Readers Theater

Under the Sea With Jacques Cousteau!
Starring: Bela, Klara, Mallory, Elsa, Mia, Hayden, Chris, Haley, Branden, Bradley, Isabella, and Jefferson. Enjoy!

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Helen Keller: A Remarkable Woman Starring:Haley, Mallory, Mia, Klara, Sahithi, and Isabella

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Two More Readers' Theater Performances

Enjoy: Earth Day and Lady Liberty!

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Readers' Theater: Earth's Seven Continents

Starring: Sahithi, Mia, Bela, Klara, Branden, Bradley, Chris, and Leighton.

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Water Cycle Adventure Readers' Theater

Starring
Neha, Mia, Mallory, Joshua, Elsa, Bela, Klara, Isabella, Leighton, Jacob, Matthew, Hayden, Jefferson, Branden, Haley, Jason, Sahithi, Chris, Bradley, Shivam

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Fun Filled Friday!

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Readers' Theater 1: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

Celebrity students: 2nd graders Branden,Mia,Bela,Matthew and Leighton

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Thursday Thrills!

I've filmed several of our readers' theater performances and I will gradually get them posted. We still have a few more to film tomorrow. I apologize again for having to cancel our live performance, but too many kids will be gone tomorrow to continue.

Don't forget tomorrow is P.E. and Music, so be sure and wear appropriate shoes. Tuesday is a Friday switch day, so we will have P.E. and music again.

Enjoy:

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Catch up Wednesday!

Pictures from Monday through today, Wednesday.

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I video taped 3 readers' theater performances today. I'll work on getting those uploaded tomorrow.

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!

Due to the number of students that will be absent on Friday, our readers theatre performance has been cancelled. I will try to videotape them instead and post them to the blog as soon as I can. Some may not be posted till next week.

I am sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause, but there are too many out and too many parts to reschedule at this time.

Fabulous Friday!

Field Day was cancelled so to compensate we watched The Tale of Despereaux. I liked to read this book every year but we are running out of time. This would make a GREAT, GREAT, book for you to read with your child this summer.

In addition to the movie, we had P.E. and music. The remainder of the time was spent practicing our plays. We had run-through's, independent practice, and we watched videos of our performances. This is a powerful way for kids to really hear themselves and what reading with fluency really means.

Don't forget: Friday, May 21, 9:30-11. Room 318...You are invited to our play performances and poetry readings.

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Thursday Thrills!

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Keep an eye on the weather for field day tomorrow. Have a GREAT night and don't forget to READ...READ....READ!!!

Wednesday Wonders!

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Tales from Tuesday!

Reading and Writing Unit of Study: Poetry
Math Workshop: 1st Grade: making change
2nd Grade: Measurement
Science: Metamorphosis (caterpillar to butterfly)

And now for a few pictures from our day:

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Monday Marvels!

Here is hoping 1 picture is worth a thousand words:

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Friday Fun!

We had a GREAT day...Enjoy!

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Thursday Thrills!

What an exciting day! Bradley was Principal for the day and was even a mystery reader in our classroom. He did a GREAT job as principal!

Jason was our child of the day and read Fireflies: a book he donated to the classroom. Great reading and thank you for the wonderful book!

In today's Photo Album, not only can you listen to Jason reading, but you have a chance to listen to Mallory, Branden, and Jefferson as they share their poetry during our Writers' Share time.

Don't forget, Field Day has been cancelled because of all the rain. Next Friday, May 21, is the rain date.

Have a GREAT night and don't forget to READ...READ...READ.

And now....enjoy:

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Wednesday Wonders!

Congratulations to Sahithi! She took 3rd place in a math bee this past weekend.



On Friday, May 28, all parents are invited to the classroom for a reading and writing celebration. We'll begin at 9:30 and finish by 11:00 (lunchtime) In our plans right now we have several readers' theater performances and hopefully, we will have some poetry reading as well. The students just began writing poetry this week but there are some exciting poems already.

Here are some pictures from today:

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Tuesday Tales!

We began our reading study of poetry and continued our writing study of poetry. Today we compared how a scientist looks at the world and how a poet looks at the world.

After indoor recess, 1st grader's reviewed money and 2nd graders continued learning about perimeter.

Have a look at our day:

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Have a GREAT night and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!!!!

Monday Marvels!

Today we had a visit from the Bartlett Public Library to discuss their summer reading program. I hope everyone will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

I was not in the classroom today. Mrs. Negele was our substitute teacher. We began a new readers' theater and began our writing unit of study on poetry. During math workshop 1st graders worked on a money review and 2nd graders learned more about measuring perimeter. Here are some highlights:

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Thursday Thrills!

Here are a few scenes from today:

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In the morning, we worked on a special surprise...so no pictures!!!! We also finished our expository writing.

After P.E. and music, we had our math workshop time. Enjoy your Mothers' Day!

Have a GREAT 3-Day weekend and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!!!!

Wednesday Wonders!

A day in the life of a 1st/2nd grade multiage student:

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Thursday is a switch day and we will follow a Friday schedule. We will have P.E. and music in the afternoon.

Have a GREAT night and don't forget to READ....READ...READ!!!

Bringing us Up to Date!

Sorry for the lack of posts...I've had computer issues! My power cord died and I was low on battery when it happened, so I didn't have a laptop until I could get a new power cord. Today it arrived and I'm back in business.

So to bring you up-to-date, here are some pictures and videos:

April 30, 2010: Elsa is our child of the day. We also said goodbye to Ms. Engelhardt.

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Monday, May 3: Gavin reading Tight Times. We read the book Arrowhawk as we continued to learn about Determining Importance. In writers' workshop, we continued to take notes on our research topics. Some students began writing their expository piece. In math workshop, 1st graders learned about 3-D shapes and 2nd graders began a measurement unit.

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Tuesday May 4:
Mia was our child of the day. She read Weights and Measures which tied right in with what 2nd graders are studying in math.

We completed a Story Star to help us summarize our reading of Arrowhawk. We also worked on our research and expository writing projects. 1st graders learned more about 3D shapes as 2nd graders worked on measurement and fractions.

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And that brings us up to date. Have a GREAT night and don't forget to READ....READ..,.READ!!!!