Maine Harvest Week

This week we are celebrating yummy Maine food by having different Maine foods at lunch. Tomorrow we will have locally grown corn on the cob. So today we shucked corn! 

Tiger Pride

Students and Staff at Rowe can earn Tiger Paw Prints for following school expectations in the common areas of the school.  Walking nicely in the hall, picking up trash, being kind to a friend....the list goes on and on...Basically being SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE!  Every Friday one paw from each grade level is drawn out.  Staff get to park in a special reserved spot for the week and the students get a special Tiger Pride Tee Shirt.

This week the pre-K to grade one winner was from our classroom!  Congratulations, Lukas!!

We are Special

This past week we read the book "Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon."  The moral of the story is that everyone is special in their own way.  For our Creative Station this week boys and girls cut out flowers, added their picture to the center, and then told me why they are SPECIAL!  It is so fun to read all of their ideas!

London and Isabelle

Kyalo and Robin

Chance

Paige and Sawyer

Ryder

Regan and Victoria

Addison, Lukas, and Mia

Conor and Mrs. Fleming

 

 

 

Meadow

Puzzles

One of our Math Stations is doing different puzzles.  Research shows that puzzles are educational, especially in the area of mathematics, and they offer developmental support for both children and adults. When any child or adult works with puzzles, the right brain and left-brain are both engaged, which is when our brains are most active.  Doing puzzles at home is a great way to work and play together without using electronics!

Great job completing this puzzle!

Reading Workshop

Today we started our reading workshop.  We start this time with a mini lesson to learn a reading skill.  Right now we are learning how to care for books and enjoy them.  After the mini lesson, readers go off to quietly "read" books.  Over the course of the year, we will build stamina in reading.  Today boys and girls sat for five minutes.

Anchor chart from today's lesson

Go Noodle

Taking a Brain Break in between our Writing Workshop and Math helps our students get some energy out, refocus during Math, and it is FUN.

Brain Breaks are short, energizing bursts of activity that boost blood flow, send oxygen to the brain, and help kids better retain information. It can be as simple as taking five minutes to stand up, stretch, and run in place next to the desk. But in our class our favorite Brain Break is....Go Noodle

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Koo Koo Kangaroo is fun

Check out Robin's moves

What I did this summer!

I hope that you all had a fantastic summer.  I did.

In June I spent every morning at Pineland Farms picking strawberries with Mrs. Plummer, Mrs. Penfold, and Mrs. Gray.  It is definitely a very yummy summer job!

In July I started getting our room ready for back to school.  Yes...in JULY!  It takes a long time to get our room to look so SPECTACULAR!  This year we have two new areas...a Vet Clinic and a Block Area!  Yahoo...I can't wait to play!

In August I spent a lot of time with my family...especially my four children.  My oldest, Andrew, will be going to UMaine for college.  He will be studying business and playing BASKETBALL...which is our family's passion.

I look forward to learning all about you this year!

Andrew's Graduation

My family...Matthew, Abby, me, Andrew, Mr. Fleming, and Libby

When we went to Peak's Island