Our field trip was so much fun! We started at Old Mill Park then headed up
the 671 Dipsea steps and onto the library for a tour of the history room and
the children’s section of the library.
We had lunch in the park and then sketched the mill. A big thanks to all the parent troopers!
We started to read about Mill Valley’s history and learned
how our town got its name. Please ask
your child to see if they remember who our town is named after. I will be sending home the Mill Valley
project assignment on Wednesday where you child will have to chose one area of
interest and write a then and now paragraph about their chosen place/event.
Reader’s Workshop
We focused on reading just right books and doing a written
response. Your child is responsible for
a letter to me about a just right book they are reading. This is to be done in their Home Reading
Journal and is due on Wednesday.
We also practiced reading for main idea. In addition, we are beginning to type written
responses to text we read and learning to cite evidence from the text in those
responses.
Our math focus is division, fractions and measurement including
perimeter and area.
Young Authors’ Fair Update -
We have 143 Young Authors at Edna
Maguire School! If you have a few minutes at drop off or pick up, feel
free to stop by the library and read some of the stories by our budding authors.
Classes may be in session, so please come in quietly. You will see
baskets of stories on the counters right when you walk in the front
doors. Read a story and leave a positive post-it note for our authors.
Authors love to have their stories read and I think they would love
positive feedback. Please come! Stories will be out for the next
two weeks.
