Friday, January 22, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Martin Luther King
We spent some time discussing what we already knew about MLK before beginning our study of this important historical figure. It turns out we knew a lot!! We have read stories, learned about the origin of our skin color, watched Martin's Big Words and written about his character traits so far. Be sure to check in with your child to see what they have learned!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Johnny the K was IN THE HOUSE!!!
We had a great time with Johnny the K on January 14! He performed many songs while showcasing his extensive collection of hats. Ask your child about some of the messages Johnny taught us through his music!
Check out Will's moves in the lower left corner! Johnny chose him and a few others to go up on stage!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Writing Workshop
Last month we began our first writing Unit of Study, Small Moments. In the Small Moments unit we have learned the routines of writing workshop. We have learned that writers write about topics that are important to them. We have learned some basic editing skills. We have also worked on “bringing our stories to life” by “unfreezing” our characters with dialogue and action. The children have learned the importance of showing their ideas with details (i.e. My stomach dropped when I got to the top.) and not simply telling them ( i.e. I was scared). They have accumulated their writing for this unit in their writing folders - be on the lookout for some stories from our first “bend” in the unit to come home shortly for you to enjoy. I have saved the best for assessment purposes. Please keep in mind that many of their stories were written at the beginning of the unit and may not reflect all the learnings from the unit. Our Small Moments unit will continue until just after Thanksgiving. Be sure to ask your child about some of the stories they have written so far! I hope you enjoy the "Poplet" below!
Writing Workshop Poplet!
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Room 13 Virtual Tour!
Room 13 Virtual Tour
Hi Room 13! I am so excited for school to begin tomorrow! I thought I would send along this video of our classroom so you could take your parents on a tour (or two) and talk about our first few days in school together. Can you name the different areas of our classroom? (This might take a few days to learn!) I hope to share videos and pictures of our work together a lot this year. I am still learning to take and upload pictures and videos on my ipad but I hope to get better each time I try! Click on the "Room 13 Virtual Tour" link above to see our classroom. See you tomorrow!
Hi Room 13! I am so excited for school to begin tomorrow! I thought I would send along this video of our classroom so you could take your parents on a tour (or two) and talk about our first few days in school together. Can you name the different areas of our classroom? (This might take a few days to learn!) I hope to share videos and pictures of our work together a lot this year. I am still learning to take and upload pictures and videos on my ipad but I hope to get better each time I try! Click on the "Room 13 Virtual Tour" link above to see our classroom. See you tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Check out our wonder project!
Paget Presidential Project
Hi Parents,
Click on the link above to see our "Wonder Project". We worked with Mrs. Groden in the library to research and write about some presidential things! We used the database "Pebble Go" on the ipads, as well as books, to find the information we were wondering about our topics. We took notes in our own words and then wrote and drew about what we learned. Mrs. Groden invited us back to the library after our work was complete to record our work on the Adobe Voice app. It was quite an undertaking! We hope you like our finished product.
We would love to hear your thoughts about our work. After viewing our project, please take a minute to send us an email telling us your opinion about our project. (We are working on opinion writing in writing workshop!) If you could support your opinion with 2 or 3 reasons (why you like our project - or don't ????...), that would be even better! We will share your emails each morning during morning meeting as they arrive. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
Chris Paget
Hi Parents,
Click on the link above to see our "Wonder Project". We worked with Mrs. Groden in the library to research and write about some presidential things! We used the database "Pebble Go" on the ipads, as well as books, to find the information we were wondering about our topics. We took notes in our own words and then wrote and drew about what we learned. Mrs. Groden invited us back to the library after our work was complete to record our work on the Adobe Voice app. It was quite an undertaking! We hope you like our finished product.
We would love to hear your thoughts about our work. After viewing our project, please take a minute to send us an email telling us your opinion about our project. (We are working on opinion writing in writing workshop!) If you could support your opinion with 2 or 3 reasons (why you like our project - or don't ????...), that would be even better! We will share your emails each morning during morning meeting as they arrive. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
Chris Paget
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