Miss Nichole Willden
My favorite part about teaching is what happens after the information has been presented; it is the excitement of watching as a child grasps an elusive concept, learning something new to him that he will use for the rest of his life. My favorite thing to see is a young mind blossoming with new knowledge. As a teacher, my goal is to foster a love for learning in each child, in a hope that they will continue their education throughout the remainder of their lives. I like children to gain a confidence in their own abilities. For that reason I allow them opportunities to teach each other, to take an active role in their schooling community, and to continue their education beyond the formal classroom. I hope to share my love for learning with a classroom full of enthusiastic students!

Assignments and Announcements

Jan 30 -- Happy Birthday, Katie! Feb 6 -- Ski Day! Dismiss at 11:15

Ahoy, Me Hearties! See Below for a Peek at Our Week: This Just In... Our class mascot is still missing! With only a few suspects left, we think we may be coming to the end of this mystery. Updates to follow...  Writing Workshop In our Writing Workshop this week, we will work in teams to write nonfiction. We will review what we know about linking verbs and action verbs.  Reading Workshop We are learning about inferring this month in the Reading Workshop. We will infer the meaning of words we don't know. We will make predictions and develop unique interpretations of text.  Science We will begin comparing the Earth and moon this week as we prepare for a trip to the moon! This week we will learn about gravity and the size of Earth and the moon. Social Studies We are learning about Northern Europe, and the flags and animals of Europe. We will learn more about the United State this week. Students will soon know every state in the USA! We already know ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, NY, PA, MD, DE, VA, and WV! Memorization: Earth Rotates and Revolves Rotate means to spin around but stay in one place. Revolve means to move around another object is space. The Earth can rotate in one day- just one. But it takes Earth a year to revolve around the sun. Spelling Unit 20 1.    can’t 2.    didn’t 3.    don’t 4.    he’s 5.    I’ll 6.    I’m 7.    isn’t 8.    it’s 9.    let’s 10.  she’s 11.  that’s 12.  there’s 13.  we'll 14.   we’re 15. won’t

Learning plan, week of Jan 30 - Feb 3
Subject	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Reading	20 minutes of Borrow Bag Work	20 minutes of Borrow Bag Work	20 minutes of Borrow Bag Work	20 minutes of Borrow Bag Work	20 minutes of Borrow Bag Work
Math		Practice: 75		Practice: 76 and Facts 76
Spelling		Review your words for test Friday.	Review your words for test Friday.	Review your words for test tomorrow.
Other		Pay attention to the shape of the moon tonight.	Pay attention to the shape of the moon tonight.	Pay attention to the shape of the moon tonight.

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