Wednesday, September 23, 2009

We may have been late, but Wow! We were productive!

• Our Changes Books are almost finished! We will bring them home to share with you and then bring them back to school to put in our portfolios.
• We are mathematicians! We started a book called Great Estimations which is full of great tips for estimating large numbers.
• Our Daily 5 is off to an amazing start. Depending on our Specials Schedule, we read independently for 15-2o minutes each afternoon. Due to our great attentiveness, I have been able to meet with every 2D rock to discuss their book choices and complete some fluency and other reading assessments. Way to go, Readers Extraordinaire!
  
• This week we started the Scholastic Classroom Cares Program. When we read 100 books in our classroom, Scholastic will donate books to a classroom in need. The 2D Rocks voted to be on Eli Manning's reading team this year. We voted for Eli because he is the underdog in this reading contest. His brother, Peyton, is slightly more famous with the elementary set, and therefore has a lot more classes on his team. Mrs. Reckner and I were very impressed with the decision to support Eli since we could have easily joined the team that is already well ahead in the "game." Instead, the 2D rocks were empathetic and motivated to help someone in need. No wonder we love these kids!