There's No Place Like Alimacani

 

I am so excited to have your child in my class this year!  We are celebrating 25 years of academic excellence at Alimacani with our 2014-2015 theme "There's No Place Like Alimacani".  In room 34 we will be following the yellow brick road to success in reading, writing, math, science, and much more!  I hope everyone can join us at Open House on Sept 11th to learn about classroom procedures, schedules, and academic expectations.  I am looking forward to another great year!

May Star Student

Isabella is one of our May star students.  She enjoys writing and playing games.  Her Mom, Dad, and step Dad joined us to celebrate her.  They brought in cupcakes and fruit snacks for everyone. Yum!

May Star Student!

Anthony is one of our May star students.  He loves math and enjoys reading books at home.  He has solved 34,000 reflex math facts this year! His Dad, Mom, and Grandmother joined us to celebrate and brought in fruit snacks to share.

April Star Student!

Mykayla was one of our April star students.  She enjoys reading and spending time with her friends and family.  Her Mom and Gigi joined us to celebrate.  They shared popcorn, water, and fruit snacks with the class.

May Star Student!

Gabi is one of our May star students.  She enjoys playing video games and reading.  Her Mom brought in yummy cookies and fruit snacks to celebrate her hard work. 

Adding Tens and Ones

Today the class added together groups of 10's and 1's using linking cubes to represent 10's rods and 1's cubes.  This is a skill we have been working on in class.  Students practiced counting all the 10's first and then the1's.  When solving higher double digit addition problems, students are encouraged to draw 10's and 1's to help them solve the problem more quickly and efficiently.

Welcome Home!

We had a surprise welcome home for Arabella's Dad who has been deployed to Afghanistan since the beginning of the school year.  Her Dad surprised Arabella and her sister by coming home earlier than they expected and came into our classroom to pick her up. It was a wonderful surprise for us all! Welcome home Mr. Rose!!!!