Picture Update

Ash and Door Runner eating snack on PJ Day

Judy Amber and Flying Shoe with Mixed Media art

Gus during Maps and Globes

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Ms. Bunny M with her bookmark

Horse Girl, Rolias and Ash

Gus working hard on his Math Review

Magic Koopa working on a Double Bubble Map

Carly and Gymnastics Suit recording the weekly temperature

Link with his 1,000 chart

Ivy Blume recording scientific observations

Favorite Parts of Our Day

At Group 5, Ash said their favorite part of the day was P.E. because we played a good game of soccer.  At Group 1, Razorback said their favorite part of the day was P.E. because we got to go outside for 10 minutes.  At Group 2, Emma said their favorite part of the day was Math because we had fun glueing a 1,000 chart.  At Group 6, Magic Koopa said their favorite part of the day was Science because it was our first experiment.  At Group 3, Gymnastics Suit said their favorite part of the was Read Aloud because they liked that Esperanza's mom is tricking Tio Luis.  At Group 4, Omega said their favorite part of the day was P.E. because of free choice and the soccer game.  It was a good day! 

Birthday Girls

This morning we started with Math.  We talked about Math Facts and looked at our folders.  Kit took her first math facts test today since she was sick.  Next we spent some time catching up on work.  We caught up on mixed media art, and PeeWee and some other kids did thier math assessment.  Today we also learned about donating books to the used book sale.  The goal for the school is to donate 6,000 books.  Razorback thinks the sale is a good idea!  Today in Reading Workshop we practiced Read to Someone.  Our stamina is up to 4 minutes.  Link and  Pee Wee read Green Eggs and Ham.  In Esperanza Rising, we learned that Esperanza's dad was killed by bandits.  Esperanza was really sad.  Ash thinks the uncles were the criminals.  In Science we started our first activity about water and we predicted what happens when water spills on something.  At the end of the day we celebrated Judy Amber and Carly's birthdays.  We sang to them and ate some veggie chips.  Then we went to library!

Sad Read Aloud

We started our day with P.E. and played soccer and flag tag.  Kcrob liked playing flag tag.  Next we did Math and we took the Unit 1 Assesement.  Emma thought it was hard, but is glad that she finished it.  Next we did Reading Workshop.  Today we highlighted spelling words in our Word Study folders and we practiced Read to Someone for 3 minutes.  Door Runner liked highlighting his words in his folder.  After lunch we read more of Esperanza Rising.  We read a part that was really sad.  We think Esperanza's dad died.  Dempsey thinks that it was not her dad in the back of the wagon, and that they will find him.  Then we went home!

A Great Day

In Math this morning we learned about rounding numbers.  Link thought it was pretty easy, and he thought it was fun.  Then we did Writing Workshop we kept working on our stories.  Then in Reading Workshop we did two Word Study jobs.  One of them was handwriting and we practiced writing the letter a.  Bunny thought it was easy and she makes little tails on her a's.  We also took a little spelling test.  Emma thought some of the words were hard and some were easy.  We started a new read aloud book today called Esperanza Rising.  Nadia thinks it looks like a pretty good book because it has won an award.  In Music today we practiced the Star Spangled Banner and Kit thought it was fun.  At the end of the day we learned about a Brace Map and we told about our favorite outfit.  One thing Ash would wear is his light up shoes.  Panda will be our photographer tomorrow. 

Pictures

Today Pee Wee was our photographer.  Here are some photos he took:

Bunny working hard on math

Ms. Bunny M and Panda during snack

Amber Judy, Kit, Judy Amber, Ivy Blume, and Emma during snack

Bunny with her Reading Response Journal

We finished Danny, the Champion of the World today!

Science Notebook Day

This morning in Math we talked about clues that help us know whether to add or subtract.  Katie uses the clue "in all" to add.  Then we did Writing Workshop.  We made a Tree Map for our introduction to our story.  We included when, where, who, how or why and what.  Nadia's who is his story is his friend Ben.  Today in Reading Workshop we read more of Never Smile At a Monkey.  Animal Hero learned that a box jellyfish is poisonous and can kill you.  Before lunch Ms. C read a book called The Autism Acceptance Book.  Rolias learned that people with autism have it when they are born.  We are learning about N and how he is different from us.  In Read Aloud Danny, his dad and Sergent Samways tried to get the birds across the road, but they all landed on Mr. Hazell's car and they were pooping on it and scratching.  Some of them went inside and then Mr. Hazell drove off in a rage while birds flew around him.  Bunny like that they got payback!  Then we went to P.E. and played Cage Ball.  Ms. Bunny M liked playing with the big ball.  Last we started our new science notebooks and we colored the first page with the title Water.  Kit thought it was fun! 

Link, Ms. Bunny M and Kit working on a Thinking Map

Razorback, Bigfoot and PeeWee working on a Thinking Map

Rom 9 in the Computer Lab reading Tumblebooks

Room 9 in the Computer Lab reading Tumblebooks

Kit and Horse Girl during Catch Up and Relish

Nadia

Group 6 hard at work during Writing Workshop

Animal Hero working hard on her science notebook

PeeWee showing off his science notebook

MAP test Monday

This morning we started right away by taking the MAP math test.  Katie said it was hard for some people.  When we were finished, we finished our art from Friday and did our Math Review.  Ash worked on his Math Review.  In Reading Workshop we read a new book called Never Smile at a Monkey: and 17 Other Important Things to Remember.   Omega learned to never pet a platypus because it has poisonous feet.  Today in Read Aloud Mr. Hazell found out that Danny and his dad had all the pheasants.  He was REALLY mad!  That was Carly's least favorite part of the book.  Then we went to Music.  We got to play instruments and Horse Girl's favorite part was the story of the lion and the mouse. She thought it was funny.  At the end of the day we learned about a new Thinking Map called a Tree Map.  Ms. Bunny M chose teachers as one of her categories.  Also, today we voted on our first TEAM award and we will get our award on Friday.  On Friday we will have PJ Day!!!!

Writing Day

This morning we went straight to P.E. and we played Crab Soccer again, and some other games.  Omega liked playing Cage Ball Blastout.  Next we did Math and we worked on more How Many More? problems.  Starry Star 33 thought it was fun.  In Writing we learned a new stragegy.  We thought of an object and listed times we remember with that object.  Dempsey chose his Family Game Night game.  Then we started on first story.  We did a Circle Map on something we did with a family member or friend.  Panda is writing about going to the Nutcracker with her aunt.  Today in Reading Workshop we talked about asking questions and the main idea.  Gymnastics Suit started reading Matilda today.  It is really good!  In Read Aloud Danny and his dad caught 120 pheasants!  Bunny can't wait to see if Mr. Rabbits is waiting for them at the filling station.

Judy Amber

PE Day

Today in Math we made different combinations of 37 and 137, using hundreds, tens and ones.  Rolias made a combination of 1 hundred, 1 ten, and 27 ones.  In Writing Workshop we learned a new generating ideas strategy where we thought of a special place.  Amber Judy chose the Oregon Coast.  In Reading Workshop we started with a book called Mr. Lincoln's Way.  Omega like the atrium that was in the book; birds land in the atruim.  In our Read Aloud book, Danny and his dad are waiting for the pheasants to fall asleep.  While they were waiting they saw the head keeper, Mr. Rabbits.   They were worried they would get caught.  Link predicts the birds will fall out of the trees.  In P.E. we played Crab Soccer.  Razorback likes Crab Soccer because you get crawl like crabs.  Today in Science we compared pencils and markers.  Bunny wrote that pencils and markers are both tools!

Door Runner working on Math Review

Gymnastics Suit and Carly talking about writing