It was so great to see all of the children back and ready to go today! We had a very productive day, so I thought I would give you an overview of what we did!<\/p>\n
Morning Meeting: We met in Mrs. Clark’s room to talk more about leadership and some of the bullying issues we discussed before fall break.\u00a0 The students had great ideas for how to be a leader.\u00a0 The common theme was “we need to set an example.”\u00a0 Mrs. Clark and I were proud to hear all of their ideas about leadership.<\/p>\n
Reader’s Workshop:\u00a0 We reviewed all of the story elements that we worked on before break and we put them all together today.\u00a0 I introduced a retelling glove to the students.\u00a0 This is another way to help them tell what happened in their story.\u00a0 Ask your child if they remember what each finger of the glove stands for.\u00a0 We will continue working with retelling gloves this week!<\/p>\n
Word Study: The students worked independently today on a variety of different activities that we have done this year.\u00a0 They loved having the chance to do independent work.\u00a0 We will continue building our independent work time this week, which will allow me to work with students in small groups.<\/p>\n
Story Workshop: We celebrated our personal narratives that we finished before Fall Break.\u00a0 We also started an author’s study of one of my favorite authors, Todd Parr.<\/p>\n
Math Workshop: The students learned a new game in their math box called Race to a Flat.\u00a0 They used dice and base ten blocks to add numbers all the way to 100.<\/p>\n
Closing Meeting: We received an exciting letter from the Children’s Museum today.\u00a0 There was a leak in one of the museum exhibits and we’ve been asked to help them investigate the leak! They said they needed scientists for this job! We will be going to the museum on November 6th.\u00a0 Check folders for more information and a permission slip!<\/p>\n\n\t\t