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 - 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 will also read fun Valentine stories. We will be talking about Black History throughout the month.
Notes and Reminders:
Later this week I will be sending out a detailed progress report for your child. I will also send a letter with details about needed conferences. Look for this in your child’s folder later this week.
Upcoming Events:
We look forward to out Valentine’s party this Thursday at 1:30. All parents are invited to attend. Remember that Friday, the 12th and Monday, the 15th will be student holidays. The children will be back on the 16th. We won’t have Recipe Friday this week since we are not in the classroom on Friday.
Homework:
Continue working on those valentine cards. Please bring these to school by Wednesday, Feb 10th. Send them in a ziploc bag so we don’t lose any. Children will pass them out on Thursday morning. Keep reading!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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 …
Weekly News - 10/12
October 13, 2009 | Filed under: Classroom News
This Week’s News:
Our base story for this week is a Big Book entitled “Mice Squeak, We Speak!”. We will be focussing on Bb in phonics and working on nouns and illustrations in stories. In science we will learn about the daytime and nighttime sky. Recipe Friday will be “star gazing treats” using rice cakes, nutella, and star …
