This week in school...
- we played a math game with partners
- we created patterns using pattern blocks and attribute links
- we went to the book fair
- we learned about Whole Body Listening (ask your child how they listen with their whole body)
- we read the Colors of Us and mixed red, yellow, white, and black paints to create our skin color. Then we painted our faces! Next week we will add the details to our faces.
- half of our PE class was outside.
- we started writing workshop and we wrote our first story.
- We continued to learn about good habits that strong readers have. Ask your child what habits they have now as readers
- We have built our stamina for independent reading to 10 minutes!!!
- we started partnership reading (ask your child who their reading partner was)
- we all had classroom jobs...ask your child what job they liked the best this week!
- we had Spanish with Mrs. Jodrie
- Sophia, Keira, Sasha, and Nicholas all got to do Star Name this week.
- We learned two new poems. Click here to see them (Circle of Friends and Bucket Filler’s Pledge)
- we made two class books! I Like Me and Bucket Fillers
- We talked about how to become a bucket filler not a bucket dipper.
- we created and signed our classroom rules. 1. Take care of yourself 2. Take care of everyone. 3. Take care of the school. 4. Try your best. 5. Have Fun! Have Fun!
- We started individual shares during Morning Meeting.
- we used dry erase boards to practice writing the numbers 1, 2, and 3.
- we started using the smartboard!
- we opened new book bins.
- we went to our first school wide assembly.