Reading Workshop is in full force! Students visit each of the following stations each week:
- Writer's Studio
- Buddy Reading Station
- Listening Station
- Content Area Station
- Word Work with Ms. Combs
- Story Elements with Ms. Fox
Writing Silly Stories in the Writer's Studio
Reading Two-Voice Poems in Buddy Reading Station
We are loving the latest theme in our Open Court Reading Series: Imagination. We are quickly seeing that imaginations are most important if we want our dreams to come true!
In math, students are continuing their work with multiplication tables. We are also learning about geometry. Students show their knowledge of polygons (and their creativity), by creating Polygon Pals.
Snowflake Cafe was a huge success!! For four days in a row, students worked together to run a real live business in our classroom! Students were servers, cooks, cashiers, and clean-up! Not only did we learn a lot about economics, we also made some money too! :)
Too many cooks in the kitchen?
In last few weeks before Christmas Break, we have been reading The Nutcracker. With all it's wonder and magic, this was the perfect way to end a wonderful first semester of school. So, we celebrated with Nutcracker Day on Dec. 20th. Students crafted their very own unique nutcrackers out of toilet paper rolls, made masks of the Nutcracker Prince and the Mouse King. We even had a math battle on a floor size coordinate grid between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King! To sum it all up, we enjoyed a viewing of the popular Nutcracker Suite Ballet. We enjoyed comparing and contrasting the written story to the artistic dance and music of the ballet. 
Our Class Nutcracker and Mouse King, Liam and Alex
Liam and his life-size Nutcracker Prince
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe Holiday Season! See you next year! :)
