writing, we continued publishing our Halloween stories.... Take a look at these authors!!!!

 

What a day!!! So proud of these great thinkers, readers, and authors!!!

 

A reminder, tonight, I have sent home one page of math homework (time practice) and one page of a reader's response! 

 

Also, we have rescheduled the Stamford Arboretum trip for Friday, November 21.  We will be back for lunch.  We are leaving promptly at 9am... and should be back by 11:45am... Just in time for lunch that starts at 11:55am :)  Please sign and return the new permission slip as soon as possible! Thanks so much!

 

 

 

 

Best,

Miss Ignatiadis

 

 

 

 

Terrific Tuesday! Shopping, Responding to Literature, Revise/Edit...

Hi all!

      In math today, we went "shopping" at a market and bought fruit.... We used two different ways to buy fruit.... Tonight for math homework I sent home money practice (3.2).

     In reading today, students talked about reasons they liked a story written by Vera B Williams and supported it with evidence.... Here are some responses.... :)

    In writing today, the students were revising and editing their Halloween stories.... Soon, the students will have them published! 

     Stay tuned tomorrow :)

Best,
Miss Ignatiadis