Conferences, Book Fair and October, Oh My!

Yes, that's right it's already time for parent-teacher conferences. That means we're six weeks into school--wow!! I'm so looking forward to talking with each of you about your child's growth!
This week also brings the Book Fair. It's sure to be a HUGE hit with the students. It will be open during conferences for those that want to surprise their student(s) with a good book or two!! If you don't have a chance to hit the Book Fair; your student will have the chance to buy on Wednesday. We'll be checking it out on Monday and they will bring home their "Wish List".
October is almost here--Oh My!! We'll be switching gears soon from Apples to Bats, Worms, Insects and Nocturnal Animals!! Pretty appropriate for the month of October!!
Thanks again this week to Mr. Puthoff for coming in for flashcards! It's nice for the kids to see a familiar face so often!! THANKS!

Work, Work, and More Work

My apologies for not writing in a while--we've been busy. We started our Voweletics spelling this week. I have to say that there's a lot to it and the students are doing really well--maybe better than me!! Earlier this week we welcomed Miss Abby to our class. She is a St. Ambrose student that will be spending time observing and helping out in our class. It's always great to have an extra set of hands in the room and she's already a hit with the class!!  A HUGE thanks to Mr. Puthoff, Mrs. Shaft and Mrs. Cravero for pitching in with flashcards this week!!

Short Week

It's been a fast, short week but we've covered a lot of territory. I've read some silly stories written by the class. Some involved spiders and monkeys becoming friends, birds losing their eggs, and a pig swimming! The students are putting on finishing touches and will be illustrating their stories. We've started our Apple theme and will be doing some apple tasting soon--MMMM! We hope to make some applesauce and apple pigs too!! (I'll try to post a picture of these--they are so cute) Next week we'll start our Voweletics based spelling. This is new to me and I'm sure that the students will teach me as much as I'll be teaching them!! A big THANKS to Mrs. Shaft who came in and did some flashcards with the kids!! Thank you!

Its September--Already?

Yes, it is September--and the temperature is cooling off--yay!! Maybe we can finally shut off the a/c and try out those new windows!! We had a good week. The students were as quiet as a mouse today at lunch when the lights went out--now we just have to keep that going! We're still working on our silly stories. I hope to have some to share with you next week. I hope everyone has a great long weekend--Happy Labor Day to eveyone--we all deserve a day off!!