Nov
27
2012
Miss Cegielski
We are continuing with our author’s study in Story Workshop this week. Before break, the students worked in their groups and made observations about their author’s voice, word choice, illustrations, and structure. This week I am meeting with each group and we are getting to know more about the authors’ lives and how that has impacted their writing. Today the students focusing on H.A. Rey learned that he loves animals and always visits the zoo when he travels to a new city. We made connections between his life and his stories. “He writes about Curious George because he likes animals and likes going to the zoo,” Donovan. We will continue learning more about the different authors this week and then start drafting our own stories inspired by the authors soon!
Nov
26
2012
Miss Cegielski
It was great to see all of the children this morning and nice to hear about everyone’s break. The students were excited to find out that we are taking care of the chickens this week. Today we collected six eggs. The students have already been predicting how many we will have tomorrow. Also, we were able to take a look at the new compost that is in the garden. Our fruits and veggies from lunch will be composted and then the soil will be used in the garden!
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Exploring our new compost!
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Saying hello…It’s been awhile!
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Donovan feeds the chickens.
Nov
16
2012
Miss Cegielski
During Morning Meeting we reflected on what we are thankful for. It was great to hear the children’s responses.
“I am thankful for my family,” Daysia
“I am thankful for my sister and brother,” CJ
“I am thankful for my mom,” Mekhi
“I am thankful for my dog,” Ashley
“I am thankful we earned seven positive points,” Himiko
“I am thankful for our class,” Kaitlyn
I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! Hope to see you tonight at the carnival!
Nov
15
2012
Miss Cegielski
Remember that the fall carnival is tomorrow night from 6-8. We hope to see many of you there!
-Lab School Teachers
Nov
15
2012
Miss Cegielski
Today the students were very excited to see which author they would be studying. We got into our groups and explored our own author more deeply. We especially looked closely at illustrations and word choice. The students made great observations about their author’s style. We will continue this tomorrow and then after break we will be able to start drafting our own stories that emulate each author!