Mrs. Cummings' Classroom Blog

Yarn Dolls Today Mrs. DeLisle (Cali's mom) was kind of enough to do a project with the kiddos. Cali chose to make a yarn doll(s) for her Pioneer Project. She did a great job presenting to us about how and why the pioneer children used these and then brought supplies for everyone in class to make one of their own! How fun!? Below is a picture of the kiddos holding/making their yarn dolls. After this presentation, I am so excited to see the other Pioneer Projects! 

We practiced doing area and perimeter earlier this week by designing the "blue prints" of our DREAM houses. The students got to put their imaginations to work while also doing some math! What fun!? Today we made our models come to life by buildings them with toothpicks and marshmallows! They LOVED it!

Our class will be visiting the book fair on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 from 9:30-10am. 

Here an action shot of all the jumping our kiddos did  today! What fun!?!? Thank you to all of those who donated and raised money/awareness for such a great cause. :) 'Jumping Like a Cane!' 'Caring Like a Cane!'  Mr. Vesel kindly took a few videos, too! He is going to share them with me, so hopefully I can get them posted!

We love doing yoga as a brain break! The kiddos are laying in 'corpse pose' while listening to some calming and relaxing music. 

Hello! In your student's assignment notebook there will be a green conference note. Conferences are in a few weeks. Please pick the day and time (or two) that works best for you. Please send this back as soon as possible...first come, first served basis! Thank you!

   Care Like a CANE Campaign          Second Annual Great Pajama                                &                  Bedtime Story Drive * Each class K-5 donates brand-new pajamas OR $$ to purchase a pair and/or used books in good condition * Starts Monday, February 1 and ends Friday, February 12 *Grade level pajama parties on Friday, February 12th **Side note---we have had a lot of books donated already which is fantastic, but we have not had any pajamas donated. If you or your child wish to donate, please encourage the idea to bring in pajamas or money to purchase pajamas. Thank you for your help! We certainly appreciate the generosity! :)**  

VALENTINE’S DAY Dear Parents/Guardians; On Wednesday, February 17, 2016. we will be having a Valentine’s Day Party. We will be starting our party after lunch/recess at 1:00 and finishing up around 2:30 depending on behavior and planned activities. The students who have signed up to bring a treat are as follows: Jorja Jorczak (healthy snack) Braeden Dewing (sweet treat) Anya (Drink) Destiny (paper products) As always, if your student would like to bring in a treat, they are more than welcomed to. :) As a fun activity for the students they are welcome to make a Valentine’s Box. The students are to make a box for the valentines they will receive from their classmates. I have given them three rules: 1. They can use any type of box/container they’d like 2. It must be Valentine themed 3. It must have a slit to put the valentines in The box is due on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, which is the day of the party. Please be sure that your student has a valen...

Pioneer Project During our ELA time, we have been learning and reading about the Pioneer Days primarily using Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods. Students have been learning how different it was to be a child in the days of the pioneers. It’s time to have some fun and get the creative juices flowing with a project! Please reference the website below for project options and ideas.  All projects will be presented at our Pioneer Day Celebration and should be done as neatly as possible.  Encourage your son/daughter to take some pride in their work.  This is their time to shine!  If you don’t have internet access, there are a couple of projects with directions attached to this letter that are also acceptable.   Access project ideas here:   http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2011/09/pioneer-crafts-for-kids.html All crafts must be completed and at school and ready to present by Monday, February 29.    Students will be graded on...

It is a MUST that students come to school with their warm clothes. This includes, but is not limited to hats, gloves, snowpants, jackets and boots. Please also remind your students that if they plan to play in the snow (fort building, snowman building, sledding, snowboarding, etc.) they must wear their snowpants outside. I can't have children sitting in wet pants in class. Thank you!