HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!!
The weather is supposed to be beautiful! Spend some time outside and enjoy it!
We've been having another great week! We earned 14 "Soaring With Pride" stickers from other staff members last week and we have almost passed that! Hopefully your child will tell you this week that we got more!
Language Arts - we've been discussing and practicing what we should do before we read. The three P's - purpose, preview, and plan - will help your child understand what he/she is about to read. We've also started reviewing "during reading" strategies. We've made connections to ourselves (text to self), to other texts (text to text), and to things going on in the world (text to world). We also had fun on Friday "visualizing" the story, We Eat Dinner In The Bathtub.
Next week we will be continuing to work on "during reading strategies". We'll be asking questions and inferring to help us comprehend/understand what we read.
Math - the class is so awesome using different strategies for adding/subtracting 1-, 2-, and 3- digit numbers. I've seen 100's charts, 200's charts, 100's grids, counters, blocks, adding by place, and other strategies being used! Their number sense and knowledge of place value is really coming along!
Next week we will work on facts that they know quickly and others that they need to work on.
Social Studies - Do you know what a hemisphere is? My class does! Miss Wilde (my Hood intern) has been filling your child with interesting facts about our world. They even got to see Urbana Elementary on GoogleEarth!
Next week we'll be talking about directions and important American places - especially in our community.
Cursive - we started with i's and t's today.
Word Study - most everyone did an excellent job on their tests. Next week the list will be words that contain /f/ sounds.
Type to Learn - we've started type to learn in the computer lab. Expectations are that each student keep their fingers on home row!
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - Our BTSN is from 7-8 on Thursday, September 10th. It is for parents only and it is where I will have the opportunity to tell you more about what goes on in our classroom and answer any questions you may have. If you know a question you'd like answered, please email me ahead of time so that I can be well prepared...thanks!
Faith.Humerick@fcps.org
This Tuesday, President Obama is giving a speech to America's students. I am not broadcasting this speech. It begins 10 minutes before our lunch and it, unfortunately, does not fit into our day. I am, however, recording it at home to show my own son that evening. If you would like more information about this speech, want to know what channel to record, or would just like some questions to use with your child before and after the speech, please follow this link... http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/bts.html#faqs
PLEASE check your child's homework and initial his/her agenda. This week is also the first week for checklists. I had the students complete theirs in pencil. It was fun to see how they perceived themselves in the classroom. Mine is done in ink so you can see what expectations need to be worked on. PLEASE sign this and return it to me on Tuesday.
I just need to say that I am loving this class!!! They are respectful, responsible, and fun to be around - thanks for having them!
Have a wonderful, LONG, weekend!
Mrs. Humerick
About Me
- Faith Humerick
- I have been teaching for over 20 years! I started teaching in Frederick County until I got married. My husband, David, was in the military so we moved around a bit. I have taught in Germany and Arizona and have been at Urbana Elementary for 19 years. I started out in second grade and now teach third. My two sons went through UES! My oldest son, Bryce, graduated from Towson University and works in D.C. He just got engaged this summer! My youngest son, Tanner, went to FCC and Universal Technology Institute in Pennsylvania. He works at a dealership in Westminster. Here's a fun fact: I went to Urbana Elementary, too!