Thursday, November 6th 2008

In the morning, we reviewed our question of the day, which was: Do you like to dance? We practiced counting by 2 in spanish, and learned that most of our friends like to dance. In fact, we figured out that with 40 people in our class, if only two friends didn't like to dance, then 38 did like to dance.

We practiced the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish, and read our story "Perros Perros", and learned some opposites, like big/little, smooth/curly, dirty/clean, fast/slow, wet/dry, and black/white.

In writer's workshop, the red rhinos practiced using their checklists to help them remember what to do during writer's workshop. The green gators talked about small moments and brainstormed a list of small moments that they could write about. They all did a great job working on developing their writing.

We practiced choosing good spots to read when reading with a partner. We also learned how to use the listening center, and practiced the right way to work at the listening center. We are really working hard on becoming independent in our different literacy activities, and doing a great job too!

Parents: Since we have such a large number of students, and a limited number of listening center headphones, we have sent a letter home, asking that any parents who have an extra walkman at home (that uses casette tapes), or are willing to purchase one for their child's personal use, we would greatly appreciate these in our classroom. While we certainly are not requiring this, it would allow us to have more students use the listening centers more frequently. If you are able, please send them in, and we will put these in your child's cubby, with their name on it, so they can use it during that time.
Thank you so much for your continued support!