Monday, January 25, 2010

Top Ten Hits from January 18-22

10. We had a palindrome day! (01-22-10)
9. Mrs. Rodin won the coffee for homework bet and Mrs. Carter was sad.
8. Another Mrs. Rodin came to our class.
7. We had heavy recycling bags having missed last week because of the yucky weather.
6. Some of us sang our new Frosty songs.
5. We used egg cartons to learn about fractions.
4. We got new star books.
3. We are having a fritter Friday.
2. Mrs. Nivens was a guest teacher in our classroom for an afternoon.
1. We gave our Frosty speeches about a new look for the old snowman.

Top Ten Hits from January 11-15

10. We got new math groups.
9. We started studying the Southeast region.
8. We got new table groups.
7. We got new words to study.
6. We learned about MLK Jr. and freedom.
5. We finished our Frosty the Snowmen.
4. We were introduced to the nonfiction genre, biographies.
3. Taylor arrived back to us from Hawaii.
2. We took our first region test- scary!!!
1. We started new book clubs.

It was another great week in RCA!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Social Studies Update

We have been journeying across our land, the United States. We are currently traveling through the Southeast Region. Click on the link to our blog, "Journey Across Our Land" to learn more about this region.

***Remember, we are working on learning the geography of our country- the location and name of each state. As we journey through each region, students are assessed on their cumulative knowledge of the states we have studied. They are currently responsible for knowing the names and the location of the 11 states of the Northeast and the 12 states of the Southeast. Use the the laminated region maps sent home after break to help study!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Top Ten Hits from January 4-8

Welcome back from Winter Break!

10. We are designing new images for Frosty the Snowman and rewriting the orginal song!
9. We watched the orginal Frosty the Snowman movie.
8. We wrote our New Years resolutions on footballs.
7. Almost our whole week was indoor recess.
6. We started reading the Red Rose Box and we love it!
5. We had our first week in 2010.
4. We learned about Jackson Pollock and are using his drip technique in our art.
3. It was Mrs. Carter's first week as Mrs. Carter!!!!!
2. We made a United States region map to use as a study guide.
1. We got a new calendar and it has clocks and skys on it.