LAST WEEK
Reading is Thinking!
Student writing the text-to-self connections they make with their independent reading books on post-it notes, then placing them into their reading journals.
Share Time
Your children have been working so hard on their writing, and their favorite thing to do at the end of writing time is share their work with their friends!
STAMP My Words!
I introduced a new word work station this week, which is stamps! The students were so excited!
Skype Lesson!
One of the most exciting parts of our week was the Skype Lesson we got from a police man! The students got to sit and actually speak with a police officer through the computer. He taught them about rules and laws and the importance they have on keeping people safe. It was an experience they will never forget!
PAJAMA PARTY!
The kids had been looking forward to this day for weeks. We finally had our pajama party. We had a BLAST seeing everyone in their favorite pajamas. Aside from regular learning time, we did some pajama party-based learning as well. We played a "Nap Time" game where the students pretended to be a asleep until they heard the correct words, they listened to a story with their stuffed animal, and later on we had snacks and share time to share their toys. It was a blast and the kiddo's loved it.
THIS WEEK
Life-Size Fact Families
Fact families have been a bit difficult for the kiddo's to grasp so we did some extra practice by have student BE the numbers. This allowed them to actually get moving and see the numbers move before their eyes to make the different number sentences.
Nonfiction Feature Books!
We have started a unit in reading where we are studying the features in nonfiction books. Every student got their own booklet to use throughout the unit and they got to personalize their books by coloring and decorating.
Story Problems
We spent some time creating out own story problems this week. Students created their own problem on the white board and traded with their partner to solve the problems. They really seemed to enjoy this activity.
Nonfiction Feature: Photographs
We started our first lesson on nonfiction features by talking about photographs and what they are used for. We shared the photographs of our families and discussed how the photos depict every person better than an illustration would. We also discussed how different all families are.
Fall Party!
The fall party on Friday was an absolute success. I want to thank ALL of the parents that took time out of their day to come volunteer and be there for such an exciting day. The kiddo's had a blast and I know they will never forget it.
Until next week!! :)
-Miss. Elliott
