The Garden

 

We went to the school garden this week to help weed between the rows. Most of the harvesting is finished for now so we are beginning to winterize the garden. The students had a great time pulling weeds!

TOMORROW - Camp Read-a-lot

Camp Read-A-Lot
This Friday, our class will have Camp Read-A-Lot. This is an imaginary camp that we have in our classroom to encourage independent reading and provide extra time for Accelerated Reader tests. Each child will need to pack the following items to bring to “camp”:
*towel or blanket *1 small stuffed animal
*small pillow * library books
* finger snack (goldfish, crackers, raisins, etc.—no drinks, please)
*Extra library books will be on hand in the classroom on all AR levels
*NO Pajama’s! Send students in comfortable school clothes.

Updates:

This week we will be going to the bookfair! We will preview the books on Tuesday at 1:30 and buy the books on Wednesday at 1:30. This year the book fair will be in the music room.

New read aloud:


"The Magic Finger" is a children's story written by Ronald Dahl. He is a wonderfully vivid and entertaining author that the students really enjoy. This is our second book of his to read this year.

Picture day Make-up: Wednesday, Sept. 23rd at 9:15.

SEND IN BOX TOPS. We're doing great!

Wriiter's Celebration!

 

Friday we had our Writer's Celebration. The students shared their final writing pieces with their classmates and then celebrated with goldfish and juice. We all had a great time and I think the students will agree it was worth all of the hard work they put into it! The pieces were great, funny, and detailed! They are now on display on our writing wall in the classroom.
Here is what a few of the students had to say about their first Writer's Workshop/Celebration:
I love writing because I think I am really good now. - Rachel
I love this celebration today. - Lane
I love writing because we get to share with a partner. Also, we get to share with everyone. - Eddy
It was hard work and I love writing. - Jeremy
Now I love writing. I learned to write a story. - Samantha
I learned how to do neat handwriting. - Colby
I want to write more. - Thomas
This writing celebration is awesome. We earned it. This goes to the whole class, great job you guys. You all did an awesome job. - Joseph
I want to write everyday and now I like writing. - Michael
My favorite was reading (our stories) and when our lovely teacher gave us snack. - Tamara
I am going to love 2nd grade. - ??
My favorite thing in school is writing. It is cool. I love writing. - Ashley
My favorite part was writing my story and sharing it. - Journaya
I like when we draw the pictures. - Axel
My favorite part was when we read to the class. - Cole
I learned a lot of writing. - Ty
I worked really hard and we got to share it. - Austin

Our Butterflies!

Here are a few pictures of our Butterflies emerging from their chrysalis and a butterfly right after its release. We set them free to live in our school's butterfly garden.

Read-Aloud

For our Class read aloud we are reading "The Twits" by the wonderful Children's Author, Ronald Dahl. The students love the detailed descriptions and wonderful imagery Dahl creates!

Track-out Friday

Track-out is THIS Friday!! We will be out until Septenber 8th... see you then! :)

Camp Read-A-Lot
This Friday, our class will have Camp Read-A-Lot. This is an imaginary camp that we have in our classroom to encourage independent reading and provide extra time for Accelerated Reader tests. Each child will need to pack the following items to bring to “camp”:
*towel or blanket *1 small stuffed animal
*small pillow * library books
* finger” snack (goldfish, crackers, raisins, etc.—no drinks, please)
**Extra library books will be on hand in the classroom on all AR levels
*NO Pajama’s! Send students in comfortable school clothes.