Boosterthon Pep Rally

We had a blast at the Boosterthon pep rally! Let's start getting some pledges to support our school and help our class earn team prizes!!! 

Star of the Week--Bailee!

We are pleased to announce our friend, Bailee, is our

Star of the Week  for October 28th-November 1st.

Check out Bailee's star poster, circle map,

and the book we created for her!

Here are a few of Bailee's favorite things:

Color: pink

Sport: soccer
Movie: Toy Story
Number: 5
Toy: Stuffed Animals
Food: spaghetti
Friend: Leena
Restaurant: CiCi Pizza
Animal: dogs

Bailee is such a sweet friend!
She enjoys reading and
 being with her friends.
Bailee is a soccer player too!
We have enjoyed getting to know
more about our special friend.

More on Making Connections

This week, we continued making connections to stories we read. 

We talked about Text-to-Self connections. 

This is a connection between a book that we read 

and our lives, feelings, or experiences.

We marked Text-to-Self connections in our books. 

Next, we shared our T-T-S connections with our reading buddies.

We talked about why this part of the story
reminded us of something that we have experienced. 

Plants

In Science, we continued our study
of plants and their life-cycles. 

After reviewing and seeing the pumpkin life-cycle first hand, 

we discussed the parts of a plant and young/parent plants. 

We observed a plant's root system. 

Then, we discussed what young and adult (parent)
plants look like as they grow and change. 

A pine tree

An orange tree

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

Check out our wonderful trip to
The Big Orange Pumpkin Patch!

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Red Ribbon Week Theme Days!

ROBERTSON ELEMENTARY

Celebrates being drug free and making healthy choices!!!

RED RIBBON WEEK

October 28^th – November 1 ^st     

 Monday:   Wear RED day!  All grades will receive a HERO book mark to remind them to always do the right thing!

Tuesday:  Put a cap on drugs!  Wear a hat!

Wednesday:   Team up against drugs?  Wear your favorite sports team jersey or shirt.

Thursday:  Don’t let unhealthy choices “sneak” up on you?  Wear sneakers!!!!!

Friday:  Stay Drug Free!  Wear your school shirt to show your spirit!

Let's Be Drug Free! 

Pumpkin Seeds

Check out our pumpkin seeds!

WOW!

They have really grown into a sprout.

We are going to continue to observe them

and see what happens...

Star of the Week--Aydin!

We are pleased to announce our friend, Aydin, is our

Star of the Week  for October 21st-25th.

Check out Aydin's star poster, circle map,

and the book we created for him!

Here are a few of Aydin's favorite things:

Color: red

Sport: tennis
Center: Book Nook 
Number: 1,000
Toy: Robo Bugs
Dessert: brownies
Food: pork chops
Friend: Esther

Aydin is a cool dude!
He enjoys reading, math, and science.
 Aydin is a wonderful friend to his classmates too.
We have really enjoyed getting to 
know more about our special friend.

Making Connections

In Reader's Workshop, we are discussing "connections."

 -What does it mean to make a connection? 

-How are connections made in the world around us?

 -How does this relate to me as a reader?

We used dot-to-dots to introduce "connections." The kids LOVED it! We discussed how the lines from one dot to another make connections to help us see and understand what the picture is.  The same thing happens when we read a story. We find pictures, phrases, or clues within a story that remind us of something that has happen to us, a place where we have been, another story we have read, or even things within the world around us.  Wow! We make connections more than we think!

In addition, we played the game Connect 4. We tried to make our game pieces fall just right to make a connection of 4 in a row. Also, we used different physical things to illustrate a connection. We explored velcro, Legos, magnets, puzzle pieces, and much more. We loved making these items connect.

How does this apply to me as a reader? The game board and these physical items are like our brains. The items are the new information that we are learning. Each time we add another piece of information to our schema, we find "connections" that helps us understand. We really enjoyed the visuals that help us understand connections. 

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Today, we read Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. The story is a subtraction story about Pete the Cat losing buttons from his coat. Each time one pops off, he sings a groovy song. We used a Pete the Cat work mat and real buttons today to act out the story. Each time one popped off, we took away a button. So fun!

I told the kiddos to take their mats home, act out the story, and sing the groovy song for you.

Pumpkin Patch Information

Pumpkin Patch is just around the corner:

Monday, October 21st!!! 

We are so excited about going to the pumpkin patch! Below you will find important information about our upcoming trip. Please take a moment and review the information.

If you are volunteering for the field trip, please meet at our school by 8:45 to pick-up your group list and lunches for the students you will be chaperoning for the day. Each kindergarten teacher will have a list of your students and additional information or supplies. Below you will find a link for directions to the pumpkin patch if you would like to go ahead and meet us there. Of course you are always welcome to follow the buses. The buses will be leaving at 9:15 a.m.

Directions: http://www.bigorangepumpkinfarm.com/directions.html

*Every student needs to wear or bring the following items:

·       jeans

·       tennis shoes

·       If it happens to be chilly that morning, please have your child wear a shirt underneath their field-trip shirt. They will be receiving their field-trip at school the morning of the pumpkin patch.

·       a sack lunch and drink-labeled with your child’s name (everything needs to be disposable-water bottles, sack lunches, etc.) NO lunchboxes!!! J

*For chaperones only: 

·       A blanket to sit on for a picnic lunch

·       Lunch and a drink for yourself

·       Backpack to carry supplies, etc. 

We LOVE reading groups!!!

Our small groups are taking off!!!

Check out some of my friends reading in their "reading" glasses. 

So cute!!! 

Parents Conferences tomorrow!

Just a quick reminder:

Parent Conferences tomorrow!

I look forward to visiting with all 

of you about your amazing children! 

See you tomorrow!

Star of the Week--Ashton

We are pleased to announce our friend, Ashton, is our

Star of the Week  for October 14th-18th.

Check out Ashton's star poster, circle map,

and the book we created for him!

Here are a few of Ashton's favorite things:

Color: orange

Sport: baseball
Team: Texas Rangers
Number: 100
Toy: trains
Car: Slug-bug
Movie: Cars 2 
Food: pizza

Ashton is such a star!
He loves to write and
play in math stations.
Ashton is a great friend too!
We enjoyed getting to know
more about our special friend.

Spill the Beans

During Math Workshop, we played Spill the Beans.

We enjoyed finding new ways to make the number 5. 

Look at all of the different combinations you can spill to get 5.

We recorded our "spills."

There Was an Old Lady...

To practice our predicting skills, we read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves. It is a story about an old lady that swallows some leaves, a shirt, some pants, a pumpkin, and a stick, and so on. At the end, she sneezes--Achoo! We predicted what we thought would happen to all of that stuff she swallowed when she sneezed. Check out our predictions:

Jose predicted that it would turn into a scarecrow.

Titus thought it would turn into a pumpkin.

Liam thought she would eat more stuff. LOVE IT!

My readers were right....all of the "stuff" she swallowed turned into 

a scarecrow at the end of the story!

They are soooo good!!!

Here is the YouTube link to listen and watch the story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6gn2gsnLN4