Picture re-take is this coming Monday October 22nd!

'Max's Words'

I will try to make a long story short about a new project that we are getting ready for in our classroom.  Our Reading Specialist, Ms. Blangger, let us borrow one of her books titled 'Max's Words'.  We absolutely loved it!  The main character in the story, Max, started cutting words out of magazines, newspapers, etc.  He then had the brilliant idea of putting these words together to make a story.  As a class, we decided to try and do the same thing as Max.  We are going to add old newspapers and magazines to one of our Literacy Stations "Working with Words".  After a couple weeks (when we have plenty of cut-out words) we are going to start creating our own book!!  We are asking for any donations of old reading materials that we can cut up! (so please do not send anything with your child that you want back in one piece:)) Thanks parents!!

Story Time

One of our Literacy Stations is "Story Time".  In this small group activity, the students choose a picture card and create their own story and illustrations related to the card.  This is a great example of how these 5 friends worked together to create their story.  They were so proud of their work (and I was so proud of them)!

Science

Our focus in Science is how Scientists use "Tools".  I showed the class a picture of an Astronaut using a tool.  They dictated to me what they thought the Astronaut was using and why.  I wrote down what they said...word for word.

Behavior Chart

We have 8 friends that have already received a RED clip!  Remember...every time a student lands on purple "AMAZING" for the day, they get a star sticker on their clip.  If they get 5 star stickers on their clip, they then move to a red clip!  Some friends are already working their way to an orange clip!  Awesome job!

STAR STUDENT OF THE WEEK...JOSHUA!

Open "Mic" Friday

We have started yet another fun activity in our classroom called Open "Mic" Friday.  Throughout the week, each student is encouraged to choose their absolute best writing piece and put it in our Open "Mic" Friday folder.  Once they add their writing piece, they highlight their name on the checklist so that I know they added a sample of their writing.  Every Friday, I will choose a certain number of students at random to read their stories over the microphone in front of our class.  This activity will begin to build their self confidence, writing skills, and reading fluency!! These writing samples will then be added to their Writer's Portfolio.  During Parent/Teacher conferences I will show you their work so you can all see your child's improvement in their writing.