We are having a great time in Room 26!

Readers Workshop

As you may have heard, we are reading Charlotte’s Web. We discussed character traits, visualization, and looked closely at the very first sentence. The author E. B. White immediately grabbed our attention with the hook, “Where’s papa going with that ax?”

Home Reading Journals

Next week your child will be responsible for a reading log and one response about one of the books they read.  The log and response should be on one page in their journal.  There is an example on the front cover of the journal.  We are focusing on striking sentences at this point for the response in the journal.  Please look for detailed instructions on the inside cover of your child’s journal.  Please remind your child to bring it in every Wednesday.  I will go over with them next week.

Math

Our focus has been on rounding and compatible numbers.  We estimated sums and reviewed word problems.

Writer’s Workshop

We started discussing narrative writing.  Together we brainstormed some ideas and started to create a web to help get our ideas down.  Next we will choose a hook, which will grab our reader’s attention by using a sound word, a startling fact, a question, dialogue, or a description of the setting.

We rocked the pep rally today!  Steeplechase packets go home today and are due Oct. 31. Please look for it in your child’s backpack.

We finished reading a book called Archaeologists Dig for Clues.  Please ask your child about it and what they did as an archaeologist.

                          

Our FIELD TRIP is Tuesday to Ring Mountain.  Drivers please be here at 8:45 and be ready to hike.  Don’t forget to have a good breakfast and wear sunscreen.

Lyra, Kim, Karen, Penny, Rachel are drivers with Leslie(chaperone)

Please make your $40 donation check out to our class treasurer Karen Olson for all the field trips.  Scholarships are available.

I’ll send home volunteer information next week.

Ms. Lackey