What we're up to...
February 2018
February 14th 9:00 to 10:00 am -
During the party students will pass out Valentines, have a snack, and do a quick craft.
Please send in a decorated mailbox with your child’s name on the front by Tuesday, February 13th. Be sure your students name is large, readable and on the front of the box. Have fun and be creative! I love to see all the amazing ideas that families come up with. Don't forget to design a box that allows for cards or candy to go IN but also be REMOVED from the box when ready--- We have had a few boxes in previous years come in with only a small slit opening and then the students couldn't get their valentines or candy back out to read :)
We have 23 students in our class, be sure to have your child bring a valentine for each student. Most students leave the "To:" part of the Valentine blank and just write their name next to the "From" that way it is easier to pass one valentine to each box. If you would like to have your child put individual names on Valentines you can use the class list on this website.
During the party students will pass out Valentines, have a snack, and do a quick craft.
Please send in a decorated mailbox with your child’s name on the front by Tuesday, February 13th. Be sure your students name is large, readable and on the front of the box. Have fun and be creative! I love to see all the amazing ideas that families come up with. Don't forget to design a box that allows for cards or candy to go IN but also be REMOVED from the box when ready--- We have had a few boxes in previous years come in with only a small slit opening and then the students couldn't get their valentines or candy back out to read :)
We have 23 students in our class, be sure to have your child bring a valentine for each student. Most students leave the "To:" part of the Valentine blank and just write their name next to the "From" that way it is easier to pass one valentine to each box. If you would like to have your child put individual names on Valentines you can use the class list on this website.
Reader's Workshop
During Reader's Workshop we have been diving into Informational Text! We have discussed how informational text is different from fictional text because informational books "teach us REAL" information! Students are learning all about the different text features that authors use to help readers better understand informational books. They have been working hard to find these different text features in their books while reading during reader's workshop and are excited to share how it helped them as a reader.
During Reader's Workshop we have been diving into Informational Text! We have discussed how informational text is different from fictional text because informational books "teach us REAL" information! Students are learning all about the different text features that authors use to help readers better understand informational books. They have been working hard to find these different text features in their books while reading during reader's workshop and are excited to share how it helped them as a reader.
Writer's Workshop
We have made the switch from writing small moment stories to writing informational "How To" books during Writer's Workshop. Students pick something they know how to do and write the steps into a book! We are concentrating on using order words such as " first, next, then, now, last". They are using diagrams with labels as a text feature when writing their own "How To" book since this is one of the text features we learned about during Reader's Workshop.
Math Workshop
Students are working on simple addition through tile arrangements. First students make any arrangement using tiles and color that arrangement onto grid paper. Their arrangement must fit the rules: #1 All tiles in the arrangement have to be touching #2 All tiles in the arrangement have to share at least one side with another tile. Next, they make 2 groups of their choice within that arrangement. Last, they show the groups they made into a number sentence at the bottom of the paper. I challenge them to do as many arrangements as they can on one grid paper and to see if they can come up with different groupings and therefore different number sentences.
Students are working on simple addition through tile arrangements. First students make any arrangement using tiles and color that arrangement onto grid paper. Their arrangement must fit the rules: #1 All tiles in the arrangement have to be touching #2 All tiles in the arrangement have to share at least one side with another tile. Next, they make 2 groups of their choice within that arrangement. Last, they show the groups they made into a number sentence at the bottom of the paper. I challenge them to do as many arrangements as they can on one grid paper and to see if they can come up with different groupings and therefore different number sentences.
Kids had so much fun creating and sharing their 100th day projects!
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