In Reading Workshop this week we read two emergent story books:
Leo the Late Bloomer and
The Three Bears. We did picture walks, acted them out, explored the characters feelings and tried to retell them ourselves. In Shared Reading we read
Brown Bear, Brown Bear and an apple poem. We searched for sight words and other words that we know. We also worked on reading them with fluency. EVERYONE brought their storybooks back after the first night home! Way to go! I was so impressed! I hope you are enjoying hearing the story that your child has chosen to share with you. Please continue to send the books and sleeves back daily.
In Writing Workshop we used large popsicle sticks as "spacers" to help us make spaces between words. Then, we tried to write using connecting words to make our stories flow. We were inspired by some second grade authors that came to share their finished pieces with us. We will begin to edit our first piece next week and then publish it!
We continued working on our counting books in math while also working on correct numeral formation. We played a game called "Roll and Record" with a die and recorded our results.
We learned all about fire safety this week and were surprised by a firetruck visit on Thursday! Fireman Dan and Dennis (both Ox Ridge dads), gave us a hands on lesson in safety.
The Darien Fire Station is having an Open House this Sunday. All the students want to go!
This week's science unit was on SEVERE WEATHER. We learned what "severe" means, and acted as real scientists as we
noticed and wondered about weather extremes. Each child picked a kind of severe weather to study and we headed down to the Library to do our research. Last, we shared our findings with our team posters, which are now displayed in our hallway. Ask your child what s/he studied and noticed.
We met our 5th Grade Buddies on Friday! We are buddying up with Mr. Latona's friends this year, doing monthly activities. We got to know our buddies this week, reading books and coloring together.
News & Notes:
- look for your child's Book Fair wishlist coming home on 10/23 in backpack mail
- Kindergarten Halloween Parade 10/31 at 9:45 am (more info soon)
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| A page in our counting book, representing 5 in various ways |
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| Using a "spacer" in Writing Workshop |
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| Reading firefighter books |
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| Reading familiar texts with a pointer finger (1:1 correspondence) |
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| Team Thunderstorm making their poster |
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| Team Blizzard |
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| Team Hurricane |
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| Team Tornado |
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| Team Thunderstorm doing their research |
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| Team Blizzard recording their findings |
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| Team Hurricane research |
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| Team Tornado |
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| Mrs. Tabaka teaching us how to research in the Library |
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| Building our own firehouses |
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| Fireman Dan and Fireman Dennis show us their gear |
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| Our severe weather team posters in the hallway |
