Hello 1-1 Families!
Just wanted to do a quick post with some fun tidbits and photos. Happy almost May!
Readers Workshop
The children are learning about poetry during our Reader's Workshop lessons. They have worked with:
-Playing with sound (rhyme, repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia)
-Identifying clues to find the big idea (Title, Who?, Where?, When?, Why?)
-Connecting through schema (using my prior knowledge and how I connected to the poem)
-Asking questions to help find the mood of the poem
***Thank you to everyone who sent in poetry books. The children are enjoying reading them during independent reading time.***
Writing
Next week, the children will begin their last writing unit, Expository Writing. The children will work with identifying a fiction and a nonfiction sentence as I read two books about wolves, The True Story of The Three Little Pigs and Wolves. They will discuss the differences and similarities between fiction and nonfiction texts. As the unit continues the children will practice researching and recording facts about animals. They will complete the unit by writing a nonfiction book on an animal of their choice.
Earth Day
To celebrate Earth Day, the children listened to the story, Earth Day Hooray. After, they brainstormed different ways that they can heal our Earth. The children then wrote their own piece about a way they can heal the Earth. They created an Earth out of construction paper and glued their writing piece inside!
The children also wrote an acrostic poem using the words, Earth Day. Together they brainstormed different words and phrases to go with each letter. They chose their favorite word/phrase for each letter and created their acrostic poem. They completed the activity with a photo of themselves holding an earth.
In addition, the children also created an Earth Day super hero after researching the different ways that they can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Sun, Moon, and Stars
Over the last week, the children have been involved in a Personalized Learning project. They chose their favorite science topic from our unit, Watching the Sky. Then, they generated a list of questions on their topic. After, they worked independently or with a partner to research and create a project to show their learning. Along the way they stopped to get peer feedback and edit their project. The children will finish their projects this week and then have a chance to share them with the class. This has been a wonderful experience for the children and they have enjoyed owning their learning!
Royal Readers
A special thank you to Charlotte’s mom, Jack’s mom and grandpa, Cara's Dad, and Jeanie’s mom who joined us recently as our Royal Readers. The children loved listening to the stories that you read.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Amelia, Jake, Charlotte, and Joanna. We hope that you had a great birthday on your special day!
Notes:
Starting tomorrow, Monday, May 1 the district is launching emails to all families to go online and register their child(ren) for next year. You will be sent a SnapCode number specifically for your child(ren). Please look out for this email! Everyone must register online for next year.
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