Monday February 27th - March 2nd

Wednesday, March 7th through Friday, March 9th, are early dismissal days because of conferences.  All grades will be dismissed at 1:25.  An adult needs to be waiting at the bus stop for kindergarteners.

Reading Workshop - Good Readers...

• Enjoy celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday!  Throughout the week we read Dr. Seuss books and made text-to-text connections. 
• Noticed patterns that Dr. Seuss used in his writing.
• Re-read sentences until they sound smooth and fluent.
• Read with expression!  No robot reading...

Writing Workshop - Good Writers...

• Review and revise their How To books...add to the picture and add to the words.
• Act out their steps with a buddy to make sure their directions are easy to follow.
• Create a cover for their How To book.

Math - We continued exploring number combinations using Cathy Fosnot's Bunk Beds and Apple Boxes.

Social Studies - We began a unit on Map skills using Google Maps and Google Earth.  We discussed why and how we can use maps.

Sight Words and Word Study- Individual sight words and word sorts were sent home this week.