Our Blog: Room 106

Just a heads up…

Our Holiday Party will take place Friday, December 18 from 2:45-3:25ish.  All parents are welcome to join us!

If you are interested in heading up the planning and organizing of the party let me know.  Thanks!

Mrs. Stadt :)

The November/December Book Order deadline is November 24, 2009.

If you would like to order a book or two please return the order form and your payment in an envelope by Tuesday.

Or… you could place your order right on-line.  Visit the following link:  Parent Sign-In.  Sign-in using the user name and password listed below.

User Name: rstadt

Password: rstadt

I am happy to hold on to your books at school, rather than sending them home with your child, if you are purchasing them as a Christmas gift.

Mrs. Stadt :)

If you visited our classroom blog for the September Scavenger Hunt you know that I (Mrs. Stadt) went on a trip to Boston this summer.  While we were there, we visited the Boston Public Garden which is the location of a statue dedicated to the story Make Way for Ducklings.  As a book lover, I just had to take a picture with the statue.  The silly part is I waited in line with dozens of little ones for my own turn to pose with the ducklings.  I couldn’t help but smile big when it was finally my turn!

Good luck in your hunting!  Go Room 106!!!!!

Mrs. Stadt :)

The warmer than normal weather made for a great week in Room 106!

Check out what we did:  Newsletter 11.15.09

Mrs. Stadt :)

On Thursday we enjoyed our second writing celebration of the year.  The kids have learned how to zoom in on small moments and write stories with details, feelings and powerful endings too!

After fixing and fancying our books, complete with a cover this time, we met in a big circle to share our favorite line from our story.

Then, we split into groups of three or four and shared our whole story with friends.

Finally, we toasted to the great writers we are becoming and rang our “small moments” bell to show that we know how to write about small moments!

Our stories will be kept in our classroom library as a book choice for readers’ workshop time until the end of the school year.

Mrs. Stadt :)

It’s been a while since we enjoyed a Book Share Friday in Room 106.  This week the kids were eager to meet in groups around the room to share a “Just Right” book that they could read in a snap!  With our popcorn in tow, the kids met in their small groups and took turns reading and listening.  During our book share when everyone has had a chance to be a reader, the kids may join another group “as quiet as a mouse” to be listeners.  The picture below was taken at the very end of our book share.  Kyleigh was the only reader left to share her book and everyone was able to listen to her read Down By the Bay.

It was priceless, and I just couldn’t pass up this picture opportunity!

Mrs. Stadt :)

On Veteran’s Day we had a special student join our class. My husband, Justin, had the day off, so he brought in some of his firefighter gear to share with everyone and stayed to learn a little math too!

The kids thought it was pretty funny when he forgot to keep his whiteboard at his desk and was the only one that put it away!

Mrs. Stadt :)

You have another opportunity to RSVP for our upcoming December 1st Kids Art Fair! An RSVP form and Art Fair information was sent home with students this week.

Please note that returning your RSVP to Mrs. Brouwer does NOT mean that you must purchase your child’s framed artwork.  The RSVP just lets the Kids Art Fair people know how many frames to ship to Georgetown for the event.  So please RSVP if you plan to attend and celebrate your child’s creativity, enjoy a fun make-n-take art project, and register for some cool door prizes to be given away during the evening.

Also – Georgetown’s December Kids Art Fair does not take the place of the annual district-wide Student Art Show, which will be held as usual in April 2010.

We hope to see you at Georgetown’s Art Fair on December 1st between 4-7 PM!  Volunteers are still needed to help out – please contact Mrs. Brouwer!

Email:  jbrouwer@hpseagles.net

Phone: 616.797.9797 ext. 22412
Art Blog http://josettebrouwer.edublogs.org

Just a quick note to SAVE THE DATE for our 2009 Georgetown Holiday program!

Although it seems like a long ways away, it will be here before you know it.  So mark it on your calendar! December 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm, Resurrection Life Church*

More details will be coming from Mrs. Bretz soon.

*This is the facility that we rent for our school wide performance.

We’ve had so much fun learning about matter and experimenting with solids, liquids and gases over the past two weeks.

Water is an interesting form of matter as it is able to change states easily.  To see for ourselves, we held ice cubes and used the heat from our hands to melt them.  Then we put all of our ice cubes in a hot pot and observed as the water bubbled, boiled and became water vapor (steam).

To wrap up our study of matter we experimented with Oobleck, which is a very interesting substance!  When you roll Oobleck in your hand it feels like a solid, but when you uncurl your fingers it spreads out like a liquid that doesn’t hold its shape.  If you would like to experiment with Oobleck at home check out the recipe below!

Oobleck

Materials Needed

• 1 1/2 C. Corn Starch
• 1 C. Water
• Food Color (optional)

Mix the ingredients and allow children to play with the mixture. When”pushed” together, the mixture will appear dry and solid; as children let go of the mixture, it flows like a smooth liquid.

Mrs. Stadt :)