Wednesday, September 11

Not a good day. We didn't earn a painting in Art and we are going to be spending our recess tomorrow practicing "Ready to Learn", quiet transitions, lining up and walking down the hall quietly, working quietly, etc. (Well, some of us earned our recess back but I'm holding off on letting them know until lunch time tomorrow just so they keep it.) In Social Studies, we discussed Patriot Day--what it is, what a patriot is/stands for--and completed a couple of activities in honor/remembrance of Patriot Day. We continued our work on place and value with our Math Menu. I was able to meet with a couple small groups and help to fix any misconceptions and to solidify their understanding. After indoor recess, (what a storm!) we read some of Jack's perspective on Auggie in Wonder. We took some time this afternoon to get caught up with our work board work and finish up some things that some needed time for. We also read silently (at least they were supposed to be) and put Patriot Day words into alphabetical order. **Too many kiddos are reading I Spy books and short picture books where I'd like them to transition into reading chapter books. For Word Study, we proved we understand our generalization of all words have a vowel; this week, our words have short vowel sounds. We walked around the room and found words that fit this short vowel pattern. Some kiddos are still struggling with recognizing short vowels. Please help your child with this recognition if you happen to see or come across words in your reading or when you are together. They have their words written in their planners if you need a refresher on short vowels. :)