Students were so excited to earn pajama day last Friday! We followed a regular schedule in the classroom, but doing things such as reading and writing in our pajamas with our stuffed animals made it extra special. Students were given the chance to introduce their stuffed animals during our morning meeting. We look forward to more fun rewards for positive behavior in and out of the classroom. Recently, we have been reviewing our classroom rules such as respecting peers and adults, taking care of classroom materials, and doing our best work.
During our "Number Corner" time, we have begun exploring fractions. We have been randomly choosing tiles from a bucket with 15 red tiles and 15 blue tiles. Each day, we choose the number of tiles that matches that day (for example, 9 tiles on the 9th day of the month). We then come up with a fraction that matches the number of red tiles. For example, if 5 tiles were red, and 4 were blue we talk about how the fraction that shows the number of red tiles is five-ninths (5/9) and what the 5 and the 9 mean in the fraction (5 is part that is red, 9 is the total number of tiles or the whole). We then talk about whether the fraction we have created is more, less or exactly half and graph the results each day.
This week for word study, we will be doing assessments and reviewing common "trick" words. There will not be regular word study homework or spelling tests this week. We will be sending the review words home to be practiced informally. Spelling tests from last week will be coming home on Wednesday.
In our reading groups, we have been reading about animals in winter and cold weather adaptations in addition to reading poetry. During our writing time, we've been exploring the art of poetry through reading and writing poems about winter. This week, we will continue to explore the craft of poetry--thinking about objects in new and interesting ways (metaphor) and how to use line breaks to add meaning to our poetry. We'll be choosing an animal native to Vermont that we will research and then explore through poetry and the visual arts.
We are excited that on Friday we will have educators from Shelburne Farms coming for the morning. Please make sure your child has appropriate clothing to be outside for a few hours this day. Also, if you are interested in joining us for this great learning opportunity, let us know. It will be from 8:45-10:45.
On Friday afternoon, we will have Darcie Thorburn visiting our classroom to discuss the importance of oral health. Have a great week. As always, let us know if you have any thoughts or questions.
Writing in our pajamas with our stuffed animal friends
Reading with friends
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