Fund Run

Hello! The time for the fundrun had come. Our team name is Daugherty's Dashers. We have a poster outside of our door to let everyone know our team name. We will also take it with us to the fun run on September 18th. Family and friends are invited to the fun run to cheer on our students. It is on the upper field or in the gym if it rains.

You can find out more about the organization at funruntime.com. Your student brought home an information sheet in his/her folder on Monday with a secret code used for online access. You can also write down pledges on the form. Students do receive prizes when they get pledges. Our classroom will receive 10% of the raised amount. It is the only fundraiser our school does. We had a pep rally on Monday to introduce the fun run to students.

Each day a fun run team member stops by the classroom to tell students the character word of the day. Today was teamwork and students pretended to row a boat together. They discussed how each person was needed to make the boat move.  Unfortunately that image is having trouble showing up. Check back for updates about the Boosterthon! So far we have 3 pledges. Thank you so much for your support! If your child didn't receive his/her prize today for a pledge it will come tomorrow. They told me it may be a day behind.

Thanks,
Mrs. Daugherty

It's September!

Time is flying by! The students are doing a great job learning the routines and working together as a team. Students have begun reading groups. As an independent activity, students were asked to put the abc flashcards in order. I modeled how to use the alphabet on the wall for assistance.

 



In math, we have been studying shapes. Students should be able to identify 2D shapes ( square, circle, triangle, rectangle, and hexagon) and 3D shapes (cone, sphere, cube, cylinder.) Last week, we focused on forming new shapes. In the picture, Carter is putting two triangles together to form a rhombus. This week we are focusing on comparign 2d and 3d shapes. We will use the vocabulary flat and solid as well as faces and corners to describe shapes. Students have found shapes around the classroom and are working on identifying real life 3d objects. For example, a soccer ball if s a sphere. We have about ten more days in this unit. Looking for shapes at home or as you're out and about is a great way to review these skills!

In writing, students have been working on their Alphabet Journals. Each day we discuss about 2 letters. I model how to form the letter correctly on the lines, and we brainstorm things that start with those letters. Students then go to their seats to trace and write the letters. They draw a picture that begins with that letter and try their best to write the word or sentence to accompany the picture. Expect these to come home in your child's backpack at the beginning of next week. Handwriting is a skill we will be working on all year.

 We also had a visit from our school counselor Ms. Patton. She will be visiting our classroom once a month to do a 30-45minute lesson with the class. Her first lesson was about I-Messages. The students are taught to say "I feel (insert feeling) when you______" We practiced with examples like I feel sad when you don't play with me or I feel happy when my mommy makes me cookies. Students are taught to use their words to express their feelings.

Thanks for checking out the blog! Check back regularly for updates!
~Mrs. Daugherty