Camouflage and Characters

Today we started to think about the characters for our narrative fiction. Each student made their own chart to develop their characters looking at both internal and external features. We also did a camouflage activity in science. We hid colored frogs and butterflies outside. The rainbow items definitely stood out faster than the realistic ones. 

Sharing Reading

Today we practiced different ways to share our reading with a partner. We talked about various ways to discuss a book to get a conversation going. It went very well!  Of course the class was way more excited for the delicious slushies courtesy of Ryan!

Math Workshop

We have a great group of mathematicians!  Here is a peek at our math workshop today. 

Another Great Day!

Today we started to find ideas for our fiction stories. We thought about our own lives and used our own experiences to generate ideas. We also finished up the crazy creatures and their adaptations. 

Creating Creatures

On Friday we started to create creatures on the computer and develop adaptations for their environments. Today we wrote about how the adaptations help our creatures. Final products coming soon!

A Day of Firsts

This morning we have been busy!  We had our first assembly of the school year and met our first grade buddies.  Our class has partnered up with Mrs. Boyd's first grade and we had a great first meeting.   Check out the new shirts too!  Students are asked to wear them to all Leader in Me assemblies. 

We Are 100% Smart!

We finished a survey today that showed our strengths. We learned that we all have special talents and abilities. Some of us are art smart, while others excel in numbers or people skills.   The students learned a lot about themselves. 

Classifying Animals

Today we classified animal characteristics based on the 5 different types of vertebrates. 

Reading and Writing

In writing time today our classroom looked like a scrapbooking party. The class had a lot of fun and did a great job decorating their writers' notebooks. 

In reading we reviewed what is expected in independent reading. We have quite the theatrical bunch!  Some students demonstrated good reading behavior, while many wanted to show us what NOT to do!  We also added another five minutes onto our independent reading time. 

Reading, Science, and Birthdays- Oh My!

We had another great day!  We started to build our reading stamina. We started with 30 minutes and they were awesome!  We started science today and we classified animals. 

Day 2

We had another great day today!  We will decorate our writer's notebooks on Tuesday so I have asked students to bring in any supplies they would like to use to decorate on that day.  They can bring photos, magazines, duct tape, stickers, etc. 

Girls on the Run sign up begins online this Monday!

Have a great weekend!

Hurray it's the First Day!

We had a great first day getting to know each other!  This is such a great class and I am very excited for this year.  Don't forget to return all notes for the office that were in the folders from Meet the Teacher.  Students will also need their tennis shoes for P.E. tomorrow.  Have a great night!