Special Reward Tomorrow

Games and Pajamas -Comfy Clothing
We have earned 25 class compliments.  Friday, November 1st we are celebrating with a day of comfort and games.  Please do not bring in any stuffed animals. 

GO RED SOX! GO TEAM JORDAN!

Today, most of the children  were so excited about the Red Sox that I decided to use their enthusiasm as a way to learn about the characteristics of a winning team.  They did such a great job that we presented to the whole school.  The characteristics that they highlighted were teamwork, perseverance, effective effort, focus, practice, hard work, and courage.  I know this sounds familiar because we talked about these traits in order to reach our goals.  I think it is important to keep reiterating these themes.

 

 

 

 

Look What We Did!

We met our first grade buddies.  It was so fun learning and sharing about ourselves.  We taught our buddies the Kindness Pledge.  If you don't know it, ask your child to teach you.

 

 

Here are Lucas and Will learning while using the IPads.

 

 

 

MVP Meri

Weekly News & Homework

Hello!  I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend.  As I watched some New England sports teams this weekend, I couldn't help but think about Team Jordan.  I found myself asking the question, "Who are my MVP's?  Who doesn't give up? Where does a team get the drive  to persevere when things get challenging?"  Today, I asked our children to think about these questions.  I hope you will discuss with your child about what it takes to be a successful player on Team Jordan. 

Coming soon.. Meri's MVP photo
Did you know that Meri is a gymnast?

Today we began our study of Massachusetts.  Ask your child about the state symbols.

Subtraction is our focus in Math.  We are also using addition to check our answers.

We are still learning how to add suffixes onto base words.

We are finishing our personal narratives and will begin typing our final drafts in the lab.

We are reading passages about pumpkins and Halloween.  We are learning about dialog.  This is tricky because of the punctuation. 

We welcomed Justin to our team last week.  He is a great addition to our team!

Sorry! Boys and Girls I can't get Jeopardy to upload on my blog.

Study using your guide and text book. 

Update for the week of October 14th

Dear Families,
I hope you all had a nice extended weekend!  This week has been short but productive.  The children have demonstrated that they can add four digit number with and without regrouping.  We will have a test next Wednesday and then move on to subtraction.  Coming up next Thursday is our first science test.  It will be on seed plants.  I will send home a study guide on Monday for the children to use each night to prepare for the test.  Please check the homework page for updates about assignments. 
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Jordan

What does it take to reach your goals?  
This is an ongoing theme in our classroom.  What do good students do to achieve their goals?  This message was woven into our assembly last Friday.  Mark Rothstein entertained and educated us about how to stay fit both mind and body.  His message was powerful and positive! 

Hard work and practice ~Will
Be nice to others. ~Shaelyn
Practice ~Meri
Be a good role model. ~Jack
Try your best. ~Tucker
Responsibility ~Caitie
Be nice and do what is expected. ~Emmy
Effective Effort~Madeline
Practice, hard work & Effort ~Mason
Try your hardest and never give up. ~Delaney
Effective Effort ~Aidan
Practice ~Ben
Hard work and thinking ~Beau
Use your time properly. ~Julia
Try your best. ~Amber
Be resourceful. ~Elsa
Don't give up.~Felix
Trying ~Reid
Effort ~Lucas
Effective Effort means that you don't give up when something goes wrong. ~Max
Perseverance, kindness, integrity, and of course teamwork!
~ Mrs. Jordan

Our MVP last week was Felix.  We learned about him and his passion for skateboarding.  Don't forget you safety gear!



Last week we celebrated Jack's last day at Steward.  When the children share their feelings with each other it makes me think that we are doing somethings right!  Congratulations parents for showing your children how to care for others.  We wish Jack and his family all the best!

Look for a new update next week.

What did we learn this week?

We learned so many things this week that I decided to let the kids tell you what they learned.

I learned about photosynthesis. ~Ben


I learned how to round up and down. ~Meri

I learned about seeds. ~Catie

I learned about the different ways you can start a story. ~Delaney

I learned that photosynthesis is how leaves make sugar and we get oxygen. ~Julia

One thing I learned this week is that dialogue is important when you're writing a story to make it more interesting. ~Amber

I learned how to estimate because it helps you check your answers quickly. ~Tucker

Photosynthesis is interesting because plants make their own food. ~Riley

I learned if you soak a potato in water it gets rotten. ~Elsa

To write longer stories you have to think about details. ~Beau

It was cool to learn about rounding numbers because it will come in handy for other number problems. ~Shaelyn 

I learned  how to play math Bingo. ~Madeline

I learned that I am really good at keeping my plant alive.~Reid

 

I liked learning the different parts of plants and how the leaves make oxygen. ~Jack

I learned to round to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand. ~Will

I learned to round up when the number is five or more. ~Felix

When a number is four or under you round down. ~Aidan

Roots keep the tree in place. ~Max

Plants need water, sun energy and carbon dioxide to make food. ~Mason

I learned that seeds travel by wind, animals leave them behind, and by getting on animals fur. ~Lucas

We all learned about Lucas this week!  He was a great MVP! 

 

Reminders & News

~Book Orders are due Monday!
~Look for information about Study Island to come home next week.  Please do not start working on Study Island until I send this information home.
~Next week, Felix is our MVP.  Have a great weekend!