TGIFriday, April 4

We started our day making poetry with our buddies! We went to their room and wrote Poetry for Two Voices and then made pictures of each other. After gym, we worked more with area and perimeter and it was very clear that this group of kiddos wants a quick answer or someone to give them the answer. This group is lacking perseverance and problem-solving. Please help your kiddos to solve problems and figure things out on their own, at home. Or, next time you want to plant a garden, paint a room, double a recipe, pay the bills, etc., ask them to help you. This way, they can see how to work through a problem and will help with their solving of math problems here at school. After another indoor recess, we read Granny Torelli Makes Soup and enjoyed Rosie's sassy attitude! (We think she's jealous!) In Reader's Workshop, we practiced our Reader's Theaters, worked on summaries of non-fiction text and answered comprehension questions about poetry. Finally, we wrote some poetry--no tears today, though!