Pajama Day was a big hit! I wish I could include photos; however, they all include children's faces. Once again, the class rose to the occasion. They are such a wonderful group. Thank you to everyone who took the time to meet with me and share your thoughts, insights and visions for your child. Parent/Teacher conferences were highly productive and thoroughly enjoyable. How nice to chat with adults and share about the part of my job I love the most and the reason why I teach: your child!
We are currently wrapping up our current unit in TERC after numerous reinforcement and extension activities. Below are some examples of the types of activities in which your child has been involved over the course of the unit. Soon we will begin Unit 3: What Comes Next? ~Patterns and Functions.
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    READING WORKSHOP Concepts of Print  We have also begun our Book Logs. Students read/peruse the titles, then record the book on their log. Additionally, they circle a happy face or a sad face according to whether or not they would recommend the book to a friend. In writing workshop we continue to work on detailed, experiential stories called "small moments." Children are encouraged to sketch the story to "capture the image and record 'memory joggers'" for when they go back to write the text to match each of the three illustrations. Books now include a title page with lines for the name of the author and illustrator (namely, your child.) Recent conventions introduce are: talking bubbles, thinking bubbles, and even dream bubbles! Mechanics have included: spaces between words and reading over the sentences to edit as needed. Naturally, students are in different places in this process, which is why we offer children multiple opportunities to develop their story sense, spelling skills and voice. Internal dialogue is one way for more advanced writers to consider their audience (writing for readers) and include such literacy elements as: "I thought to myself, this is going to take forever!" Oral retells now focus on recalling details in a sequence and making text-to-self connections. As you can see, we are full swing with our literacy curriculum! |
Here is a song that we listened to about Columbus' arrival to the land and the Native Americans. We also talked about family and how gatherings on Thanksgiving are a time for celebration!
Look for information coming home soon regarding Family Day in December:-) Further updates on Open Circle, science and Global Studies are forthcoming. Below is a link to an interesting website/blog (see My Blogs to the right.)
THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! Remember, if you are unable to join the class during any of the volunteers slots, let me know (or get in touch with Stephanie or Fiona) and we can set something up. Reading to the class is always a nice, simple and engaging way to visit us and get to know your child's classmates!
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The book looks very interesting - I have ordered a copy from the library; it is available through Minuteman Network. Thanks!
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