STAAR Testing Days

Just a quick reminder:

 Due to STAAR testing on Tuesday and Wednesday, 

visitors are NOT allowed on campus.

Thank you for your understanding during this time.

Testing days: Tuesday 4/1

Wednesday 4/2

Star of the Week--Leah!

We are pleased to announce our friend, Leah, is our

Star of the Week  for March 30th-April 4th.

Check out Leah's star poster, circle map,

and the book we created for her!

Here are a few of Leah's favorite things:

Color: red

Friend: Katie
Restaurant: Jason's Deli
Animal: dogs
Movie: Frozen
Number: 100,000
Letter: M
Toy: stuffed animals
Center: Book Nook

Leah is a super sweet friend!
She has a great personality!
Leah is always listening and following directions.
She likes to write and work in stations.
We have enjoyed getting to know more
about our special friend. 

Inference Investigators

Inferring Investigation
On Thursday, we read a story called Snow Day.

We used our schemas and experiences to come up with 

different snow day activities. This would later help 

us on our inferring investigation.

Next, we read a story about a little boy named Tim and his

Grandmother Sue. Tim woke up one morning and saw snow on the ground.

He listened to the TV and found out that there will be no school!

Every kid's dream...right! :)

So, he spent the day with his Grandma Sue while his mother

went to work. When his mother returned home that afternoon,

she did not see Tim or his grandma. She did find some "clues" into

what they did during the day though. She wrote use a letter to ask us for help.

We put on our investigating hats and away we went...

We activated our prior knowledge about snow days.

The letter from Tim's mom

The clues Tim's mother found...

We worked in pairs to try to figure out what they did on the snow day.

Here are some of our thoughts and ideas...

We designed a schedule of our ideas for the day based on the clues
we received from Tim's mother. 

Star of the Week--Katie!

We are pleased to announce our friend, Katie, is our

Star of the Week  for March 24th-28th.

Check out Katies's star poster, circle map,

and the book we created for her!

Here are a few of Katie's favorite things:

Color: pink

Friend: Leah
Restaurant: Chuck-E-Cheese
Sport: soccer
Movie: Twilight
Number: 200
Letter: K
Toy: Barbie
Day of the Week: Friday

Katie is a sweet friend!
She loves to laugh with her friends
and she likes to read and write.
We have enjoyed getting to know more
about our special friend. 

Problem Solving

Problem solving is AMAZING!

I love to see how my little stars think...

Below is a problem from this week. 

We are using a NEW strategy called UPSCheck.

It stands for:

U= information to understand

P= what's our plan of action?

S= how do/did we solve it?

Check: check my answer a different way

After we have had a chance to solve, different 

friends come up and show us different ways they solved the problem. 

We LOVE being the teacher!!!

Our Writing

We are really cruising in Writer's Workshop!

I've got some great writers in my class! 

Whoo-hoo!

Check out some of our "All About" booklets.

Ashton's "All About Me" booklet

Leah's "All About Me" booklet

Esther's "All About Ducks" booklet

Aydin's "All About Pigs" booklet

Asking Questions

In Reader's Workshop, we practiced asking questions

 before, during, and after we read.

We learned that asking questions helps us to understand 

what we are reading.

With a partner, we practiced asking questions using a question starter.

All About Water

We LOVED studying about water and water uses.

Check out all of our little projects:

We learned about different types of water.
Ocean, pond, river, and freshwater

Our mystery water experiment 

We created conservation posters about ways to save water.

Star of the Week--Liam!

We are pleased to announce our friend, Liam, is our

Star of the Week  for March 17th-21st.

Check out Liam's star poster, circle map,

and the book we created for him!

Here are a few of Liam's favorite things:

Color: blue

Food: hamburgers

Friend: Esther

Center: computers

Restaurant: Olive Garden

Number: 109

Toy: Transformers

Shape: square

Liam is such a sweet friend!
He is a great listener and
 loves to help others.
Liam is a fabulous writer too!
We have loved getting to know more about
our special friend.