Weekly Update

Dear Families,

We have had another productive and exciting week in our classroom. The students are finishing up their writing pieces and publishing them. The students have revised their own writing, added details to their pictures and created beautiful covers. We are very eager to share these books with you at conferences in the weeks to come.

Our scheduled parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. Most of you have already signed up, but if you have not yet reserved a slot, please do so. I look forward to speaking with you again and celebrate your child’s learning. If the time slots available do not work for you and your family, please let me know so we can find a better time. Thank you. The wiki sign-up has been added to the classroom blog sidebar. It can also be reached at the following url http://mccormackparentconferences.pbworks.com Click here to access.

This week, the students participated in many specials. First, we kicked off PACK- Pack Assorted Colors for Kids on Monday. It has been very rewarding to see and discuss different healthy snacks with the students. To sort them by color makes it more fun and engaging as we share our snacks every day. Please continue this conversation at home and ask your child to explain what makes a snack healthy or unhealthy. We have learned all about vitamins, calcium and proteins. Second, the students also had the opportunity to see Sterling House’s production of Pinocchio at the Williston Central School. Together with many other classes at Allen Brook, we traveled by bus and enjoyed this wonderful school production. Please ask your child to describe the colorful costumes and detailed props. Also ask your child to explain how many students played Pinocchio himself!

We hope you have had a chance to see our new web-site for daily flip videos. It is linked on the classroom blog for easy access, but the direct url is www.thedailyflipshare.blogspot.com Click here to access directly.
We are very excited to share our learning. The students plan their own recordings and work collaboratively as these mini-films are made. I am so proud of them!

We have also continued to interview our Reading Buddies, and these audio files have been added to our podcasting sites. Please check them out and make sure the volume is on. For RSS feeds go to www.mmccormack.podbean.com and for podcasting library, please go to www.podcastinglibrary.pbworks.com

I am looking forward to seeing you all for conferences. Have a great rest of the week!
Regards,
Maria McCormack