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Sunday, October 28, 2018
Picnic
We had a great time at our picnic! It was a great reward for earning 40 SAIL slips for following our school expectations!
Reading Celebration #1
We had so much fun dressing up as our favorite fairy tale character and celebrating our growth as readers! Here is a Smilebox of pictures.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Week of October 15th
What we've been learning...
Shared Reading:
Each week we learn and work with a new poem. On Fridays, we draw a picture to match the words of the poem.
Sight Words:
Each week we engage in different activities and strategies to learn our new words. This is Ms. Gillen cheering the words with the kids.
Phonics: I can know and say the first sound of a word.
We sorted pictures by their first sounds.
Responding to Text:
Each Monday we have "make it Monday". We respond to a book read aloud in different ways. We have been writing in our reading response journals and writing about what the book makes us think.
Independent Reading: I can read stories that I have read a zillion times.
This week I gave the students the gift of books. All of the students were so excited to see fairy tales that they could connect to. Many of the students had read many of these books before and their engagement and excitement to read and reread these books was very high!
Writing Workshop: I can write simple sentences.
This week we wrote all about things we could see. "I see ...."
Math Number Talks:
I was so impressed with the students and their ability to explain their thinking in math this week. We started doing some whole group number talks. I would give the students a number and they would show me that number in different ways in a tens frame. Then they would have to explain their thinking to the whole class. I wrote down their thinking.
Science: I can identify how fall changes people and plants.
We had a great time discussing and exploring fall and the changes that it brings. One of the highlights of the week was our leaf walk. We looked for signs of fall and found many leaves that had already started changing colors.
Star Student:
Our "star student" this week was Madison! We have loved getting to know more about Madison through her name book, pictures and more.
Traveling Book Bag:
This week Brody, Wallis and Jacob enjoyed sharing books that we have read in school with their families!
Secret Reader:
Sloane's mom was our secret reader!
Beau's mom was our secret reader!
James' dad was our secret reader!
Shared Reading:
Each week we learn and work with a new poem. On Fridays, we draw a picture to match the words of the poem.
Sight Words:
Each week we engage in different activities and strategies to learn our new words. This is Ms. Gillen cheering the words with the kids.
Phonics: I can know and say the first sound of a word.
We sorted pictures by their first sounds.
Responding to Text:
Each Monday we have "make it Monday". We respond to a book read aloud in different ways. We have been writing in our reading response journals and writing about what the book makes us think.
Independent Reading: I can read stories that I have read a zillion times.
This week I gave the students the gift of books. All of the students were so excited to see fairy tales that they could connect to. Many of the students had read many of these books before and their engagement and excitement to read and reread these books was very high!
Writing Workshop: I can write simple sentences.
This week we wrote all about things we could see. "I see ...."
Math Number Talks:
I was so impressed with the students and their ability to explain their thinking in math this week. We started doing some whole group number talks. I would give the students a number and they would show me that number in different ways in a tens frame. Then they would have to explain their thinking to the whole class. I wrote down their thinking.
Science: I can identify how fall changes people and plants.
We had a great time discussing and exploring fall and the changes that it brings. One of the highlights of the week was our leaf walk. We looked for signs of fall and found many leaves that had already started changing colors.
Star Student:
Our "star student" this week was Madison! We have loved getting to know more about Madison through her name book, pictures and more.
Traveling Book Bag:
This week Brody, Wallis and Jacob enjoyed sharing books that we have read in school with their families!
Secret Reader:
Sloane's mom was our secret reader!
Beau's mom was our secret reader!
James' dad was our secret reader!
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Week of October 8th
What we've been learning...
Phonics: I can know and say the first sound of a word.
This week we have been identifying the first sound in words and sorting pictures by their first sound.
Reading: I can name the characters and setting in the story.
We talked a lot about what the setting of a story is and how to identify the setting and the characters.
Poem:
Every week we find words that we know in our new poem.
Writing: I can write a simple sentence.
This week we started to discover what makes a sentence. We wrote a sentence about liking or loving a color. Then we drew a picture of something that was that color and labeled it. When we labeled our picture we made sure we "stretched it like bubble gum". When students shared their writing, they read the sentence the way that they wrote it- with a period or exclamation mark!
Reading Workshop: I can use a book to back up my thinking.
This week we spent a lot of time "adding a pinch of us" to our reading. This means we added our own thinking to the books that we read this week.
Math: I can read, write and count numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
This week we worked on the numbers 6-10 during our whole group math time. We also spent time in math tubs working with other students on skills and concepts that we need extra practice with.
Science: I can learn about apples using my five senses.
These past two weeks we have learned about our five senses. This week we specifically studied apples using our five senses. Here is a picture of the students labeling their five senses.
Star Student:
Lily was our "star student" this week! She brought in books and other special items to share with the class so we could get to know her better!
Traveling Book Bag:
The kids are having a great time sharing books that we have read in class with their families!!
Secret Reader:
Chellie's grandma was a secret reader!
Michael's mom was a secret reader!
Officer Minemier was a secret reader!
Second Steps:
This week we started to talk about feelings. We talked about how we can show people our feelings and how we can tell how others are feeling. This is a picture of the kids telling "be calm bunny" a time when they felt happy!
Phonics: I can know and say the first sound of a word.
This week we have been identifying the first sound in words and sorting pictures by their first sound.
We talked a lot about what the setting of a story is and how to identify the setting and the characters.
Poem:
Every week we find words that we know in our new poem.
Writing: I can write a simple sentence.
This week we started to discover what makes a sentence. We wrote a sentence about liking or loving a color. Then we drew a picture of something that was that color and labeled it. When we labeled our picture we made sure we "stretched it like bubble gum". When students shared their writing, they read the sentence the way that they wrote it- with a period or exclamation mark!
Reading Workshop: I can use a book to back up my thinking.
This week we spent a lot of time "adding a pinch of us" to our reading. This means we added our own thinking to the books that we read this week.
Math: I can read, write and count numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
This week we worked on the numbers 6-10 during our whole group math time. We also spent time in math tubs working with other students on skills and concepts that we need extra practice with.
Science: I can learn about apples using my five senses.
These past two weeks we have learned about our five senses. This week we specifically studied apples using our five senses. Here is a picture of the students labeling their five senses.
Star Student:
Lily was our "star student" this week! She brought in books and other special items to share with the class so we could get to know her better!
Traveling Book Bag:
The kids are having a great time sharing books that we have read in class with their families!!
Secret Reader:
Chellie's grandma was a secret reader!
Michael's mom was a secret reader!
Officer Minemier was a secret reader!
Second Steps:
This week we started to talk about feelings. We talked about how we can show people our feelings and how we can tell how others are feeling. This is a picture of the kids telling "be calm bunny" a time when they felt happy!
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