Pam Johnson
Classroom Phone:
841-0325
Email:
pamjohns@austinisd.org
Homeroom Parents:
Gullett Principal:
Janie Ruiz
School Address:
Gullett Elementary School
6310 Treadwell Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78757
School Contacts:
Office (512) 414-2082
Absence Line (512) 414-2732
School Mascot:
The Gecko
Weekly News - 3/1
March 1, 2010 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story this week is called “Five Little Ducks”. Our phonics focus is reviewing Cc, Dd, Ll, Kk, and Oo. We will also be working on comprehension. In math, our study will be 3 dimensional shapes. In Social Studies, we will talk about leaders and Texas symbols. We will start discussing weather in our science curriculum. For writing, we will complete another 4-frame as we extend writing.
Notes and Reminders:
We are really working hard now on writing first names correctly (uppercase, then lowercase letters). We will have to get it ready for first grade. I’ve told the children that it’s a matter of habit now. They just need to think as they write.
Upcoming Events:
You probably saw the flyer that came home in your child’s Thursday folder concerning Sports Day. Because of the growth of our school and enrollment, it will be on 2 different days this year. It will be on Thursday, March 11th for grades K, 1, and 2 and on Friday, March 12th for grades 3, 4, and 5. Watch for more information coming home about this.
Recipe Friday for this week will be “Hail Mix”. It it made with Kix cereal, powdered sugar, and caramel syrup.
Homework:
Our homework assignment this week is writing sentences using some word wall words. Some of the children also really need to work on reading the word wall list. Your child should know many of these by now. We will have spelling tests on some of these over the last nine weeks. We want to be ready for these.
Thanks!
Weekly News - 2/8
February 8, 2010 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story this week is called “Fiesta”, and our focus is the letter Ll. We will be working on predicting and main character. Our math study is on fractions, and we will begin with halves and wholes. In science we will be reviewing fish and snails. We will be doing Valentine activities all week long, and we …
Weekly News - 1/25
January 26, 2010 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story this week is a Big Book called “Flower Garden”. Our focus letter is Cc, and we will be working on predicting. In writing we will work on a “Four Frame story” and hope to put these up in the windows to share. We continue our study of comparing whole numbers in math, …
Weekly News - 1/5
January 6, 2010 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were joyous and fun-filled. We begin the new year studying winter and snow in science. Our base story is called “Shoes for Miss Alice”, and our focus will be Gg and asking questions. In math we will be comparing capacity, weight, and temperature which builds on our …
Weekly News - 12/14
December 16, 2009 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story for this week is “Maxi the Taxi Dog”. The focus letter is Hh and we will be talking about characters. In math, we continue with measurement and Science/Social Studies is still working on Winter Holiday Traditions. In writing this week we will be making lists and responding to a story.
Notes and Reminders:
I …
Weekly News - 12/07
December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story is “Where’s the Fly?” which is a wonderful follow up story for our Social Studies unit on maps. We will be reviewing phonics skills this week. Our math focus will be finishing up numerals 6-10 and comparison with measurement. In Social Studies, we will begin our 2 week study of Holiday Traditions. …
Weekly News - 11/30
December 1, 2009 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We come back to a wonderful base story, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse”. Our focus letter is Pp and we will be talking about cause and effect. In science, we will finish our “Ladybugs” study and begin “Holiday Traditions” in Social Studies. Our math focus will be numerals …
Weekly News - 11/10
November 11, 2009 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story for this week is “Time To Sleep”, and our focus letter/sound is Nn. We will also be working on being a polite listener, verbs in sentences, and “recall and re-tell”. In science, we begin our study of ladybugs and will have live ladybugs in our science center to observe. We will be …
Gullett Carnival
October 28, 2009 | Filed under: Events
Parents -
The Gullett carnival, “Globetrotting with the Geckos”, is only a few weeks away. There will be world musicians, international food, an exotic petting zoo, a giant climbing wall, a box maze, putt putt golf, fortune tellers, games of skill, henna artists, origami lessons, the infamous cake walk, Chinese calligraphy, Indian pottery making, a peddle car, a dunking booth …
Weekly News - 10/26
October 26, 2009 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
We are looking forward to a fun-filled week of learning! Our base story this week is a Big Book about farm animals called “No, No, Titus!”. Our focus letter and sound is Aa, and we are also talking about nouns, singular, and plural. In Math we continue our unit on patterns. In Science our …
