21st day in the classroom

Last Thursday April 11th was my last day in the classroom.  I got to Mrs. Almond's class at 1:30 and helped her get ready for all the 4th graders to come into her classroom for a big movie party. The party was only for students who either had 80% overall grade, or have turned in all of their assignments.  All the other students had to go to another 4th grade classroom and work on assignments.  It was really hard for Mrs. Almond to watch the students who didn't get to go.  She sent home a letter to the parents of the students who didn't qualify telling them basically what was happening and that this is how things are in life sometimes.  She said it was a good learning experience for the students, but that it broke her heart that they couldn't all come to the party.  It was really sad.

I went to the classroom with the students who didn't get to go to the movie and I walked around helping them with their assignments that they didn't understand.

I went to Mrs. Greenfield's class at 2:30 and their class was having a party also.  They were watching movies in the background while playing lots of fun games and puzzles around the room.  Apparently it was a student achievement recognition day for the whole school district.  In Mrs. G's class I sat with the students and played games with them until it was time to go at 3:30.

Christmas party 2012

On Friday Dec. 21, 2012 Mrs. Almond had her classroom Christmas party and I was in charge of it.  Before the party, Mrs. Almond gave me some phone numbers of parents in her classroom and I called them and asked them if they would help with the Christmas party.  Mrs. Almond wanted to have four centers that the students could rotate through.  She let me take charge of planning what would be in each center.  I asked the parent volunteers to take charge of different centers.

One group of volunteers made some cute Christmas trees with upside down ice cream cones.  They frosted the cones with green frosting so it looked like a Christmas tree and then added topping to look like ornaments.  The students loved it.

Another parent was in charge of reading the Polar Express for her group.  She brought some yummy snacks to share and gave each student a little bell on a string to put around their neck.

The third played a math game at her center with the students, which they loved.

And then I had some parents help me at my table where we made Christmas ornaments.  I cut strips of colorful papers before hand and taught the students how to make an origami ornament.  They turned out great.

The party went from 1:30-2:30 and there was festive music and lots of fun.

20th day in the classroom

As usual I went to Mrs. Almonds class from 1:30 to 2:30 yesterday, Thursday April 4th.  When I got there the students were finishing up their character connection and learning about being brave and standing up for what is right.  I took them out to recess at 2:00 to 2:15.  When we came in, it was time for science.  Professor Scatterbrain showed up as usual and the students picked the county they were going to research.

I headed to Mrs. Greenfields class at 2:30 and the second graders were finishing up their moon test.  After that, we passed out all the students parts for their class presentation that they will perform for their parents at the end of the school year.  They are on their bug unit right now, so their class performance will be based on a cute skit about bugs.  They will sing a song about being invited to a picnic and then each student will have parts where they are a bug.  All the boys will wear camouflage clothes and the girls will all wear black and red for ladybugs.  It will be a cute performance.

After they finished working on their skit, all the students cleaned up and got ready to go home.  Then they sat at the rug and Mrs. G read to them until it was time to go home at 3:30.