Learning is Messy....

This Week's News.....

This week in Reader's Workshop we worked on Problem and Solution. We read Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds. In Writer's Workshop we are continuing with our boxes and bullets to help us in essay writing. This week we wrote an essay all about why working with our Kindergarten Buddies is fun. We even looked at a finished essay written by a 3rd grade student and looked for the main idea and supporting details. In Math, we learned about capacity and made the Gallon Man. We're continuing to learn our multiplication facts, too. In Science we're finishing up the Skeletal System. Wednesday was the 100th day of SchooL! We did lots of fun activities! The most fun was looking for 100 hershey kisses that were hidden around our classroom. We didn't find them all, so our eyes are still scanning the room!~ Thursday was the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday! We read the Time for Kids magazine and learned all about Lincoln's life. Time for Kids also had an article about 2008's best books for kids. We really want to read the Caldecott Medal (best illustrations) winner, The House in the Night. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman received the Newberry Medal (the top author's prize). Friday we are celebrating Valentine's Day at school, so it should be fun!