Friday, November 28, 2014

We've got SPIRIT!

We won the spirit award
TWO WEEKS
in a row!! 
 
Many thanks to the parents for dressing their children in Gilmer BUCKEYE attire each Friday!

We Love Math!

Over the past couple of weeks we have learned to count coins.....
 



 
 
 ....and add two numbers together. 
We often use unifix cubes (& other manipulatives) to help make addition visible.



















 
I tell them daily they are extraordinary mathematicians!


Sunday, October 26, 2014

Catching Up

I am WAY behind on showing off my SUPERSTARS....I promise to do better from here on out.  

I love the way my SUPERSTAR board turned out, and my children were thrilled to see their pictures on the wall!




I have incorporated DAILY FIVE into my classroom this year, and it is going fabulously.

Word Work:  Magnetic Letters
The students build their word wall words and/or their spelling words while at this rotation.

Read to Self

Word Work & Listening Center

Computer/Listening Center


 Our classroom library is a favorite for everyone!
Read to Self


 Logan has outgrown his desk, so I moved it to my classroom.  Everyone loves writing at the "Author's Desk"!
Writing Station

Read to Self

Reading with a Partner

I think this is Reading to Self!

Word Work & Read to Self


 I am a SLAVE DRIVER!!  My children are cleaning their desks!  (They LOVE it!)



They even like to clean under their desks!




THIS was an EXCITING day for my children.  The GILMER BUCKEYES came to visit.  The footballs players read a story to my class, encouraged the students to do their best in school, loved on them, and signed autographs.  I almost cried seeing my children so happy!  They were truly star-struck!















 Sorting and Classifying