Mrs. Raines’ Class NewsletterSeptember 25, 2009

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Super Star Wall

Written by: Raychel, Stephanie, Amber, Adrianna, andedited by Mrs. RainesSuper Star wall is somethingthat our work goes up on. Thesuper star wall is so coolbecause our work goes on itand everyone gets to see it,like at open house. If ourwhole class does a great job,we all go up on it. Our classgets to see our work too! _______________________________________________________ _

Sharing Sticks

Written by Autumn, Grace, Christina, and edited byMrs. Raines There are sharing sticks foreveryone in the class. Theteacher picks them whenshe asks a question. Shaalso picks them to pickgroups. We made the sticksby writing our name onthem. You can do manythings with them. _______________________________________________________ _

SmartBoard

Written by Quinn, Marykate, and edited by Mrs. RainesIn our classroom we have aSmartBoard. We do a lot of things on the SmartBoard. Wedo math on the SmartBoard,We write stories. We watchBrain Pop Jr. We fix sentenceson the SmartBoard. ______________________________________________________

Specials

Written by Giani, Tony, Mack, and edited by Mrs.RainesWe have specials every morning. On Monday, we havelibrary. On Tuesday, we do gym and music.Wednesday we do art. On Thursday, we have musicand gym. On Friday, we do computer lab and extragym. Specials are very fun! _______________________________________________________

BUGS

Written by Mrs. Raines’ ClassIn our classroom, we made a bug to go on our behaviorchart. We move our bugs if we make bad choices orgood choices. First, every day we start out on great. Then, Mrs. Raines gives us a warning if we are makinga bad choice. Next, if we make another bad choice wehave to move our bug. If we are really good and makea good choice, we can stay on great. There are fivedifferent parts to our bug chart. They are "Wow,""Great," "Good," "O.K.," and "You can do better." Atthe end of the day, you could get up to "Wow" if youare very good all day! Last, the bug inspector handsout bug tickets to everyone who stayed on "Great" ormoved up to "Wow." ______________________________________________________

Classroom Website

http://www.portlandctschools.org/education/valleyview2/index.htm. Please take some time to check out ourclassroom website. I will be adding to it throughout theyear. At this point, there are some great resources!Check out the “Websites” link at the top of thewebpage. Under math, there are many websites forchapters 1 and 2 which focus on addition andsubtraction facts. It would be great for your child topractice at home. _______________________________________________________

Spotlight Summary

Written by Mrs. Raines’ Class This week we read Wilson Sat Alone. In the beginning,the kids sat in groups of 6 or 7 while Wilson sat alone.In the middle when the kids ate in groups at thecafeteria, Wilson ate alone. When they were at recessplaying kickball, Cowboys and Indians, Monsters andAliens, Wilson played alone. When all the kids walkedhome from school, Wilson walked alone. One day, anew girl named Sara came to school and she ate alone,played alone, read alone, and walked alone but only forone day. The next day she joined some groups. At theend, a girl named Sara walked over to Wilson androared at him. Something amazing happened. Wilsonroared back at Sara. He sat with them, he ate withthem, he walked with, and he played with them.Wilson was not lonely anymore! _______________________________________________________