ice berg, penguins, seals, whales, and continent.
We got in a geographical discussion of the city we live in, the state, the country and the continent. So you might want to visit about our location and the differences between a state and a country. It's a hard concept for this age level. In our Reading Street background tape, they explained that Antarctica is bigger than 20 states of Texas. I think that confused some of them more than helped them. And of course then everyone wanted to tell a Texas story, or who they knew in Texas and we got way off the subject! But the children were definitely paying attention and interested in learning!
Mrs. Anderson, a district literacy specialist, came back to our room and did a Penguine book with one of our Reading groups and worked on the good reader skills of predicting and discussing main points in a small group without raising their hand. Taking turns and using eye contact to visit about the book was challenging but fun!
We also worked on being REALLY quiet in the halls because the older students are taking some important tests and need to concentrate! We were really polite by the 6th grade classrooms as we waited in line for lunch!
This week we are focusing on the initial sound of /E e/ for Show and Tell. It'll be fun with 6 children who's name starts with "E"! They can bring themselves and talk about what they like and even how they got their name if they want!
Please send back the conference slips as soon as possible. Especially if your child has a sibling in 1 -3 grade so we can coordinate with the other teacher so you only need to come to school once for all your conferences. Mrs. Hansen and I look forward to sharing the progress each child has made!
Sincerely, Mrs. Clapper
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