Happy Monday! Sure was nice to go outside for a midmorning break! No snowpants, hats, boots and gloves makes it much more efficient!
This is the week before vacation. Please let me know if you are leaving early to go somewhere as I may be doing some assessments and wouldn't want anyone to miss them!
In math this morning, Mrs. Jones came in to do some activities with money. This is still difficult for many and any help at home counting coins would be great. We also did an Aimsweb assessment. I am impressed at the amount of children who have mastered the second grade computation standards! It's great!
We made a cloud book with cotton balls and did our weather journals. We also read a passage about weather and answered some questions. This required us to infer the meanings of some words (good practice for standardized tests).
In writing, we are busy with Weekend News, letter writing to persuade, and mapping out our slide show presentations for computer lab. Students are enjoying the Storybird site. I have upped the ante a bit more this week. Before anyone publishes any story, they must clear it through me. I'm finding some sloppy grammar and spelling in these stories. We talked today about how the Storybird stories need to be polished stories.
Have you figured out how to get an email when I update this blog? Please let me know if you need help. I think with my sporadic updates, this is the best way to keep in touch. Thanks to everyone who loaned a movie for us to choose on Friday. We had fun wearing PJ's and watching Rio.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Monday
Last week was a very busy week! We have been learning about weather. We've discussed types of clouds and different types of weather. Students are keeping weather journals. Today, in keeping with our discussion of fact vs. opinion, we wrote one factual statement and one opinion statement about the weather after recess. In writing, we determined what factual statements about the weather and then what opinion statements about the weather are. This brought forth great discussion. Our shared reading is a song about the Water Cycle. We discussed words like precipitation, condensation, and evaporation. We are learning a lot about weather. Kevin Skarupa will be impressed when he comes on Thursday!
Mrs. Jones came for math today. We worked on money using coins. We will continue this as it is not an easy concept for some. Any help at home you can give by counting coins would be great!
Mrs. Jones came for math today. We worked on money using coins. We will continue this as it is not an easy concept for some. Any help at home you can give by counting coins would be great!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thursday
We did a really FUN thing today in the computer lab!!! It's called Storybird and it's a digital storytelling website. The kiddos loved it! They can access it from home if you like. It's very popular in 2F.
During reading, we did a lesson on schema. Students learned what that is and how they have a lot of it for something they know a lot about. This helps them make connections.
We did a Making Words activity in Word Work. The word was destroy and the concept was a vowel dipthong (2 vowels together making one sound: oy).
Tonight there is a Math in Focus night at MSS. It's for all K to 5 kiddos. Starts at 5:30, hope to see you there!
During reading, we did a lesson on schema. Students learned what that is and how they have a lot of it for something they know a lot about. This helps them make connections.
We did a Making Words activity in Word Work. The word was destroy and the concept was a vowel dipthong (2 vowels together making one sound: oy).
Tonight there is a Math in Focus night at MSS. It's for all K to 5 kiddos. Starts at 5:30, hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Wednesday
Mrs. Jones came in this afternoon to remind us of the Math Night that is happening at Maple Street School on Thursday. It is from 5:30 to 7:00 and it is for all grade levels up to grade 6! I will be there and would love to see you there. If you have questions about what our math program is all about, this is the place for you! Please think about coming if you can.
In math this morning, we tackled some heavy duty word problems having to do with measurement. This week we will wrap up this unit and look to discussing mass and volume.
We talked about the Second Grade Play as well today in music. This is coming in May and the kiddos have been practicing like crazy! I think they are pretty excited!
In reading, we read Ira Sleeps Over and made some connections from the book. We started a new read aloud: Trumpet of the Swan. Mrs. Kaplan came in this afternoon while I went to a meeting. She did some word work with the class as well as writing workshop.
In math this morning, we tackled some heavy duty word problems having to do with measurement. This week we will wrap up this unit and look to discussing mass and volume.
We talked about the Second Grade Play as well today in music. This is coming in May and the kiddos have been practicing like crazy! I think they are pretty excited!
In reading, we read Ira Sleeps Over and made some connections from the book. We started a new read aloud: Trumpet of the Swan. Mrs. Kaplan came in this afternoon while I went to a meeting. She did some word work with the class as well as writing workshop.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Monday
Greetings 2F Families,
We had a quick day today but packed lots of great stuff in! First, we began our day with Morning Meeting. Next, Mrs. Jones came in to do some mental math with us. Next, we had a quick snack and then went to the play at the Capitol Center. It was about the life cycle of the butterfly. They used giant puppets and shadow puppets. There was some music in it too. We had a nice compliment from the bus driver for our behavior! By the time we got back, it was lunch already!
This afternoon, we finished sharing from Morning Meeting and read My Father's Dragon. Next, we did our shared reading: March Chicken Soup with Rice. We talked about parts of speech and different word meanings. Finally, we did our work jobs. Some friends, wrote about a book they read; some wrote on their blogs; some wrote in journals; some read; some went to the library.
Have a great Monday!
We had a quick day today but packed lots of great stuff in! First, we began our day with Morning Meeting. Next, Mrs. Jones came in to do some mental math with us. Next, we had a quick snack and then went to the play at the Capitol Center. It was about the life cycle of the butterfly. They used giant puppets and shadow puppets. There was some music in it too. We had a nice compliment from the bus driver for our behavior! By the time we got back, it was lunch already!
This afternoon, we finished sharing from Morning Meeting and read My Father's Dragon. Next, we did our shared reading: March Chicken Soup with Rice. We talked about parts of speech and different word meanings. Finally, we did our work jobs. Some friends, wrote about a book they read; some wrote on their blogs; some wrote in journals; some read; some went to the library.
Have a great Monday!
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Added this Weekend
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Thursday
Due to the shortened day, we had a bit of a zigger zagger schedule. We began our day with snack and went right to morning meeting. It is the 121st day of school today! We had quick shares and then went to computer lab. Today in the lab, we did 2 things. First, we chose something for our portfolios and wrote the reflections. I'm trying to get kiddos to be more reflective in their comments about the assignments that they've chosen. Also, in computer lab, I introduced students to Moby Max. They have a log in to this site and I had them take a placement test for math. This will be the work we do on the computers during math stations next week. The placement test determines which Common Core skills are needed for instruction and gives them lessons on these, totally based on how they performed on this placement test. I'm excited about this!
In word work, we did a challenging activity with 'r controlled' vowels and vocabulary. Also, this afternoon, we did reading and writing to end the day.
Did you know your child can access his/her own Kidblog site and upload pictures, writing, etc? Don't worry, everything that he/she wants to post goes through me first! I have to approve it by reading and looking at it. If your child would like to try to do this at home and doesn't know how, please let me know. I can help! It's a pretty cool thing. Some of our classmates have already done it!
In word work, we did a challenging activity with 'r controlled' vowels and vocabulary. Also, this afternoon, we did reading and writing to end the day.
Did you know your child can access his/her own Kidblog site and upload pictures, writing, etc? Don't worry, everything that he/she wants to post goes through me first! I have to approve it by reading and looking at it. If your child would like to try to do this at home and doesn't know how, please let me know. I can help! It's a pretty cool thing. Some of our classmates have already done it!
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
It's been awhile!
Hello 2F Families,
I sincerely apologize for my time away from this blog. I thought updating once a week would be better, but to be honest, it hasn't for me! Once a day works for me... it's in my mind, it's part of my reflection on the day. So I will try to become more regular in my updates.
Did you know that you can follow this blog and get an automatic email every time I update this site? If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the home page it says "Subscribe: Posts". Click on this and put in your email address. Each time I update the blog, you will get an email saying so. I do this for my youngest daughter's class and it works wonders. Please let me know if you have difficulty with this.
Report cards went home today. Please review them. Let me know if you have questions or if you need clarification about anything. If you could sign the envelope and return it, that would be great.
On Monday, March 24th, we are going on a field trip to Capitol Center for the Arts in the morning. We will see a play about insects. In the spring (May) we will study about insects. This is a good kick-off to this unit, even if it's a bit early.
We are finishing up studying magnets. We've learned that some materials are attracted to magnets, and some materials are not. We've also learned that magnets come in all shapes and sizes. Also, that magnets have poles. This has been a fun, hands-on science unit where we've done experiments and kept a journal of our findings. After this, we move into our study of weather.
In reading, we've focused a lot of our time on reading nonfiction. The Common Core is very strong in this area. We've read many biographies in reading groups and learned about lots of different people. At this time, we are beginning to learn about metacognition and what goes on inside our heads when we read. Students are learning how to be more aware of their inner thoughts as they read. Today, we listened to a song and talked about our connections. All the while, we always refer back to the text to find evidence. For example, I asked students to make connections but they needed to refer to the line in the song that gave them that connection.
Our informational reports about Arctic and Antarctic animals are finished. Students loved this project! We are now moving into the genre of opinion writing. For this, we are focusing on writing letters to others about the books we are reading. Currently, students needed to think of a memorable character and tell something about him/her in letter form. Again, they are referring back to the text to cite examples that back up their opinions about these characters.
Finally, in math, we have finished with multiplication and division and are moving into measurement. Students are learning about meters and centimeters. I am working with some in small groups trying to solidify the concepts of multiplication and division, based on the results of their tests. I will also be working on making addition and subtraction facts to 20 solid. This is a must-have skill before leaving second grade.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I will be better about updates!
I sincerely apologize for my time away from this blog. I thought updating once a week would be better, but to be honest, it hasn't for me! Once a day works for me... it's in my mind, it's part of my reflection on the day. So I will try to become more regular in my updates.
Did you know that you can follow this blog and get an automatic email every time I update this site? If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the home page it says "Subscribe: Posts". Click on this and put in your email address. Each time I update the blog, you will get an email saying so. I do this for my youngest daughter's class and it works wonders. Please let me know if you have difficulty with this.
Report cards went home today. Please review them. Let me know if you have questions or if you need clarification about anything. If you could sign the envelope and return it, that would be great.
On Monday, March 24th, we are going on a field trip to Capitol Center for the Arts in the morning. We will see a play about insects. In the spring (May) we will study about insects. This is a good kick-off to this unit, even if it's a bit early.
We are finishing up studying magnets. We've learned that some materials are attracted to magnets, and some materials are not. We've also learned that magnets come in all shapes and sizes. Also, that magnets have poles. This has been a fun, hands-on science unit where we've done experiments and kept a journal of our findings. After this, we move into our study of weather.
In reading, we've focused a lot of our time on reading nonfiction. The Common Core is very strong in this area. We've read many biographies in reading groups and learned about lots of different people. At this time, we are beginning to learn about metacognition and what goes on inside our heads when we read. Students are learning how to be more aware of their inner thoughts as they read. Today, we listened to a song and talked about our connections. All the while, we always refer back to the text to find evidence. For example, I asked students to make connections but they needed to refer to the line in the song that gave them that connection.
Our informational reports about Arctic and Antarctic animals are finished. Students loved this project! We are now moving into the genre of opinion writing. For this, we are focusing on writing letters to others about the books we are reading. Currently, students needed to think of a memorable character and tell something about him/her in letter form. Again, they are referring back to the text to cite examples that back up their opinions about these characters.
Finally, in math, we have finished with multiplication and division and are moving into measurement. Students are learning about meters and centimeters. I am working with some in small groups trying to solidify the concepts of multiplication and division, based on the results of their tests. I will also be working on making addition and subtraction facts to 20 solid. This is a must-have skill before leaving second grade.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I will be better about updates!
Monday, February 10, 2014
February 10
Hello 2F Families!
We had a busy week last week. With the snow day mid-week, we were making up for lost time! Students are continuing their study of multiplication and division. We are putting their knowledge to the test by working on word problems involving these operations. It really tests their understanding when they can look at a problem and decide whether it is a multiplication or division story problem. We will be testing on this soon and moving into another chapter of multiplication.
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school! We will do some fun math around this topic. Today we had Mrs. Jones come in and do work with the 100 board. That was fun! We did puzzles.
In writing we are working on our nonfiction piece about the Arctic or Antarctic animal. Lessons have included how to write descriptively inside nonfiction, how to order your notes so that they make sense in a paragraph and today was how to elaborate! Great stuff. The pieces of writing are coming along! We will be typing the final products. In fact, we have started typing pieces and revising as we go.
Our work in reading is revolving around problem and solution in a story. Our write about reading is focusing on this skill this week.
We have begun a new science (Yahoo!) unit on Magnets. We will do some experiments and activities around this topic in the next weeks before vacation.
Please remember Valentine's Day is Friday. Our party will be in the afternoon. Thanks for the sign ups of donations! I think we are all set. The class list went home for names of classmates. Let me know if you need another one!
Have a super week!
We had a busy week last week. With the snow day mid-week, we were making up for lost time! Students are continuing their study of multiplication and division. We are putting their knowledge to the test by working on word problems involving these operations. It really tests their understanding when they can look at a problem and decide whether it is a multiplication or division story problem. We will be testing on this soon and moving into another chapter of multiplication.
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school! We will do some fun math around this topic. Today we had Mrs. Jones come in and do work with the 100 board. That was fun! We did puzzles.
In writing we are working on our nonfiction piece about the Arctic or Antarctic animal. Lessons have included how to write descriptively inside nonfiction, how to order your notes so that they make sense in a paragraph and today was how to elaborate! Great stuff. The pieces of writing are coming along! We will be typing the final products. In fact, we have started typing pieces and revising as we go.
Our work in reading is revolving around problem and solution in a story. Our write about reading is focusing on this skill this week.
We have begun a new science (Yahoo!) unit on Magnets. We will do some experiments and activities around this topic in the next weeks before vacation.
Please remember Valentine's Day is Friday. Our party will be in the afternoon. Thanks for the sign ups of donations! I think we are all set. The class list went home for names of classmates. Let me know if you need another one!
Have a super week!
Monday, February 3, 2014
February 3
Happy February!
We have lots going on! Students are working hard in writing to turn their notes on their Arctic or Antarctic animal into writing that is pleasurable to read. This is a tough task! We are working through it with an example of shared writing on the polar bear. Today's lesson was about creating a scene and incorporating facts into that. We have drafted our Tables of Contents and opening paragraphs last week.
In reading, we are finishing up with identifying character traits and moving onto identifying the problem of the story and the solution, one of our report card standards. In reading groups, students are reading nonfiction and identifying important parts/main ideas. Many are reading biographies in reading groups.
For math, we are working through division. Division is presented as repeated subtraction as well as equally sharing in groups: the opposite of subtraction. We are laying the groundwork for multiplication and division. It may seem easy for some, but it is very important that they have a true understanding of what multiplication and division are.
In word work, we have focused on open and closed syllables in words. We are also working in small groups based on phonics rules/vocabulary instruction.
A class list went home today for the Valentine's Day party. We will be having a party on Friday, the 14th. Please let me know what you'd like to contribute for the party. If your child chooses to do cards, please have him/her make one for everyone in our class. Thank you!
We have lots going on! Students are working hard in writing to turn their notes on their Arctic or Antarctic animal into writing that is pleasurable to read. This is a tough task! We are working through it with an example of shared writing on the polar bear. Today's lesson was about creating a scene and incorporating facts into that. We have drafted our Tables of Contents and opening paragraphs last week.
In reading, we are finishing up with identifying character traits and moving onto identifying the problem of the story and the solution, one of our report card standards. In reading groups, students are reading nonfiction and identifying important parts/main ideas. Many are reading biographies in reading groups.
For math, we are working through division. Division is presented as repeated subtraction as well as equally sharing in groups: the opposite of subtraction. We are laying the groundwork for multiplication and division. It may seem easy for some, but it is very important that they have a true understanding of what multiplication and division are.
In word work, we have focused on open and closed syllables in words. We are also working in small groups based on phonics rules/vocabulary instruction.
A class list went home today for the Valentine's Day party. We will be having a party on Friday, the 14th. Please let me know what you'd like to contribute for the party. If your child chooses to do cards, please have him/her make one for everyone in our class. Thank you!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Week of January 20
For a four day week, it felt like five for sure. The kiddos have done a wonderful job handling indoor recess. They actually like it! I have found a site, thanks to Ms. Yonemura, called Go Noodle. This is a place where we can follow along with dancers to have a movement break. It's pretty fun. One day we did The Beanstalk and I Like to Move It for dances.
In math this week, we have begun our study of multiplication. We are looking at it, to start, as repeated addition and equal groups. It seems as though we are able to have our math stations for 5 days now due to more adult support. That is great news. I feel strongly about the small group instruction. I think it's a way that students get what they need for instruction. On Friday, we tried a new site in the computer lab: Kakooma. I have the link on a post if your child would like to find it again. We will be doing those puzzles during math stations this coming week.
During reading, we have sharpened our skills picking out character traits and supporting these traits with details from the text. For write about reading this week, students picked a main character in a book which they have read and decided on his/her personality trait. Then, students were asked to go back into the text and support this trait with things the character did or said. We worked portfolio reflections during work jobs as well. On Friday, students read Scholastic News and focused on the main idea of the articles.
As you have hopefully seen, I have added challenge words to the spelling list coming home weekly. These words follow the phonics rule being taught but are a bit more challenging to spell. They are also there to increase your child's vocabulary. We have been breaking out into groups during word work to do various activities. Again, each child is working on something at his/her appropriate level. Some are working on basic phonics rules, others are doing some vocabulary development, while others are reviewing previous phonics rules.
In writing, we are continuing our research on our Arctic or Antarctic animal. In the beginning of the week, I asked students to collect information from more than one source. In order to become "experts" on their animals, they need to know a lot of information. We have looked at encyclopedias, books, and websites to gain information. On Thursday, in the computer lab, they went to a website and added info to their notes. While we become experts on our own animals, we are doing a class study on Polar Bears. This is to model the process of researching and turning it into a quality piece of writing.
In math this week, we have begun our study of multiplication. We are looking at it, to start, as repeated addition and equal groups. It seems as though we are able to have our math stations for 5 days now due to more adult support. That is great news. I feel strongly about the small group instruction. I think it's a way that students get what they need for instruction. On Friday, we tried a new site in the computer lab: Kakooma. I have the link on a post if your child would like to find it again. We will be doing those puzzles during math stations this coming week.
During reading, we have sharpened our skills picking out character traits and supporting these traits with details from the text. For write about reading this week, students picked a main character in a book which they have read and decided on his/her personality trait. Then, students were asked to go back into the text and support this trait with things the character did or said. We worked portfolio reflections during work jobs as well. On Friday, students read Scholastic News and focused on the main idea of the articles.
As you have hopefully seen, I have added challenge words to the spelling list coming home weekly. These words follow the phonics rule being taught but are a bit more challenging to spell. They are also there to increase your child's vocabulary. We have been breaking out into groups during word work to do various activities. Again, each child is working on something at his/her appropriate level. Some are working on basic phonics rules, others are doing some vocabulary development, while others are reviewing previous phonics rules.
In writing, we are continuing our research on our Arctic or Antarctic animal. In the beginning of the week, I asked students to collect information from more than one source. In order to become "experts" on their animals, they need to know a lot of information. We have looked at encyclopedias, books, and websites to gain information. On Thursday, in the computer lab, they went to a website and added info to their notes. While we become experts on our own animals, we are doing a class study on Polar Bears. This is to model the process of researching and turning it into a quality piece of writing.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Monday
Hello 2F Families!
I'm thinking that I will only be doing a weekly update on this blog from now on. I really would like to make it look prettier with pics and video of what your child is doing in class. It seems as though from the looks of the survey, most folks on average check it weekly. I will do a weekly update and send an email when it is updated. This seems to work best for most. Look for that Friday or this weekend.
We are studying the Arctic and the Antarctic areas. Students have researched an animal from one of these areas to become an "expert" on. Today, students wrote in their notebooks about a topic in which they consider themselves an expert. I'll be interested to see what they have come up with tomorrow!
In reading, we read more about our animal which we are researching. The goal is to have multiple sources. Some worked on the internet, others read books and encyclopedias.
In math, we continue to review bar models and 2 step word problems.
I'm thinking that I will only be doing a weekly update on this blog from now on. I really would like to make it look prettier with pics and video of what your child is doing in class. It seems as though from the looks of the survey, most folks on average check it weekly. I will do a weekly update and send an email when it is updated. This seems to work best for most. Look for that Friday or this weekend.
We are studying the Arctic and the Antarctic areas. Students have researched an animal from one of these areas to become an "expert" on. Today, students wrote in their notebooks about a topic in which they consider themselves an expert. I'll be interested to see what they have come up with tomorrow!
In reading, we read more about our animal which we are researching. The goal is to have multiple sources. Some worked on the internet, others read books and encyclopedias.
In math, we continue to review bar models and 2 step word problems.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wednesday
We are wrapping up our bar modeling unit this week. Students have done well with it. I love the idea of bar modeling because it is a true visual representation of the word problems. It makes sense to use it when trying to solve word problems.
In reading, we are talking a lot about personality traits. Yesterday, students decided one word that describes their personalities and then come up with examples from their lives to back up what they said. Today, they did this with a book character. So interesting!
In writing, we now have options during writing workshop. Students can choose to write in their notebooks. They can type on the computer or they can choose the iPad to compose on. It's a true workshop format! I love it!
Our word wall words are: year, each, week, feel, and eat this week. Thanks for your help working with these this week.
In reading, we are talking a lot about personality traits. Yesterday, students decided one word that describes their personalities and then come up with examples from their lives to back up what they said. Today, they did this with a book character. So interesting!
In writing, we now have options during writing workshop. Students can choose to write in their notebooks. They can type on the computer or they can choose the iPad to compose on. It's a true workshop format! I love it!
Our word wall words are: year, each, week, feel, and eat this week. Thanks for your help working with these this week.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Friday
Happy Friday!
We worked with bar models and white boards today. We had a little time to split into groups. During social studies, we watched a movie about penguins and then read Scholastic News. We also had some catch up time. Students worked well finishing up a lot of work. My "finished work bin" is full! We also had a spelling test today.
Have a super weekend!
We worked with bar models and white boards today. We had a little time to split into groups. During social studies, we watched a movie about penguins and then read Scholastic News. We also had some catch up time. Students worked well finishing up a lot of work. My "finished work bin" is full! We also had a spelling test today.
Have a super weekend!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Wednesday
Many of our friends left today for skiing. I hope it was fun and not too cold!
In math, we talked about the Add On bar model. Then we broke into small groups for math stations. In reading, we worked in small groups on our write about reading for the week. This is a difficult activity to do: determining a personality trait for a character and then finding proof in the book to support it. Working in small groups helps.
For word work, we played Sparkle. Mrs. Kleiner came in for Second Step. Finally, at the end of the day, we went to the computer lab and tried a new idea called a Playlist. Students navigated through 2 games and a writing prompt generator for writing time. They can get this by clicking the link on the Playlist post.
In math, we talked about the Add On bar model. Then we broke into small groups for math stations. In reading, we worked in small groups on our write about reading for the week. This is a difficult activity to do: determining a personality trait for a character and then finding proof in the book to support it. Working in small groups helps.
For word work, we played Sparkle. Mrs. Kleiner came in for Second Step. Finally, at the end of the day, we went to the computer lab and tried a new idea called a Playlist. Students navigated through 2 games and a writing prompt generator for writing time. They can get this by clicking the link on the Playlist post.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Tuesday
Happy Tuesday! It's a cold one today. Ask your child what the difference in temperature was between today and yesterday's morning meeting. We are learning about temperature during our calendar time and keeping track of the temperatures for the month of January. It's been fun conversation to talk about estimating the temperature outside and on what we base our guesses.
In math: more bar modeling! We will continue this for awhile. We did math stations today too.
In reading, we began talking about character development. I will be working with students to identify character traits and prove it with evidence from the book. This is tricky: definitely a higher level skill.
In word work, we did an activity sorting words with long a vowel patterns.
Pat's Peak Program starts tomorrow. Early dismissal is at 2:15.
In math: more bar modeling! We will continue this for awhile. We did math stations today too.
In reading, we began talking about character development. I will be working with students to identify character traits and prove it with evidence from the book. This is tricky: definitely a higher level skill.
In word work, we did an activity sorting words with long a vowel patterns.
Pat's Peak Program starts tomorrow. Early dismissal is at 2:15.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Monday
Happy New Year! It was a sluggish start this morning due to the weather. My drive was a bit hairy! But we settled into our routine of snack, morning meeting and then we did some social studies. We will be studying about the Arctic and Antarctic regions this month. Fun stuff. We learned about continents today.
After that, we worked on Vacation News (not Weekend News). Students finished after lunch. In word work, we had 5 new words: rain, say, today, wait, and way. Next, we talked about fluency and practiced reading our poem of the week.
Thank you for the donations today! We really appreciate it!
After that, we worked on Vacation News (not Weekend News). Students finished after lunch. In word work, we had 5 new words: rain, say, today, wait, and way. Next, we talked about fluency and practiced reading our poem of the week.
Thank you for the donations today! We really appreciate it!
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