Archive for February, 2010

Miss Nelson Is Missing is A Wonderful Book!

Mrs. Buck's update for February 17th 2010

We had a super day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Which baked good do you like most:  cookies, cake, cupcakes, or other.  (Eleven of us like cookies the most; 1 of us likes cake the most; 1 of us likes cupcakes the most; 3 of us like something other than what was […]

Valentines Make Our Hearts Smile!

Mrs. Buck's update for February 16th 2010

We had an excellent day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Have you ever met a firefighter?  (9 of us have; 7 of us have not.)  After our morning meeting, we worked with probability concepts in math.  We read Trouble with Trolls.  Then, we used chart paper to write a giant list of […]

Who Do You Love?

Mrs. Buck's update for February 9th 2010

We had a marvelous day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  How far is your house from school:  nearby or far away?  (Thirteen of us are nearby; Three of us are far away.)  After our morning meeting, we worked in our math groups at Math Centers.  One group practiced writing some of the […]

Happy 100th Day of School!

Mrs. Buck's update for February 8th 2010

We had a fantastic day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Does your yard have a lot of trees?  (Fourteen of us do have yards with a lot of trees; One of us does not.)  After our morning meeting, we had math.  We reviewed concepts of addition and subtraction using “Pocket Math.”  Miss […]

Snow Is On Its Way!

Mrs. Buck's update for February 5th 2010

We had a super-dee-duper day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Do you shop at the supermarket?  (14 of us do; 1 of us does not.)  After our morning meeting, we had Writers’ Workshop.  Our sentence for today was:  “I like being with…”  We are really improving with sounding out words!  Recess followed.  […]