A Peek At Our Week.....

In Social Studies we reviewed the 7 continents, and the 4 oceans. We made a compass rose. We learned that the cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West. A trick to remember which order they go in is, ‘Never Eat Soggy Waffles”! We also learned the intermediate directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest. In Reader’s Workshop we started writing in our Reader’s Response Journals. When we read books, we think about them and respond in our journals. We put our thinking in writing. They are like maps of our reading adventures! This week we read Wolf and Jumpy Jack and Googily. In Writer’s Workshop we learned another strategy to write personal narratives (true stories). We think of an object that’s special to us. We also talked about the difference between a watermelon story and a seed story. On Monday this week the Schiller Park Fire Department came and taught fire safety. Only call 911 if it’s an emergency. In P.E. we started soccer. Today we’re starting a project with our online buddies, and we’re visiting our Kindergarten buddies this afternoon.