Great, fun events are here in celebration of literacy! reader's workshopOur readers have successfully moved from researchers to detectives! After a fun unit on animal research, we are now in book clubs, reading mystery series. Kids will get to experience at least two books from a given mystery series. Some of these include: 39 Clues, Cam Jansen, Nancy Drew and some National Parks mysteries. We are learning how to read like a detective; to sniff of the clues and decipher which ones are useful and which could be red herrings. We are learning about suspects, evidence and witnesses and how to use texted based evidence to prove our theories about the mystery. writer's workshopIn writing, we have been working on creating persuasive speeches. We will develop a seed idea into a persuasive piece that is well organized and has supporting evidence for our claims. The kids will learn how to use their voice in their own writing to make a case for an important change that they wish to see at school, in our community or the world! We will experience some other speeches made by kids around their age as examples of the true impact each one of us can have. It inspires me to see the drive and compassion our children have for so many different issues. literacy week!We have some fun events planned to celebrate literacy next week! Please read on to see the daily schedule!
Friday, February 26: Readers from Kromrey Middle School come to Elm Lawn to read with us! Monday, February 29: Author visit; Wear something you can read! Tuesday, March 1: Snuggle Up and Read! PJ Day! Wednesday, March 2: Teacher Mystery Reader: Kids will go to different rooms to have books read to them Thursday, March 3: School-Wide Read In! Friday, March 4: Character Dress Up Day! From Monday, February 8 until Friday, February 19, Elm Lawn will be practicing and celebrating kindness!
A checklist will be sent home on Monday with a list of ideas for your kids to do to show kindness in the community. For each act of kindness completed, we will add a link to a paper kindness chain. Throughout these two weeks, we will be practicing and discussing more about kindness at school as well. We will also celebrate kindness by participating in fun activities each day... Tuesday, February 9: Highlight Kindness (Neon Day) Wednesday, February 10: Dreaming of Kindness (PJ Day) Thursday, February 11: Kick into Gear and Help Someone Near (Crazy Sock Day) Friday, February 12: Love and Kindness (Wear Red/Hearts) Tuesday, February 16: Hats off to Kindness (Hat Day) Wednesday, February 17: Team Kindness (Team/Jersey Day) Thursday, February 18: Wild about Kindness (Stuffed Animal Day) Friday, February 19: School Spirit Day (Wear Blue/Elm Lawn Shirt) Also, we have a classroom kindness celebration planned for Thursday, February 11. We will pass out Valentines (or notes to friends) and share the books about friendship or kindness that the kids have brought from home. |
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