Week 19

Sharing:

I forgot to mention it to the kids but this Friday is sharing. It must be something educational and they must be able to speak about it.

Tell what it is
Where they got it
What makes it special

If they are student of the week they may bring anything. I would like it to not be a toy or something that might break. Some ideas for student of the week sharing might be:

A family member
A pet
a project
something yummy

It was a terrific week and I am so glad to be back. The kids welcomed me with open arms! I missed them very much. This week we talked a lot about Martin Luther King and why he changed the world. I hope that on Monday when they are not in school that they will be able to recognize why we celebrate this day.

Interactive Writing:
Interactive writing is an introduction to writing. We do this three times a week and we write a couple of sentences each day. They kids take turns sounding out the words and writing them on the paper. This week we wrote about Martin Luther King. All of the sentences are kid created. This is a great time for me to teach them about diagraphs (sh,ch,th,ck) and blends (bl,st, cr). We talk a lot about sound spelling too. The finished project will be on our wall so please make sure you check it out when you are in the classroom again.

Centers:

Listening Center- Reading
Many of the kids are writing some part of their sentence on their own. These are hanging in the classroom if you want to check them out. When your child is writing at home have them sound out the words to the best of their ability.

Orange Table- Science
The kids read an article in National Geographic Kids about Penguins. They did a penguin work sheet and they made a penguin. The penguins are in the front window on icebergs or in the water.

Yellow Table- Computer

Green Table- Math
Snowman estimation with cotton balls.

Red Table- Science
Weather Books

Readers:
We've started an in class reading system much like the books at home but designed to be mostly independent. The kids read the books and when they are ready they come and read to me. This is a self paced program and differentiated to meet their reading needs. We do this every day in class.

Math:
We have started addition in our math series. The kids really enjoyed it this week and were really excited about the topic.