And--The bead jar is nearly half full AGAIN. You know what that means? These kids are doing great with learning school expectations and being learners!!! I love them so much.
They now have assigned spots to sit at on the floor in front of the smart board. That really worked great today to get them used to how much space they need to feel comfortable.
Our ELA time was cut into a bit because of the fundraising assembly, but no worries, we still practiced handwriting and connected the letters s and r to the sounds and the written form.
The BIG news is that we pulled out the water colors and colored the fish that we drew. Since we read Swimmy by Leo Lioni this morning, drawing a kind fish just made sense. After lunch there was a quick writing that went along. Soon our bulletin board and hallway will be swimming with fish.
It was an enjoyable time to finish reading Junie B. Jones, First Grader at Last. Next week--new book. Another favorite of mine. Haven't chosen yet, but I'm sure we will enjoy it together.
Quincy the Questioner got a friend today... Meercat the Connector. The kids do this naturally, so it was easy to give this comprehension strategy a name and use it quickly.
I have put some math practice pages in their binders and today we used them for the first time. I'll tell you what... If I tell these kids to write neatly, they do it, I am so impressed!
Off to enjoy my weekend, I hope you do also!
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