This week we began to sign up for our readers workshop choices. Guided reading groups also began. I meet with small groups of children to work on reading skills and read just right books. Meanwhile the rest of the class is working on reading or literacy skills by doing: read to myself, read to someone, listen to reading, word work, or work on writing.
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| Students make their readers workshop choices each morning. |
In writers workshop we began to write small moment stories. These are personal narratives that tell the story from a small moment of time. First we zoomed into a moment when we had a big feeling. Then we stretched that moment out to tell details about what happened. We planned, sketched and began to write our stories this week. We also read small moment stories all together during read aloud: Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements, Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes, and Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems.
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| Students told a partner their small moment stories. They touched each box to tell each small part of the story. |
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| Students use their planning sheets to write the parts of their stories. |
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| Students use their planning sheets to write the parts of their stories. |
This week we began a routine that will continue for the rest of the year. In our block of academic time after snack we will be alternating academics, doing FUNdations for word study some days each week and either our social studies or science work (depending on which unit of study we are working on) a few days each week. This week we learned about FUNdations routines and practice tapping out sounds in CVC (consonant-short vowel-consonant) words (i.e. cat, sip, mop, rug). We finished up our social studies unit on growth mindset. This is a concept that we will continue to practice and learn about throughout the year as we learn and grow together!
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| I will say ... I will keep trying my best! |
In Math we've been reviewing and practicing the story problem, combinations, comparing numbers, number writing, and fact power skills that we've been learning in this first unit. On Monday we'll have our first unit assessment (a "show me what you know").
On Friday morning we got to see a middle school performance of Cinderella! We also met with our St. Mike's buddies again and played +1 or +2 Bingo!
Beginning next week I will be teaching a 21st Century after school class on Tuesdays. Mrs. Poland (our music teacher) will be bringing the class out for dismissal on most Tuesdays until the end of January. Please look for her with your child on Tuesdays.
Now that the weather has finally changed please make sure to send your child to school with appropriate clothing. We go out for recess each day unless it is pouring rain or below ten. A warm coat, hat and gloves are needed! Boots are great too! Once there is snow on the ground send in those snow pants, too!
Today a blue sheet came home to tell you when you are signed up for a conference with me. Please keep the top part for your information and sign the bottom to return to me so I know you can make it to the conference. I look forward to meeting with each of you to update you on the great work your child is doing in class!
Dates to Remember:
Monday November 13 - Library Day
Monday November 20 - Family Conferences -- No School for Kids
Tuesday November 21 - Friday November 24 - Thanksgiving Break -- No School
Wednesday December 13 - Early Release at 12:15 (Teacher In-Service)
Thursday December 14 - Winter Concert (students in classrooms at 6:00 pm; performance begins in the gym at 6:30 pm)
December 25 - January 2 - Winter Break -- No School
Wednesday January 3 - School resumes
Have a great weekend!
❤ Mrs. Fox
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