Reading enjoyment, learning to buddy read with a crew mate, awareness of book jacket information and copyrights, and doing research on an author. We have enjoyed this first book club so much!
This week I will be sending pictures of the children presenting their authors to the crew.
Notes for the coming week...
- We have P.E. this week so remember those tennis shoes.
- Our crew has been really healthy! We've been diligent about using Germ-X before we eat at school. Thanks for making rest and healthy eating a part of your family life. It keeps our crew family healthy and happy too!
- Practicing our addition math facts helps! Anytime you can practice at home would be appreciated.
The students have written some wonderful pieces about their lives. We will share our stories with Ms. Jill's crew on Monday and Tuesday and then self-assess how we've grown as writers. At the end of the week I'll be introducing Realistic Fiction as our next writing study. I think some of the children will be disappointed that we will be sticking with this vs. writing fantasy fiction. (which tends to focus on zombies and ninjas and the like...). My crew can free write fantasy during centers if they wish but I want to teach them about problem and solution and realistic fiction will help them write with a beginning, middle, end as they add a problem and solution. Fantasy stories tend to ramble with little ones!
Have a wonderful week ahead. Welcome February!
Ms Mary Beth
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