Friday, March 23, 2012

March 19th - 23rd

We enjoyed the beautiful weather this week!  Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped make afternoon games successful.

Reading Workshop - Good Readers...Are brave and tackle hard words!
  • Reread!  They look at pictures and think about what is happening in the story.
  • Look for words that they know inside bigger words.
  • Put all the letter sounds together!
  • When they are done they don't just say "I am finished!"  They go back and practice so it sounds smooth and makes sense.
Writing Workshop - Good Writers...Write All About a topic!
  • Choose a topic and make a list of everything they know about the topic.
  • Think about the information that belongs together and create chapters.
  • Look at books written by pros and learn new strategies!
Math...we are working on 2-D shapes, creating and interpreting graphs, and extending patterns. 

Social Studies...We continued our exploration of maps.  We looked at a Compass Rose and practiced North, South, East and West.

Word Study - Sorts were sent home at the beginning of the week. 

Have a wonderful weekend!