September
25, 2014
Dear Families,
Our daily morning writing workshop has really taken off. This is a class that likes to write and story tell. In this first unit of writing the focus
is writing true small moment stories. or Personal Narratives. This week we have
been practicing using dialogue, as well as zooming in and adding important but
perhaps small details.
We have begun our thematic geography study of the Earth…
last week we were reviewing the names and locations of oceans and continents. This week each student is working in a
small group researching a specific continent. We are using a variety of sources including atlases and
student-links on the laptop. Groups
are researching cool things! Get the scoop from your kiddo… Also the fabulous Earth Care Posters
have been coming in all week. We
will hang them outside our classroom and showcase them for all of Mitchell
School to view.
Be
on the lookout each week (Mondays) for a new list of Spelling Words. The words
are taken from the previous Friday Review. It is up to each student to practice
mastering the spelling using the Word Work Menu for ideas. If a student has no spelling words to
practice that week content related Vocabulary Words will come home. Parents please help out with quizzing
them on the words and/or doing creative word games. It makes a big difference.
This week has been Maine Harvest
Week for our lunch program. Our
class helped out on Monday husking locally grown corn, and the Weathervane is
visiting today sharing locally harvested seafood with the 3rd
graders. Also our class did morning announcements all week…! FunJ
We are in need of old newspaper
for paper mache globes that the
students will be making. If you
have some to share we’d appreciate it!