PTA Popcorn Party

No time for rest we played Close to 20 while enjoying our popcorn. The object of this game is to choose 3 cards that total as Close to 20 as possible. The children loved the popcorn and playing Close To 20! Yummy!

Our PTA has been voted Elementary PTA of the State for 2007-2008. We have won Duval County PTA of the Year for 4 years in a row!Thank you so much for your Support!

Math Strategies

Strategies in Math

Did you know that Friday was the 16th day of school? Yeah!
The students are doing great with our rituals and routines.Keep up the great work. We are proud of you! :)

It was a busy week in Math, we did a lot of work with adding number strings.We also explored how to use a calculator as a tool in mathematics.The students loved this activity! Mathematicians often use tools and materials to help them solve problems or to help them explain their thinking to others. Another tool we have used are interlocking cubes.

In Calendar Math were are counting everyday of school. We create equations or number sentences centered around the number. We are learning strategies for combining two numbers. Some of the strategies learned are called Legs, Counting On, and the Open Number Line. Ask your child to give you an example of each.

I sent home pages of cards for the students to cut out and continue to play the games we are learning in school. Tens Go Fish and Turn Over Ten are games to help reinforce Combinations of 10.
We are also learning about money. Have your child count your loose change and identify the coin.

Fun Cards Games

In Math we learned and played 2 card games to help us with our Combinations of 10. Tens Go Fish and Turn Over Ten. These card games reinforce Combinations of 10 with two or more addends. The students had a ball! We also learned about Doubles. Ask your child what happen when we put items in the magic pot. It was a great week of learning!

We Were Using All Our Senses!

In Science this week we learned about popcorn using our senses. We popped popcorn, and the students had to fill in a worksheet and make drawings explaining what senses they used for each section. It was a huge hit! Learning about Matter was also a hit! Did you know that everything around us is made of Matter. We also discussed the different properties of Matter, solid, liquid, and gases.

Combinations of 10

The students work with combinations of 10. They listed ways of making 10 with two and three numbers. The end result is a Book of 10, listing all of the possible combinations of 10 using two to ten addends.

Make Up Days for Duval County

Mark your calendar:

Makeup Days for Duval County Public Schools’ Students are Set
JACKSONVILLE – Tropical Storm Fay caused Duval County Public Schools’ students to miss three days of school at the beginning of this school year. The District currently has five days built into our school calendar in order to makeup any days missed due to weather.
Makeup days for students due to Tropical Storm Fay will be on November 10 and December 18 and 19. The storm also required us to move the end of the first quarter, changing the date for Teacher Planning Day from October 20 to October 24. Students will need to now attend school on October 20, not on Teacher Planning Day, October 24.

Plan Ahead ~ Upcoming Events

Mark your Calendar ~ September 2008

9/9 & 9/10~ Volunteer Orientation

9/10~ Early Release Day Dismissal @ 2:15

9/12~ Flag Raising in the Courtyard @ 9:00 am

9/15~Book Fair Opens~details to come!

9/19~ BUDs Pancake Pigout Breakfast 8:00 am

9/24~Early Release Day Dismissal @ 2:15

9/25~Open House

9/25~Campus Clean Up 9-11 am

9/26~Flag Raising in the Courtyard @ 9:00 am

9/26~PTA Family Bingo Night 6:30-8:30 pm

9/29 & 9/30~Vision Screening

The Journey Begins Again

Yeah! We did it! Our first week of school was awesome!
The children are quickly learning our rituals and routines. Please be sure to sign your child's planner every night. Thank You. :)

Diagnostic Testing is over!
We are on our way to learning about Every Day Counts Calendar Math. Every Day Counts Calendar Math will provide supplemental Math instruction that revolves around a variety of elements and components. More details to come!

In our Math Workshop the children are learning about Combinations of Ten. They list ways of making 10 with two, three, four, and five numbers. We are working on a "Book of 10", listing all of the possible combinations of 10 using two to five addends.

In Science our focus was on learning about South America
Did you know that our groups are named Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela. This is a great way for the children to learn about the countries in South America. Next week we will spend some time learning about all the different types of animals in the Rain Forest.

This week the children will start Math and ELA homework. Be on the look out for their Homework folders.
Orange for Mrs. Lankford's homeroom and Green for Mrs. Ossi's homeroom. Looking forward to another great week!

No School Friday!

Parents,
Due to the current track of Tropical Storm Fay, All Duval County Schools will be closed on Friday 8/22. :(
Please continue to stay tuned to the local news for additional updates.
Stay safe and the journey begins again on Monday 8/25.

Please return all completed forms as soon as possible. Be sure to check the back of the yellow Duval County Schools handbook for additional forms.
Thank you so much for the requested supplies!
See you on Monday!

Contact Us :)
lankfordw@duvalschools.org
ossij1@duvalschools.org