Dolphin Digest--September 14,2014

     This week promises to be a very busy one in the Dolphin classroom. First, we will be celebrating International Dot Day tomorrow, September 15. The day will begin with a whole school Morning Meeting. The day centers around the book, The Dot, written by Peter H Reynolds which encourages everyone to make their "mark" each day. If possible, please have your child wear "dots" tomorrow.

     We will begin our "Brown Bag" shares on Monday. Please refer to the schedule sent home and send your child's "Brown Bag" on the assigned day. Your child should place five items in the bag. These items should help describe them. For example:  a family picture, a dog collar if he/she has a dog, a cucumber if he/she has a garden, etc. This project was modeled in class by all first grade teachers and paraprofessionals. 

     Thank you for all your support of our RAH folders last week. We will continue with this practice this week and next week, we will begin homework. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday night.

Have a good week!

Deb 

UPCOMING EVENTS

* International Dot Day-Monday, September 15

* Early Release-Wednesday, September 17 @ 12:50

* Picture Day-Thursday, September 18

* Curriculum Night-Thursday, September 18 @ 6:30PM

Here's what we have been working on:

     -Made an All About Me book

     -Explored our classroom library and learned how to

      take care of our books

     -Practiced the Counting Songs

     -Introduced slates as a math tool

     -Compared numbers by playing Top-It

     -Learned the math game, Bunny Hop 

     -Practiced counting up and back on the number line

     -Talked about being a scientist and wrote predictions 

       and observed and formed conclusions as to the effect of 

       4 liquids...water, salt water, baking soda water, and vinegar on gummy bears.