Week of March 23, 2015

I'd like to share some classroom highlights with you.  Wonderful learning experiences are occurring at all grade levels!


K5 - Students just finished opinion writing and will be moving on to "how to" and "all about" books after break.  They have been talking about weather and it's changes.  In math children are working on number stories and simple addition problems.
1st Grade - Children are immersed in reading and writing.  They are leaning more about how words work, through the Words Their Way Program. 

2nd Grade - Second grade started a new writing unit. Students are writing opinion letters about books with strong characters. Students are writing to convince others to read the book and agree with their opinions. Everyday math brings us the world of fractions and measuring with a variety of tools.

3rd Grade - Third graders have been working hard in Writer's Workshop learning about editorial biographies.  They have been researching a famous person and writing about his/her contributions to society.  Students have been drawing conclusions about the lessons they themselves have learned from these famous people.  In math, third graders have just started learning about fractions.  They are learning to shade in parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, as well as working to find mixed fractions.  The Smarter Balanced Assessment/Badger Exam is quickly approaching, so third graders have been completing various practice tests and reviewing important math and reading strategies that will help them to be successful with this important test.

Week of March 2

Our annual "Green Eggs and Ham" breakfast was a HUGE success!

 

Willow Glen served almost 500 students, parents and community members a Seussful feast.  Thank you to everyone who made this special event such a wonderful success!

 

Please take a look at the Twitter page for some pictures.

 

 

In other news...

Our third grade students are preparing for the new state assessment, called the Badger Exam.  Information on this assessment was in the last school newsletter.  If you have a third grade student, and would like additional information, please feel free to contact either myself, or your child's teacher.  We'd be happy to chat about it!

 

Second grade children have been enjoying learning about animal habitats and creating Google slides to represent their learning.

 

First graders completed their non-fiction writing unit and are moving into writing reviews and opinions.  They are continuing to gain competence in counting combinations of coins.  And much like Grade 2, first graders are also learning about animal habitats!

 

Kindergarteners have been having fun with Dr. Seuss books and exploring the wonderful world of rhyming!

 

4K children have become paleontologists.  All their activities have focused on dinosaurs!

Additionally, they have learned all about dental health and keeping their teeth healthy.