Today, the class learned a little about the reading website/app, Epic.  We practiced finding it and signing in.  We really enjoyed being able to read and listen to lots of different kinds of books using the program.  If you are interested in using it at home, here are the details.
www.getepic.com
sign in using class code: jel5229

Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day

We filled our marble jar!!  The class was excited that we were able to earn our last marble.  They thought of different rewards and then we took a vote.  They had many great ideas of ways to celebrate, but pajama and stuffed animal day won out for this day.  

We LOVED getting the chance to read to our stuffed animal friends!!  😁

Word Work and Science

This week, we've been doing our Word Work a bit different than we had in the past.  We've been learning new routines.  Here we are this past Monday, when we sorted words by their word families of -et, -en, -at, or -an.

We've also been learning about the Scientific Method.  First, we asked a question.  What would happen if we let gummy bears sit in water?  Next, we made a hypothesis about what we predict will happen to either the gummy bear or the water.  We'll keep checking in on our experiment over the next few days to see what happens!

Another friend uses a "fuzzy ticket" to read the class a story aloud.  Thanks!!  We love to hear fun stories!  😊

Writing Celebrations

Today, the students had a chance to celebrate all their hard work in our Narrative Writing unit.  They each went through all their stories in their folder, and then chose their best or favorite story.  They voted to share their stories with their "heart" partners.

New Reading Partners

Life Skills

This morning, Ms. Erickson came to teach us a life skills lesson.  She discussed how to tell whether a problem is "big" or "little".  The class reviewed Kelso's Choices Wheel that gives us options of how to solve conflicts.

One of our friends used a "fuzzy ticket" today to read us a story aloud.  We enjoyed hearing a fun story!! 😊