Late Winter Happenings

On February 17th, Jackson Heights Schools had Parent-Teacher Conferences.  I was happy to have 100% participation and enjoyed visiting with all my parents/grandparents.  My students are very fortunate to have such loving, caring people in their lives!  We are enjoying celebrating 4 birthdays in my class in March-Max, Jordan, Kayden, and Ellie.  We had Jodi Shupe, who is a Dental Hygienist, speak to the students recently about keeping their teeth healthy and clean.  I think we all learned a lot from her presentation.  We are reading stories in our reading series that teach us about how plants grow.  In Math we have been learning about Length, Telling Time, and Graphs and how to read them.  My "Shining Stars" are really looking forward to Spring and warmer temperatures after this long, cold Winter!

1st Grade Stars Shine for 100+ Days

On January 27th the K-2 classes celebrated the 100th Day of School!  My class started the day by learning a 100th Day Song and  making 100th Day hats.  In our TIER groups we read the story "I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words", then the kids estimated what they thought they could do in 100 seconds and performed that task.  In Math we read the book "100 Hungry Ants" and used linking cubes to count by 1's, 2's, 5's, 10's, and 25.  Other activities included writing our numbers to 100 and working on 100th Day posters.  We had fun drawing pictures of what we might look like when we are 100, and receiving certificates to help us remember the day.  
In Reading we are excited to start our 1st hardback reader!  Recent topics in Math are understanding Subtraction, and Measurement.  Social Studies topics lately are Kansas Day, Presidents' Day, and the Winter Olympics.  We look forward to our Valentine Party!     

1st Grade Stars Shone Brightly in December

December was a busy month for us.  On the evening of December 16th the Kindergarten-6th graders presented a Music Concert for the community.  It was well-attended and hopefully the festive music put people in the Christmas spirit!  The very next day the K-1 classes enjoyed Polar Express Day.  The children came to school dressed in their pajamas and in train cars that they made at home.  Our train, made up of all the Kindergarten and 1st grade students, chugged through the halls of the grade school and then traveled over to the middle and high school.  We also read the book The Polar Express and did some crafts and activities.  In the afternoon we watched the Polar Express movie, drank hot cocoa and ate cookies. It was a memorable time for all! 
After a refreshing Christmas break we are getting back "in the swing" of school again.  Ava celebrated her 7th birthday on January 2nd and we started back to school on January 3rd.  We are learning about maps and globes in Reading, adding 10's and 1's in Math, and the U.S.A. in Social Studies.  We have begun taking Spelling Tests and are participating in the Pizza Hut Book-It Reading program.  We look forward to celebrating the 100th Day of School soon.  The year is zooming by!