Ariana this summer

Dear Readers,
This is Ariana, my niece with a horse she got to ride and feed this summer in Santo Domingo. Have you ever been on a horse or helped take care of animals?
Love,
Ms. Cynthia

Ideas for Free Writing

My weekend
Fiction story
Non-Fiction story
My favorite stuffed animal
My favorite ....
A left and right game
What I ate for dinner
After school activities (karate, swimming, gymnastics, soccer)
My family
My brother
My sister
My birthday
A book summary
School
My future car
Special recipe
Comprehension strategy Notes
RACE paragraph

NECAP Reading Information

3rd graders will be taking the state NECAP test the week of October 8, 2012.
Parents, here is a NECAP released reading item and an example of how we are practicing in class.
We used the RACE organizer last year and we have definitely seen an improvement in their writing. Underneath you will also find a link to the to the RIDE website with all the NECAP released items.

RIDE website

Back to school!

This week my new second graders and I learned a lot about each other. Each student created a self portrait and wrote things about themselves that we might not know when we see them. What can you tell us about you?

Flash Rain Storm

                                 




This week Sra. Silvia and I went on our yearly home visits. We had a wonderful time. But on Wednesday we got caught in a HUGE rain storm the streets were flooding. Thankfully Leonardo let us stay at his house until the rain settled down.

What do you like to do when it rains? Leave a comment letting us know what you like to do when it rains.

Sincerely,
Ms. Cynthia

My vacation in Dominican Republic

Surprise!

Pamphlet Cover 

While at the D.C conference I was looking through the conference schedule when I was SURPRISED to see that some of the 3rd grade pictures taken in our class where published! My AWESOME students pictures are published in this years RC conference schedule.

Octavio and Andrea on  the blog

Larissa and Angelina observing plants 

Octavio and Ms.Snow

Washington RC Presentation

Ms.Julie, Sra.Dalila, Ms.Mary-Ann, Sra.Rosa, and I all represented ICS at the Responsive Classroom Schools Conference in Washington D.C.  We were honored to have Caltha Crowe be part of the audience during our presentation.  

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

During my stay in Washington I visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

  

Washington D.C

I'm super excited to be in Washington D.C with Ms. Julie, Sra. Dalila, Ms. Mary Ann, and Sra. Rosa at a responsive classroom conference and visiting some great places. I can't wait to tell all of you about it.

Washington D.C capital of the U.S.A

  

Ms. Cynthia visiting the Vietnam Memorial Wall
The Wall is inscribed with the names of service men and women who died while fighting in the Vietnam war. 
 Each wall is 246 feet, 9 inches long - the total length of the Wall is 493 feet, 6 inches

I took this picture of The Washington Monument with its image seen in the Reflecting Pool.

Ms.Mary-Ann, Sra. Rosa, Sra. Dalila, and Ms.Cynthia in front of the Washington Monument 

The Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC. 
It was extra hot that day, I did a lot of walking to get to Lincoln.  But it was worth it!