Celebrations!

Hi there Moms and Dads,

Celebrating Writing

Last week we finished the first Unit of Writing called "Launching the Writer's Workshop." Each child chose the piece of writing they were most proud of and made it into a book. Then we all had a turn at sharing our books with the class. To finish off, we all had a cup of apple juice to say "Cheers!" to celebrate all our wonderful writing. One of the photos is below, but you can see lots more here

'Small Moments' Writing

This week we will begin the Small Moments (narrative) writing unit. Children will be encouraged to write about events in their own lives. Sometimes children remember events more clearly if they have a “snapshot” or picture to look at. If you have time, it would be helpful to print out some small photos of different trips, birthday parties or other fun recent moments to trigger your child’s memory and help “Zoom-In” on the details of a story. Feel free to send in these photos anytime during the first semester. We will keep the photos in your child’s writing folder. The photos need not be high quality printing or high quality paper since the point is to simply help your child remember. The photos will probably not be returned.

Reading

This Friday we will celebrate the end of the first reading unit with a 15 minute silent reading session in the Group Room with 4 other classes. This class will have no problem reading quietly for 15 minutes because they do it each day. Today I loaded more photos of kids reading in their 'book nooks'. See them here

There are lots more photos of this class online. You can find them here
 
Last Thursday I was away so there was a sub teacher in the class. She left me a note to say what an incredible class I have. She was so impressed with your children!