Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Today we were productive, got some exercise, and worked on our teamwork.. all while having a good time.

This morning we had a talk about taking care of our classroom supplies. All but one of our PlayDohs were dried out, so we reviewed procedures for taking care of and properly using PlayDoh.

In Readers Workshop, students were introduced to Partner Reading. This occurs when students have completed Private Reading and are ready to share what they've "read" with a partner. Students were urged to hold the book between them and take turns in sharing and asking questions.

After recess, we came in and reviewed the text and illustrations of Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom. We then created our own Coconut Trees (using tearing and cutting construction paper) and letter stickers to spell our names climbing up the coconut tree. They turned out spectacular. They will be displayed in our classroom, so feel free to come and take a peek before or after school. I'll photograph them and post, for those of you who are unable to do this.

In the afternoon, we met with Miss Ciampa's class and went out to the Primary Playground for P.E. Today we just practiced lining up, doing a warm-up lap, and a variety of stretchs. From now on, we will be doing P.E. every Thursday afternoon. Please make sure your child comes to school those days dressed appropriately.

After P.E. we had a read aloud of Do You Want To Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. There is not text in this story, but it reinforced with students that a story could be told without using conventional letters and words.