Having Fun with Addition Facts to 20

We are having fun working with Double Facts and Near Doubles.  

Click on the link preview Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Also below are some fun games and songs to practice double facts and near double facts!

http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurDentist/index.html

http://www.ictgames.com/bridgedoubles.html

Healthy Snack and Drinks!

A special thank you to our students who brought in healthy snacks and drinks for the weeks of September!

Madelyn

Carter

Vivian

Looking ahead at October, November and December these are the students who have signed up to bring in snacks:

Week of:

October 19 - Emma

October 26 - Tripp

November 2 - Emmaline

November 9 - Hailey

November 16 - Abe
November 30 - Ben

December 14 - Kali

If you would like to sign up for a week in December or looking into 2016 just comment below, send a message or a note!

ENJOY YOUR DAY OFF!

HOMECOMING 2015 TEAM PELICAN

HOW TO CATCH MONSTERS!

Today in Shared Reading the students chose their characters and began their first read through.

I love how excited they get when they are given a new script and want to dive into reading!

Strut for FUNd "Fun Run"

Today we had our first Strut for FUNd "Fun Run". We were excited to begin and enjoyed having our friends and family cheering us on.  Thanks for supporting us and our school.

Pelican Elementary School Strut For FUNd

Using Illustrations To Describe Characters, Settings and Major Events

Today we continued our author study of Kevin Henkes by reading his book Kitten's Full Moon.

After reading the story the students were divided into three groups.  The focus of the groups was to work together to identify the character and settings and then either the beginning, middle or end. They engaged in conversation, shared ideas and strengthen their understanding of relationship between visual and written information to help them understand what they read.

 

 

Fall Narrative Writing!

This week the students continued practicing narrative writing.  Narrative writing tells a story, can be real or imaginary, has characters, has a setting, it is in order and has transitions, and has a beginning, middle, and end.  The students begin by writing their "Ish" copy in their Writing Notebooks and through confering they add details and edit their documents to make a final copy.  They were so excited to be able to type their final copy using Google Docs!

The students logged into their own Google Accounts and began to create their first Google Document.

Here are some of the completed Fall Narrative Writings :)

 

The Days Are Getting Shorter by Abe

 Today the days will get shorter. First I need my pajamas. Then by that time it will get dark. I look out the window and see the darkness.

Birds Are Flying South by Vivian

Today the birds are going to fly  south. First I am going to go in my backyard and look up in the sky and watch the birds in the sky. Next I will get my brothers and my sister. Then we are going to watch  the birds fly in a big pack in the sky.

Looking for Leaves by Jonathan

Today I am going to look for leaves. I need to make sure I am very warm. Next I am going in the woods. There are lots of leaves.

Picking Pumpkins by Kali

Today I am going to pick pumpkins in my garden. First I will grab the scissors and  grab the wagon and go outside. Next I brought the pumpkins inside the house. And then we carved the pumpkins. Then we put the pumpkins outside. Then we baked the seeds.