This week we reunite our whole class together again. Griffin will be back from vacation and Max is feeling better! Last week the class found their voice in Reader’s Theater. We practiced with a great book called Voices in the Park and decided we would like to show off our talent to our preschool class. If practice goes well on Monday, we will be preforming our Reader’s Theater in the afternoon, just before school gets out, around 2:45. All is welcome and pictures or videos will be posted on the blog.
Congratulations Elementary Class! for reaching their second prize for class points. For earning 40 class points, they have earned a reading day. Reading day will be coming soon. It will be on a Friday. The students will be able to bring blankets, pillows, comfortable clothes, and lots of books for a good part of the day dedicated to reading and relaxation. We may even be able to have some snacks available to munch on as they read. The date of the reading day is TBA. I am aiming for the Friday of this week since the class has been so patient as they wait for their prize!
New in March! This month we will begin a vocabulary unit in replace of our writer’s workshop. Hopefully, by the end of the month we will be filled with new, colorful words! This week we will start out exploring the dictionaries and thesaurus’, great tools for spicing up writing with new bold vocabulary. We will also start planning for our third and final research project around the end of this week or the beginning of next week. This project’s brainstorming will be similar to the first project. I can’t wait to see what the students come up with as our new general topic!
As the weather gets sporadically warmer the students and I are getting more excited about being outside and exploring nature. Soon, we will be able to really immerse ourselves in nature’s wonders with our new nature curriculum. Not only does it get us outside but it integrates social studies, science, writing, and more in it’s lessons.
Ms. Andrea