Wow! Week two is now behind us! We have had a phenomenal 9 days together in the Frog Room and I feel like we've all been friends for years already! I can't say it enough: this is a fantastic group of kids!
We have spent most of our time together learning about each other and focusing on building our classroom community. We've learned and reviewed expectations for our classroom and our school, and we've settled into our daily routines. Our reading and writing workshop times are both up and running and the kids are doing great. I can't wait for you to see some of the fruits of their labor! The pictures below were taken when the kids were practicing choosing "just right books" and reading on their own or with a partner.
We have spent most of our time together learning about each other and focusing on building our classroom community. We've learned and reviewed expectations for our classroom and our school, and we've settled into our daily routines. Our reading and writing workshop times are both up and running and the kids are doing great. I can't wait for you to see some of the fruits of their labor! The pictures below were taken when the kids were practicing choosing "just right books" and reading on their own or with a partner.
We also had our first Mystery Reader this week. Mrs. Poll came in and surprised all of the kids with a fun Froggy story and a snack; they had a blast asking her questions and learning more about her role at New Groningen.
Each morning during calendar time, we learn and practice a few new songs and poems that are centered around a specific topic or theme, literacy component, or phonics skill. This week we were reviewing letter sounds (especially those tricky vowel sounds!) and we decided to have a little fun with it. Check out our video below!
We also talked a lot about color words this week, and one of the books that we read was titled, Rain. This book got us thinking and singing about rain as well, and we just couldn't help but record another video of our performance this afternoon! Your kiddos sure can sing!
Besides all the fun with reading and writing, the kids also worked very hard on getting the hang of our new math curriculum this week. We learned about number partners and even made some number bracelets to reinforce the concept; be sure to ask your first grader to teach you how to use one!
We finished up our week by doing a fun art project with our brand new 3rd grade buddies! Our class will be working with Mr. Brower's 3rd grade class each week and the kids got to meet their new buddies today. We made a project to go with one of our new favorite books, Pete the Cat (which also reinforces colors and word patterns). If you think you can handle another silly song...ask your son or daughter to sing about Pete the Cat for you! Warning: it's been stuck in all of our heads all week!
We are off to a fabulous start in the Frog Room; thanks for sharing your precious kiddos with me! Enjoy your weekend!
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