Well, conferences have officially concluded! We do have school tomorrow (Friday, 11/21), and although, teachers will report for professional development on Monday the 24 and Tuesday the 25, your child will not return until Tuesday, December 2! It seems like a long break, but I know the kids are ready. Our classroom has lost it's normal structure over the last few days--break is just so close they can taste it.
Other than preparing for break we have been working on "Bill Peet projects." Bill Peet is the author of Buford the Little Bighorn, Chester the Worldly Pig, Encore or Eleanor, The Whingdingdilly, and The Wump World. We used this books to practice determining theme, summarizing, inferring, and analyzing characters. The students were divided into groups of 2-4. It took us a few weeks to complete (read, analyze, write, type, produce a presentation, and more!) our projects. The work was worth it though because we started our whole class presentations today and we are finishing them tomorrow. A teacher couldn't be happier; we are definitely going to have to do this more often! I will upload pictures tomorrow evening.
Until then,
Miss Grell
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Long Time No See
Yes, it has been awhile since I've made my last appearance. Between the end of the trimester and Iowa Assessments we have been busy these last few weeks! It is very clear the students are ready for a break, so luckily next week is conferences and the following week is Thanksgiving. Besides preparing for the state tests the students have also been committing themselves to studying place value (multiplying and dividing decimals by the powers of ten) in math and determining theme, summarizing, inferring, and analyzing characters in E.L.A. They have made great gains! I am looking forward to sharing their progress with you.
Miss Grell
Miss Grell
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