Friday, October 11, 2013

Highlights of the Week October 11




*CKC-  There was a sub for the Spanish teacher this week.
*CHC- We had Sophie B's birthday this week.
*SD- We talked about "fake" reading.  Fake reading is when you aren't actually reading and thinking about the book, you are just flipping pages.
*NF- We have a sub for gym today.
*PG- We published our Small Moment stories.
*TH-  We talked about speed reading.  Speed reading is when you say the words in the book too fast.  Your brain can't understand the story.
*WK-  We are going to have a spelling test right after we finish the Highlights.
*CK-  We are having CB's birthday today.
*PK-  We copied over our stories.  Our sloppy copies are now fancy schmancy.
*MM-  We have 4 people absent today.
*SO-  We used thought bubbles and speaking bubbles in reading workshop and in social thinking.
*VP-  In overtime athletics we played dodgeball.
*ER-  We got a new rug for our classroom.  It's cozy and comfy.
*ST-  We
*WB-  We have 4 gold homework stars on the board!
*SB-  We did Spaghetti and Meatballs in Writing Workshop.  Spaghetti spacing is leaving a tiny space between letters. Meatball spacing is leaving a bigger space between words.
*TB-  We had our first Game Day.  We played board games.
*AB-  We played instruments in music.