A Trip To Italy-Via Skype

Hello :-)
Is it your 2nd week of school?  Me, yes; it will also be our first "full" week of school!

TODAY WE HAD A WONDERFUL LEARNING DAY;  Can you see I am a LITTLE excited about reporting about our day?  Hmmm...were to start?  What should I tell you about first?  Well...

Ok...I'll jump right to the highlight!  We Skyped a former teacher who is Italy!  She has been there since Labor Day and is on a guided tour throughout the country- Can I feel how jealous I am of her??

She was unable to get Wifi outside of the hotel, so she Skyped inside her room.  But, she was able to show us the view she sees when she looks out her hotel-BREATH TAKING!!!!

What a cultural and geographical treat for us.

Italian smiles,

Do You See What I See?

It's Wednesday! It's Hump Day-as they say-almost over the hump :-)

Yesterday and today we talked about our role as scientists!  What does a scientist do?  What is he/she searching for?  How does he/she record his/her information?  What tools are used?

Today's tool of focus-a magnifying glass.  We asked:  What side should we use?  Do we bring the object up to the magnifying glass or move our magnifying glass to the object?  Why does one side look blurry?  What can I see with a magnifying glass that I can't without one?

After we discovered how to use our magnifying glasses we used them in our plant unit.  We used our magnifying to analyze a  bean seed.  We noted its color, texture, size, smell, and drew a picture of it.

Tomorrow we use our wonderful tool to help us note what happened to our bean seed after it has been in water all night!

Magnified smiles,

Each Kindness!

FIRST DAY...check (well almost because I am still working on school work)

How was your first day-do you need to retrain your bladder and feet :)

Today we read Each Kindness to remind us how our actions have a ripple effect on others. (it's also a great segue into Classroom Agreements/rules).    KINDNESS SPREADS!  Following the reading, we used marbles and drop them in a bowl of colored water and watched the ripple effect.  Each student shared a kind deed he/she saw someone do and then the ripples enchanted us after she/he dropped their marble!

More posts about our FANTASTIC FIRST DAY TO COME....don't lose sleep over wondering what I might share with you...it's all good :-)

1st Day Smiles,

Ready For 1st Day? Well Let's Look!!!

HELLO!
If you have not started how nervous, anxious, and rolly-polly stomach feeling are you?  Ready for the new school fashion trends?  Oh, don't forget the smell of newness?  (is that a word)

I SPY...what do you I Spy?  If you were a Multi-ager in my classroom that would be your morning work on the first day-Sept. 3.  Yes, you see I am looping with my kiddos and now they get to spend the first minutes of the first day spying what has changed.  I am hoping I remember everything..wink wink ;)  Some of my students' memories will be better than mine will be even if I take Fish Oil :-)

I SPY!

Enjoy your weekend!

Labor Day Weekend Smiles,

Looping!

HELLO!  It's been awhile...can I type that I've been a hair busy?  Ok, I just did, and maybe it's more than one hair.

This year I am looping with my Multi-agers.  YAH!  Last year we were the proud, achieving, and eager Multi-agers 1-2 this year we are the soon to be faith-filled, dedicated, and successful Multi-agers 2-3.

I am pumped about this experience and look forward to the opportunity to serve these 16 students and families.  They are a wonderful group and I have transformed my teaching because of their passions,
challenges, and strengths.

This year, more opportunity awaits.

Oh...almost forgot...this year for Open House I am going to pass out "loops-rings" to signify that I am honored to be "looping" with them.  Here's a document I created that will go with the "loops"
Looping Document

A Snip-it of the document!

Smiles,

Need A Website That Recommends Book Lists?

Hello Teachers!
It's 88 degrees here!  Sounds like a name of a pop band :-)  I think this is Wisconsin's last run of warm weather for the year!  Believe me, I am eating up the sun rays.

So, are you hungry for a site that has multiple selections of books choices categorized by ages, awards, themes, genres, or/subject.  YOU ARE GOING TO BE SERVED DESSERT WITH THIS SITE:   Bookworm  It has been helping me choose books for Daily 5/Cafe and to meet the Common Core ELA Standards!  Not quite that far yet to be my best teacher friend, but close!  ENJOY!

                    

Literacy smiles to you,

A SWEET THANK YOU GIFT!

HELLO TEACHERS!
Summer has returned in Wisconsin!  Small talk...how's the weather by you?  Must admit nothing is every going to be put in seasonal totes; by me one never knows what the next hour's weather will bring so have all seasons clothing ready and hanging!

Today was my last day to summer tutor a 2nd grade kiddo.  GUESS WHAT? She brought me these:

Straight from her backyard- those are the best!  Yes, they smell like sweet and alluring perfume.  Can you smell them?  What a Friday treat!
Warm and sunny smiles,