Math Fact Power!!

We have been busy strengthening our fact power muscles!  We have been adding and subtracting numbers to ten without using our fingers. We talked about the +0 rule (anything added to zero stays the same) and the +1 rule (anything added to one gets just one number bigger).  We will continue to work on this all year.  There are a few ways that you can help at home!  You can use good old fashioned flash cards, there is a website called xtramath.org, and there are multiple computer games and iPad apps that help kids master their basic facts!

Student Blogs

Today, students started working on their own blogs!  Mrs. Boucher came in to help us and show us how to navigate our blog site.  Everyone was very excited to name their blog and pick a background.  We have more work to do, but you can check your child's blog which is located on the sidebar of my blog.  Check back for an actual blog post by your child!  Here are some photographs from our lesson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Day

This is just a reminder that UMS Picture Day is this Wednesday, September 18th.  If you are interested in ordering pictures, please send your child's picture envelope and money back to school by Wednesday.  If you have any questions, please call 264-5959.

Math Stations

We have had a great time learning our math routine in Room 9.  We start our day with a mini lesson and then we have a chance for individual practice at our seats.  After that we rotate through stations.  There are four stations.

     M- Meet with the teacher

A - All by Myself

T - Technology/Activity

H - Hands on Activity

 

 

It takes the students two days to rotate through the four stations. We are still learning the routines and expectations but I was able to take a few photos from our math session earlier this week!

 

 We are "Meeting with the Teacher" to talk about clocks.

 

 

 Students are playing a game called "Addition Top It" during the Hands On Activity group.

 

 

 More meeting with the teacher!

More group work!  We really talked about how to appropriately play games with a partner.