News From the Classroom

Reading:  We read Halloween stories to our PK buddies.- Emma
We read All That Corn. It was a nonfiction story. - Elise
Writing:  We started Writers Workshop. We read Rocket Writes A Story, about writing stories with beginning, middle, and end.- Tatiana
Writing is one of the new selections in Daily 5.- Libby
We began writing our first story and even had peer conferences!- Khaila
Math: We practiced addition and subtraction using the 'start, change, end' strategy.-Sonia
We practiced counting nickels and pennies and played coin top-it on the Smart Board.- Charlie
We played High Roller- Emma
We played Top-it.- Dexter
We played Race to 50.-Jonah
We played Penny-Nickel Grab.-Elise
Social Studies:  We read Humbug Witch and made our own witches.- Charlie
We invited Mrs. Macki and Mrs. Bach's PK class to make witches.- Francesca
We learned a Continents song.--Khaila
Science:  We went down to the dark playroom to experiment with flashlights and work on making shadows.- Isabel
We went on a nature walk and took pictures of signs of fall. We went to the garden and saw pumpkins and plants drying up.- Julian