Oct 13 2008
On Thursday, the afternoon reading class created pumpkin glyphs. The First grade reading teachers did this activity during Family Reading night. Glyphs are “pictures” that can be read, like hieroglyphics. The students have to read and follow directions in order to create their own pumpkin. Other students can tell things about the student just by looking at the shapes and characteristics of the pumpkins. Here are some photos:
Oct 13 2008
I hope everyone had a nice and restful fall break. Sorry for the time between posts. Edublogs has been updating, and I haven’t been able to post.
We are starting Unit 2 in Reading this week. Our story will be A Big Fish for Max.
The skills for the week are as follows:
phonics- digraphs sh, th and the vowel sound in ball
Comprehension- Main Idea
Grammar- Introduce nouns
Composition- review telling/asking sentences
Spelling- sh and th
News for the week:
Oct. 16th- yearbook pictures
Oct.24- Field trip money due ($9.00)
Oct. 29- Field Trip to Botanic Gardens for Harvest Festival
(Please let me know if you would like to chaperone. I already have 2 and would like at least 2 more)
*** Sign up to be a Mystery Reader!!! See post below with the details. We would love to have friends and parents come and read to us!!!
**** A special thank yo to Langston’s mom, Mrs. Bibbs, for coming to read to us on Read for the Record Day. We enjoyed hearing her read Corduroy to us.
