Two More Science Experiments!

Check out these clips!  We had two incredible experiments: Moving Grains of Pepper and Double Trouble!

Sock Puppet Retells!

                 

Retell Ropes

Retelling is a comprehension strategy we focus on during reading time.  This week we made Retell Ropes.  Our retell ropes will be used during reading time to orally retell the stories we are reading. After orally retelling,  we then have children write their retells.  Remarkable retells include:

Ingredients to a remarkable retell!

Scientist of the Week: Big Balloon Take Off

Check out a clip of the experiment Chris did today!  Vinegar and baking soda sure do amazing things!

Trivia Questions

1.  Think of an odd number with a 6 in the hundreds place.
2.  Name the 2 comprehension strategies we have focused on so far during reading time.
3.  Give an example of a past tense verb.

Answers must be emailed to me no later than Wednesday, November 6th.  If you get 2/3 correct, you will receive a special surprise!

Classroom News

During reading, we've been focusing on writing "remarkable retells."  Ask your children to tell you what makes a retell remarkable.  As you read at home with your children, have them retell their story.  Their retell should include the key details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.  Also, be sure they include the characters' names and the retell should be in their own words.  Stay tuned for our sock puppet retells!

We just finished up our descriptive haunted house writing.  We used our sense of sight and hearing to write our haunted house descriptions.  Check them out at conference time!

Star work continues to be a focus in our classroom.  When I see "evidence" of star work, it is added to  the child's star work bag.  Encourage your child to do star work during homework time!

Star work=Name and date on paper, personal best work, accurate, neat, juicy verbs and adjectives, used writer's eyes to check work.  If there is an illustration it is sketched first!