Happy Holidays

     We have had such a fun week in J13-special art project, book exchange, PJ day, party-in-a-box, Frosty the Snowman!!! We made so many great memories and became closer like a little "family," sharing holiday traditions, favorite foods and fun family events we're looking forward to. We are aall so blessed to have each other. May you and yours enjoy quality time together and make wonderful memories this holiday season!!

A Little Bit of Lately....

A Little Bit of Lately...

Science inquiry.....building snowmen out of paper alone....our record is 12 inches!!

Trey's Red Sox Guy

Budding up with Mr.Chelman's class to learn how to log on & code!!!!

GOOD TIMES IN J13!!!!

Science is in full swing!

Science is in full swing!!!

Science is in full swing

here in J13!
Scientists run tests.
They try their best.
Scientists are always curious.
They come up with a hypothesis!
Scientists introduce 1 variable.
They're always super reliable!
From pencil stacking
to avocado cracking...
Science is cool
here at school!

Book Fair Tomorrow 11/16/17-9:20-9:50!!!!

We are Superheroes!!!!

Little Techies

Little Techies

Today we logged into Chromebooks for the first time and the class was buzzing with excitement! We will start to incorporate working on the computer into our daily math stations this week. Students were given their login information for a great website called Prodigy and they created their own wizard to use throughout the game. This login information will be coming home tonight in folders and I'm sure everyone will be eager to play!!

Zones of Regulation

Zones of Regulation

Your children might come home saying, "Mrs. Marks acted crazy in morning meeting today! She took off her shoe, threw her sock, rolled on the ground, snuggled with a classmate, stuck her finger in her ear..." I did....and it was all in good fun and to model expected vs. unexpected behavior during times on the carpet. During group share, I began acting different and they immediately picked up on it. After I couldn't contain my laughing (a good 4 minutes later), we started the discussion about what I was doing and how it made them feel. Right away, someone said uncomfortable, surprised, distracted. From there, we had a conversation about what was expected vs. unexpected when they are on the carpet. Doing what is expected of you, makes you feel proud, makes others happy and helps make you a role model. Lessons such as these are part of the social thinking currciculum called The Zones of Regulation. The Zones of Regulation is designed to foster self-regulation and emotional control. It helps students identify their feelings and guides them in selecting strategies that help them manage these feelings while in any of the 4 zones. As we are building our J13 community,creating rules and learning routines, we are discussing what is expected and unexpecteed during all aspects of the day so that kids feel safe and happy here. Ask your child about our conversations. Talk to them about what strategies they think work for them. Pretty soon, each child will have his/her own toolbox of strategies to pick from. This lets everyone know that all sorts of feelings are normal and you can help yourself through each.

Stuffed Animal Day

We are thoroughly enjoying stuffed animal day!!!! 

Our furry friends greeted and shared during morning meeting, learned letter sounds in Fundations and read during reader's workshop.....now they're tuckered out!!! Boy, first grade is tough!!

FRIDAY WILL BE STUFFED ANIMAL DAY!!!

Stuffed Animal Day-Friday 9/15/17

We filled up our brownie pan by demonstrating the Jefferson core values!!!! The class voted and decided they'd like to bring in their favorite stuffed animal. Please make sure it can fit in a backpack and/or be carried easily!

Picture Day Tomorrow!

WE HAVE PICTURES TOMORROW!!!!!!!

We are all smiles in J13!