Discovering in the Rain

100th Day of School!!!!

Monday is the 100th day of school. Wow, it is amazing we have already been in school 100 days. Take this time to reflect on how much growth your child has made!!! On Monday we will be doing a lot of fun activities , such as counting 100 objects, jumping for 100 seconds, reading as a class 100 books, and so much more!!!!! I sent home a letter yesterday with a bag for your child to collect 100 things. Small items are great and I will have extra in case someone forgets!!!

Penguin Unit: Last week we learned all about two different types of Penguins: Emperor and Macaroni. With Mrs. Guzman's class we studied where both penguins habitat, diet, predators, and interesting facts. The kids worked with a partner to record their learning. We had a Penguin party celebration where the students pretended they were carrying the babies at their feet. We also made mini penguins on the ice, ate baby goldfish, and practiced drawing penguins. It was fun unit for the students to learn some new interesting facts. Ask your child what their favorite part was!

Readers Workshop This week in readers we talked about ending sounds –ed and –ing, trying to see that if we sound out the words, we repeat them to ourselves to see if they make sense and then if they don’t, change the word to a word we know, instead of guessing. We also practiced whole class tricky word strategies, such as look at the picture, say the first sound, stretch it out. Please ask your reader about this!

Writers Workshop This week for writers, we brainstormed ideas for persuasive writing topics and tried to look outside the box for ideas that not only benefit us as humans, but the greater good. For example, we finished reading The predators and talked about reasons why the Lorax was so passionate about saving the trees. We also wrote about whether or not the boy from the story Hey Little Ant, should squish the ant. The kids practiced writing who the letter was to, stating their opinion, and giving reasons why. They also learned how to end their letters. Ask your child what their reasons were.

Valentine's Day!

Thank you to all the families who came to help with the valentines day party! It was so nice to have everyone there helping the kids and get to see them so excited to pass out sweet cards to their friends. Also a big THANK YOU to Aly for taking those really cute pictures! I hope everyone enjoyed them.
Student of the Week:

Sumayah! This week Sumayah has really pushed herself as a mathematician. She worked very hard on some difficult problem solving problems. She didn’t give up or just guess, but really spent the time to figure them out. She also worked so hard on sight words and blends to move up a reading level!! Sumayah is a warm welcoming friend to everyone. Way to go Sumayah!