This week we enjoyed a variety of school activities together. We began theme work related to Landforms and Bodies of Water in science. We'll make models of water and land on earth, as well as models of water and land in the Champlain Valley. Students will also research a specific landform or body of water of their choice. The science work will then connect to our reading and writing as we start work with non-fiction in those subjects in December. Here are 2 pictures below of the "before" and "after" of our paper mache globes. Note: my hands were too messy and occupied to document the "during" of this process. :)
Our sharing during morning meeting this month connects with our non-fiction academic work. Students wrote 3 sentences about themselves; 2 fact and 1 fiction. We share one student's 3 sentences each morning to discover their fiction sentence. This has been a fun way to get to know more about each other. These were Mrs. Hock's 3 sentences:
1. I have visited Japan.
2. I like roller coasters.
3. I have 2 sisters.
Last year I wrote: I love winter. My favorite food is raspberries. I was born in New Jersey. Which one of those is fiction?
We had a delicious Harvest Feast. Here are some pictures of that event.
Kayli visited this week for a Farm-to-School lesson about apples and maple syrup. We experienced mindful taste after learning about the origins of sugaring and how both apples and maple syrup are a part of Vermont's culture.
- THINK as an acronym to use before we speak
- Drawing and writing about our family as readers
- Counting popsicle sticks by 10s to 500
- Reading jokes out loud to practice fluency and reading for meaning
- Chair Pockets
- "This is a what?" and "Who's got the spot on the dot?"
- Whole-school assembly led by grade 1
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Hock
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