Introducing our weekly V.I.P...VERY IMPORTANT PERSON!!!

This year we will be spotlighting all of our students by choosing a Very Important Person (V.I.P.) every week! This very important person will get to have an entire week devoted to them.  We will select a new V.I.P. every Thursday and they will get to take home the V.I.P. tote bag.  In this tote bag will be the instructions and schedule for the following week, the "Me Sack", our class pet, Andy, and the Adventures With Andy Notebook.

Monday: The V.I.P. will share their About Me page that they created the first week of school.

Tuesday: The V.I.P. will bring the V.I.P. tote to school and share what is in their "Me Sack". (The V.I.P. will select TWO items **only ONE toy allowed* from home that means something to them)

Wednesday:  The V.I.P. will bring their favorite book as a child to class and read it to the class. (please make sure it is a short book/picture book
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Thursday: The V.I.P. will share their Adventures with Andy story (See below for a description of "Adventures With Andy)

Friday: The V.I.P. will get to have lunch with their parent(s) in the cafeteria. (Mom and Dad can bring a special lunch in for their child)

Adventures with Andy:  Our class pet Andy gets lonely over the weekend if he stays in the classroom.  We decided that the V.I.P. should take Andy home over the weekend and take care of him!  Andy will go everywhere with the V.I.P.  In the AWA notebook, your child will document his/her adventures with Andy and will share their story with the class on Thursday!  

On Friday, the V.I.P. will also be our guest author on this BLOG and report how their week as V.I.P. went along with any fun happenings and learnings that occurred in The Hive!


Next week, I will be the first V.I.P. to model how it works so that there are no questions from the kiddos!  I can't wait to see who our very first student V.I.P. is!


**The idea for V.I.P. was taken from the "What a Teacher Wants" blog.  Thank you for the idea!***

What are we buzzing about this week?

This week in THE HIVE, we are learning all about Math and Reading! Our main focus in Math is on patterns in numbers. For example:  If you see the following set of numbers, 2, 5, 8, 11, _____  What number goes in the blank?  What is the rule I used to create that pattern?  Can YOU create your own pattern?

 You can find some games to play at home here at IXL. <----click there! :-)

In Reading, we are looking at conflict in a story plot.  What is the main problem that the characters are facing? What type of conflict is it? Man vs. Man? Man vs. Nature? Man vs. self?  How do you know? What evidence in the text helped you figure that out?

While you are reading at home, use this Graphic Organizer to help you figure out the problem and solution in the text.  Go further and evaluate some possible causes, effects and solutions!

See you tomorrow!

Test Anxiety? Meh...it's no big deal! We have what it takes!

Testing week is once again upon us! Yes, you read that correctly and yes it is just the first full week of school, however these are PRE-tests.  These tests give me as the teacher and my students a wealth of information needed to set goals for the year.  I do not expect my students to exceed standards on this test.  It is full of content that they have not been exposed to.  The results will show me what they already know and how I can build that understanding as well as what they need to be exposed to.  We will find fun ways to teach and learn from one another.  In this classroom, I do not see myself as the "Almighty Teacher", I see myself as a facilitator of learning.  Each of us in this room has the power to reach any goal set before us! Can't wait!

What's in YOUR future?

What do you want to be when you grow up?  A doctor? A lawyer? A professional soccer play? Maybe even a chef? How is what we do at school everyday preparing us for our future?  Ponder that...

A new year brings new challenges!

Summer is officially over! Bring on a new class and new learnings!  

WELCOME!!!  I hope you enjoy keeping up with our class this year via Blogger and a classroom website we hope to have up soon.  

In room 31, we are always up to something.  Whether it be studying the history of Arizona, researching and writing about historical figures, or even challenging one another on Math facts, we are having FUN!  Please visit often as it will not be only me posting.  Students will have the opportunity to be our "Roving Reporter" and have the chance to author posts on our site and blog!  

If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know!