Our non-fiction books are finished and published and the students are enjoying reading each other's work. The authors feel pride when they see classmates picking their books out of the bin. On Thursday, March 2, we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading what we think is one of his first books, Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose. I own what appears to be an original printing- it certainly looks old! We took away the message that it is important to be kind and generous, but sometimes you have to look out for yourself and speak up for what you need.
For the past few weeks we have been reading a variety of fables and talking about the morals they present. We will next move onto discovering the elements of folktales, specifically those from Japan, as we begin our cultural study of that country. The students will start their study groups to learn about certain aspects of Japanese life so they can teach the rest of the class. We hope to gather some knowledge of Japan before we go to the Children's Museum in a couple of weeks.
This coming week we will be putting on our "poet's eyes" so that we can explore writing poetry. We will read and analyze all sorts of poems to develop our craft.
We are well into our "mix-up math" routine to tackle our place value unit. It has been fun for both students and teachers alike to work with different children on a variety of assignments.
You may have heard from your child that we are helping a friend of mine pilot a kids' program called "Imagination Station." It consists of group games and activities that incorporate drama and improvisational skills. Lynda will visit our classroom several times over the next few months.
As always, everything we do in the classroom is underscored by the basic courtesy and respect we expect from one another. Thanks for all you do at home to support this!
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