Mystery Reader

Thank you to Mrs. M for sharing with us as our mystery reader this past week!  We had a great time and loved the silly rhymes in the Weird Al book!

Sad News

I wanted to share some news that has happened in our classroom.  On Friday, our beloved bearded dragon, Rosie, passed away.  For the last few weeks, Rosie had been eating less and she became sick in the last few days.  Unfortunately, even with an attempt to hand-feed her, she died Friday morning.

As the children noticed that she was not moving, we had a discussion about the possibility of her having died that day.  We talked about how she had been loved by many different classes over the years and we had taken very good care of her this year.  I also explained that she was 11 years old, which was typical for a bearded dragon.  Her tank mate and sister, Amarillo, had passed away this summer as well.

I told the children that I would check on her after school to know for sure, and would email their families this weekend to keep them updated in case any families wanted to discuss this with their children.  If you would like to talk about this with your children and have any questions or are looking for resources on this topic, please let me know.

Goodbye, Rosie.  We will miss you!

Family Pictures

Please send in a 4x6 picture of your family for our Room 112 Family Tree!  The picture can include anyone you and your child consider part of your family.  The pictures will be displayed in our classroom and returned at the end of the year.

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you in advance!

"We are a family, like a giant tree, growing stronger, growing wiser."

Schedule for the Week of 10/31 - 11/4

Monday (D) - PE
Tuesday (A) - Art & Music
Wednesday (B) - Media Center
Thursday (C) - Music
Friday (D) - PE

Please remember to return library books on days we visit the media center and bring gym shoes on days we have PE.

Monday, October 31
NO SCHOOL IN AFTERNOON

Halloween Parade - 10:40am
Halloween Party - 11:00am

Dismissal - 12:05pm

Readers and Writers Workshop

We are continuing to work on both our decoding and comprehension skills in Readers Workshop, as well as our conventions, narrative structure and ideas in Writers Workshop.

Here we are with our writing partners as we read our stories and offer suggestions to each other to help develop and add details such as showing a feeling rather than telling it and including dialogue.

When reading, we have the opportunity to read wth a partner to demonstrate how the day's lesson could be used in our books.  This may include showing how a strategy was used on a tricky word or retelling our books to check for comprehension.

Mystery Reader

Thank you so much to Mrs. S for sharing the books Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson!  We loved both books and were even able to make a connection between them during our question time.

First Grade on the Farm!

We had a great time recently at Bowers Farm!  We were able to see many different types of animals, from horses and goats to chickens and ducks!  We also learned about the different parts of a corn plant and had a chance to explore a corn maze!  Finally, we were able to take a hay ride through the farm and pick our own pumpkins.  The children all loved their word of the day - peduncle!  It is what the stem of the pumpkin is called.

It was a beautiful day to visit the farm!