THE MITTEN

The children are reading the story of "The Mitten" by Jan Brett in the library this week. They are counting out 100 animals to put into their mitten! Here is a link to the story read online!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDOzlaOc3Us

TECHNOLOGY THURSDAY

The excitement is building in our class for celebrating the 100th Day of School. We are having so much fun exploring numbers. Check out these websites that we'll be using in the computer lab this week.

READING:
http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/hundredthday/load.htm?f
http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/alphabetical-order-4.html

MATH:
http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp
http://www.learningbox.com/Base10/BaseTen.html
http://www.abcya.com/100_number_grid.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/BalloonPopOrder2.htm
http://numbernut.com/basic/activities/number_prevnext_1-100.swf
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SplatSquares/splatsq100.html

LIFT GROUP LESSON

This rotation of LIFT I have 9 children in my group. 8 are Second Graders and 1 is a First Grader. The children are working on advanced skills. I'm so impressed with the high ability of skills this group has! We have the opportunity to practice skills on the computers in the computer lab during our LIFT time. Here are the links they will be working on.

SILENT LETTERS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en01soun-game-silent-invaders
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/72.html

R CONTROLLED SOUNDS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/phonics/play/popup.shtml
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/r_vowels/r_vowels.htm

MORE VOWELS
http://www.starfall.com/n/matching/more-vowels/load.htm?f

DIGRAPHS
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/digraphs_consonant/billionaire_one/billion.html

TECHNOLOGY THURSDAY

It has been a short week with no school on Monday. I hope the children are working on their spelling words. I sent the practice list home last Friday. Today in the computer lab we will review words using Spelling City. Tomorrow in math the children will test on Place Value. We'll read at the Nursing Home on Friday, January 25. Remind your child to dress warm!

SPELLING:
http://www.spellingcity.com

MATH:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/place_the_penguin/big_sound/full.shtml
http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers_v2.html

KALUM - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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WELCOME BO

We are buzzzing with excitement....a new bumble has joined our hive! Bo is the newest member. We welcome Bo and his family to our school. Daddy is military and now stationed at Fort Riley. They are moving to Wakefield from Lawton, OK. Bo has a sister in 3rd grade.

TECHNOLGY THURSDAY

Winter makes us think of unusual animals that live in cold places. Penguins are such interesting animals. It's fun to read and learn about them. Here's a short movie that tells about penguins.

SCIENCE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfstYSUscBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL8sYH6xgWc

In math this week the children have been working on tens and ones using expanded form. We have had several lessons using our Math Tools. I'm proud of the children for learning to work cooperatively with others by taking turns and sharing materials. I've included a Grade 2 challenge game!

MATH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W47G-h7myY
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/place-value-models-tens-and-ones
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/convert-from-expanded-form-up-to-hundreds

LUCIAN IS STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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SOIL CONSERVATION CONTEST

First Graders once again have the opportunity to participate in the 2013 Soil Conservation Poster Contest. The poster contest is one of many ways that we present conservation education to students in Clay County. For younger students, it often serves as an introduction to conservation and the Conservation District.

This year the theme is "WHERE DOES YOUR WATER SHED?" Information was sent home Friday. Posters are due by Friday, January 25. No names are to appear on the front of the poster. The information page will need to be taped on the back of the poster. Posters need to be returned flat - no rolling the paper. Here is a link to the website where you can read about the contest. All participants will receive a prize for participation!
http://www.nacdnet.org/education/contests/poster/2013

SAMARA-STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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TECHNOLOGY THURSDAY

It's the 2nd week of January and the sick bug has decided to visit our classroom. Several children and teacher have not been feeling well this week. This is my first day back after being out for 2 days. I hope the children are practicing their spelling words. We'll work on them in the lab today using Spelling City. In math the children are learning about place value. I've posted a few fun websites that focus on using tens and ones. Here's to the days ahead when we can all feel better again!

SPELLING:
http://www.spellingcity.com/

MATH:
http://www.ictgames.com/sharknumbers.html
http://www.ictgames.com/dinoplacevalue.html

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. ORR

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NEW STUDENT

We are happy to have Skyanne join our hive! She is moving to the Wakefield area. She had attended Milford School. She has a sister in 6th grade. Welcome to Wakefield School!

FAREWELL TO MARK

Myles' daddy Mark is getting ready to deploy. He spent some time Friday in our classroom with Myles. They enjoyed lunch together. It was nice to have you Mark! We wish you safe travels.

TECHNOLOGY THURSDAY

Welcome back to a new year! It's time to ring in 2013 with fun reading and math drill games. Here's the links to the games we will practice in the computer lab today.

READING:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEmBTYc7Ivo
http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/snowman/play.htm?f

MATH:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/ttt.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=0
http://www.primarygames.com/time/question4.htm

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing all my first graders and their families a Happy 2013! May the New Year bring many happy days your way. Hope your vacation time was spent making memories. Looking forward to seeing my little bumbles on Thursday, January 3!