March 12th - March 16th

We ended our week with a festive craft and snack for St. Patrick's Day!  Thank you to all  of the parents who helped make our celebration exciting!  We also had a visit from Lucky, the leprechaun!

Reading Workshop - Good Readers...

• Are brave and tackle hard words!
• Stop and think..."Does this make sense?" and/or "Does this sound right?"
• Get their mouth ready to say the letter sounds.

Writing Workshop - Good Writers...

• Begin a new unit...All About books!
• Explore and discuss All About books by real authors.
• Brainstorm and write a list of all the things they know "All About!"

Math...we began a new unit on 2-D shapes.  We looked at and talked about 3-sided, 4-sided and 6-sided shapes.  We created shape pictures using pattern blocks.  We continued our exploration of number combinations as well.

Social Studies/Science...We continued to look at maps.  We visited Tiny Town and used the Map Key to answer questions.  We began an activity called "Toucan's Travels."

Word Study...Next week, two new choices will be added to the word study homework.

Have a Happy St. Patty's Day!