mystery reader

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Mrs. Bolger! You were a great Mystery Reader today. We were predicting as she read I Need My Monster, a story about a picky boy rejecting five substitute monsters while his regular monster Gabe was on a fishing trip. We also love the cool book 1001 Unbelievable Facts by Helen Otway. We plan on picking a couple every day to discover weird and wacky things about the world around us! Who knew "if you're right-handed, you tend to chew food on the right side of your mouth; if you're left-handed, you tend to chew on the left." Both books were generously donated to our classroom and will no doubt be enjoyed during Read to Self and Read to Somone!

Nicholas and his mom, Mrs. Bolger

friendly letters

This month's writing genre focus in on friendly letters. We've been immersed in reading letters and heard books with letter writing in them including The Jolly Postman and Other People's Letters, Help Me, Mr. Mutt! and Dear Mermaid. As writers we've talked about who we can write to and reasons for writing letters. We will be working through the writing process creating letters over the next couple weeks and for the rest of the year. Encourage writing letters to loved ones at home this month and be sure to focus on format including the date, greeting, body (message), and closing.

Alexa brought a favorite book, Dear Mermaid, from home as an example of letter writing!

water bottles

Since the weather is not hot hot hot we can keep our water bottles at home! They tend to spill and cause extra bathroom breaks to occur. I've assured the kiddos that we've got two drinking fountains nearby, so they are free to take a drink break whenever it's appropriate to leave (not during instructional time). Thanks for your support!