Nancy Huffman

Today we have put tab dividers in order in our binders.  We also set up our spiral notebooks to become:  a spelling notebook, a math journal, and a reading journal.  We went outside and Mrs. Tesch gave us a review of playground rules.  In reading we talked about the strategy of checking for understanding ( [...]

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I love new beginnings!  It was amazing to meet all of the students today.  I can tell already that we are going to gel into a wonderful, caring school family!  Thank you for sending your children to me. Today we did some activities to get to know each other a little.  We will continue to [...]

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Today we will be playing math card games.  Each 30 minutes the teachers will rotate and teach students a new math game.  It is our hope that they will play these games this summer with friends and family in order to practice/maintain their math facts….and to have fun, of course! They will be bringing home [...]

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We are waiting until 10:00 to make the decision for our room.  If it clears up we will go, otherwise not.  Many of the students want to go regardless, and some other classes in other grades are going.  Their activities are under the shelter of the trees.  Ours are not under any shelter….but in the creek.  I [...]

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Blue reading logs will be the only homework this week.  We will be doing some homework sheets in math, but we will be doing them in class. Our weather forecast is less than ideal for our fieldtrips this week.  I guess the word is that we will be playing the Mix Park trip on a [...]

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Where has the year gone?  WOW! Today we will continue to read on the next section of the novel that the students have selected.  Homework:  please remember to get your blue reading logs and assignment sheets signed. Last time that you have to do this for the year!!!! Students get free choice writing time today.  [...]

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Most of the children were excited about the prompt, which allowed for lots of imagination!  We have all day today to complete the writing process:  prewrite, rough draft, revise, edit, and write a final copy. Homework:  Read and record, do math rows. The PTCA is sponsoring one last book fair.  It is a buy one, get one [...]

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We are winding up this math unit.  There was a lot of content to understand.  Homework:  the usual rows. In reading some novel groups are meeting today, others will be meeting to discuss their novel on Thursday.  Homework:  read and record. In writing students will be typing up their last poems to publish.  They have [...]

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We are heading down the last slope with only 2 and a half weeks left!  I am really starting to feel sad about losing this ‘family’ that we have formed this year.  They are a great bunch of kids! In reading this week we will continue with the student lead novel groups.  Students will be [...]

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I have really appreciated how hard the students have been working on their tests. Homework: read and record. Tomorrow for field day there are many different events going on.  A preview: 8:30-9:00 Silent reading 9:00-9:30 Hip hop dancing in the music room 9:30-10:00 Library (Last year there was a free book given away to each [...]

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