Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We had a lot of fun celebrating on Friday, October 31st!

Like a graph, a glyph is a picture representation of information.  On Friday, the students created jack-o-lantern glyphs that represented information about them.  The shape of the pumpkin, eyes, nose, mouth, and the color of the stem and background paper all correspond to various details about them.

We had a great time at our parade & party!

 

 

More photos to come...

Fuzz Ball Party #1 - PJs & Stuffed Animals

We did it!  We filled our bucket!

 

Each fuzz ball represented a time that our whole class followed our essential agreements - Be Safe, Be Respectful, & Be Responsible.  

We celebrated with a PJ & stuffed animal party.  It was a fun and cozy Friday!

 Ninja Turtles were a popular choice!

 Star Wars was too!

And we had one set of student/doll "twinsies"! 

Field Trip - The Nature Center At Shaker Lakes

On Thurday, our class took a field trip to The Nature Center At Shaker Lakes.  

The weather was absolutely gorgeous for our field trip!

Thank you to Scott Gearity for chaperoning!

While we were there, we explored two habitats - the marsh and the forest.  We learned about the different plants and animals that inhabit each place.  We will return to these habitats again in January and May to see how they change with the seasons.

 

 

Word Work

Last week, we launched the second component of The Daily 5 - Word Work.

We talked about the specifics of Word Work.  Together, we created an "I Chart" describing what the students and I will do during this time.

Throughout the past two weeks, the students practiced using the different activities that will be available to them in the Word Work center.

Rainbow Spelling

Secret Code Spelling

Word Bricks (1 Player)

Word Bricks (2 Players)

Spelling Word Practice

Bead Spelling

Stamp Spelling

Mini Stamper Spelling

Magnet Spelling

Once The Daily 5 CAFE is "officially" up and running, the students will be able to select which Word Work activities they would like to use to practice their spelling words.  I will continue to add new activities to this center as the school year progresses.