Today Blog Message
Written By Ella
“Today we had circle time and we had recess. And we had snack and I was the star of the day.  And I was happy. And we had lunch and it was my first time being the star of the day and we made stone soup on the board again. And we had a lot of fun.
Love,
Ella”

This morning we used the projector to view our classroom blog.  From now on we will check out blog each day to see if anyone left us a comment.  Then we will write responses to each comment. Incorporating the blog into our daily routine will allow students to reflect on their learning and use words to express their ideas. We will use blog comments as a part of our daily language and word study. Please leave us comments by clicking on the blue comments link at the bottom of each post.  Thank you!

During story time today we read The Remarkable Rat Manual written by last year’s Whales. Next week we will be welcoming two companion animals named Alice and Hazel into our classroom community. Feel free to stop by and read The Remarkable Rat Manual with your child before or after school.

During Treasured Reading Time each day students and teachers spent time reading special books.  Some of us read the words and others read the pictures. We also love retelling and acting out stories!

During centers today we finished our Stone Soup pictures on the Smart Board.  We added all kinds of interesting things to our soup like carrots, parsley, beets, and radishes. We are enjoying reenacting the story of Stone Soup and using a new piece of technology.

Our Star of the Day today was Ella.  We got to study her name and ask her interview questions. Here’s what we learned:
-Ella likes puppies, kittens, and Halloween.
-Ella also likes Christmas.
-Ella once got pinched by a father ant.
-Ella’s favorite book is Eloise.
-Ella’s favorite game is Tic-Tac-Toe.

View more photos from today in our Oct 5-9 Photo Gallery