Upcoming Events & Activities
Nov 9th - End of First Trimester Nov 14th - Early Release Day. ERU from 1 to 3:30
Nov 19th - 23rd - Thanksgiving Break, no school all week
Nov 27th - PTA Meeting 6pm
Nov 27th - 30th - Book Fair
Classroom Volunteers ScheduleDaily classroom volunteers are needed from 9:15 to 10:30am. If you haven't already, please email Mrs Mittelstet if you have availability for the month: |
Notes from The TeacherLibrary on Thursdays Students may check out library books for a 2 week period. They can bring books back before the 2 week period for a new one.
Friday Study Buddies with Mrs Gallagher's 3rd Grade Class Not only do the 3rd graders read to your children, but your children also read to the 3rd graders! The kids practice reading a book and then read that book to their older Study Buddy. Fun for everyone, Study Buddies creates lasting relationships and helps build solid reading skills.
Big Ideas for Learning
Literacy - Continuing work on beginning sounds of words, alphabet letter (upper and lower case) recognition and their sounds, tapping out words, increasing the number of sight words (popcorn words,) and rhyming words. Students are increasing knowledge of using the printed text for reading. Children are adding details to pictures, adding printed labels to their drawings, and beginning to write simple sentences using sight words. Math – Continuing work on counting, making sets, increasing number sense, and sorting by attributes. Ordering numbers, comparing size and shape, and measuring are concepts which we will work with this month. Science & Social Studies – Continuing to work on being a good citizen, matter and properties, mass, volume, and weight.
| Teacher ProfileDiana has 22 years of teaching experience and this will be her 15th year at Ralston. Diana earned her bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and has her master's degree from Regis University. Diana enjoys the challenge of keeping her very young students engaged and excited about learning. Originally from Oklahoma, she enjoys hiking, biking, and spending time with her husband, three children and her grandson. |
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