Happy Holidays!
Friday, December 20, 2013
Happy Holidays
We had a fantastic PJ day today at school. We finished up our writing journals and even had time to enjoy some hot cocoa and watch a movie! I wish you all the very best for the end of 2013 and look forward to seeing you all again in 2014!
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Want to be an elf? Raney's Rock Stars most certainly do!
I caught some elves in my classroom today ;-)
Happy Holidays to all! I hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends.
Happy Holidays to all! I hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Fire Safety with Hartford's Fire Dept.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Holiday of Music: Total Success!
Wednesday night was a total success at Dothan Brook School. What a beautiful holiday concert we had. Thank you to all of our families for support our students and attending this event. Even though we were all a little sleepy today, it was totally worth it! So proud of each of them!
Friday, December 6, 2013
Estimation and Ginger Bread Houses
This week we focused on collections of things. We estimated and then counted to find the actual amount of various items. First, we had 62 Hersey kisses. Then, we had 842 pasta noodles. Lastly, we had 372 M&M's. Through counting such large quantities, many students soon discovered they needed a strategy in order to remember their number. This became our discovery of grouping by tens and then rows of one hundred. Students were able to look at a number, such as 62 and show what the 6 stood for. Instead of thinking it stood for 6 pieces or the last group of ten counted, they now circle around the entire 60. It was really great to watch them.
Lastly, today Mrs. Krom from our PTO came into the classroom and helped us decorate our very own gingerbread house. Groups of 3-4 students went at a time and each child was able to add 6 pieces of their choice. Thanks to the donations from our families and the rest of the DBS community, there was plenty of candy to choose from. While students were helping create our real gingerbread house, others were using illustrations from Jan Brett (our current author study) to create their own paper houses.
Adding candy |
Adding even more candy! |
Adding Peep Snowmen to the side of our house |
The final product |
It came out perfectly unique and beautiful! |
Creating Jan Brett inspired gingerbread houses |
Counting up the M&M's |
Monday, December 2, 2013
NEED: Gumdrops and Snowcaps before Friday!!
This year we will be creating a classroom gingerbread house to be donated for auction at The Family Place. We need lots of gumdrops and Snowcap candy before this Friday. Please send the candy in with your child if you are able to help. Thank you!
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