We Celebrated 300 Steps!

Last week we celebrated reaching 300 hundred steps! We had many students in the class who are well above 300 steps. Remember everyone should be reading for at least 30 minutes (2 steps) everyday. Keep up the great work!

Anika has the most steps read in our class. She read for 600 steps! 

 

Congratulations Melina who reached 500 steps!

 

Congratulations to Envie, Yazmine, Kevin, Heaven and Angel who reached 400 steps!

 

Congratulations to Marcos, Jensy, Junice, and Christopher for reaching 300 steps!

 

Congratulations Harrington for reaching 300 steps!

We Made Dioramas!

 Students worked independently to research an animal. Then they wrote nonfiction books on the animal they researched. Next they collaborated in groups and partnerships to create dioramas that showed what they learned about their animal. They created the habitat with the animal they studied and foods the animal likes to eat.

Chimpanzees live in forests.

Pythons live in the rainforest.

 

Lions hunting in a savanna.

 

Owls hunting at night.

Cheetahs in a savanna.

 

Gorillas and Apes in a forest.

 

Bats flying at night.

 

Jaguars in the rainforest.

 

Alligators in a swamp.

Can You Complete The Challenge?

Are you up for the 100 Book Challenge, Challenge? We are challenging each student to read for at least 1 hour (4 steps) everyday while on break. You can fill in your steps on our special red holiday reading logs! If you run out of space make sure you keep logging the steps you read on a separate sheet of paper. We can't wait to see who was able to complete the challenge! 

Non Fiction Reading and Writing

For the month of December we have been reading non fiction books and articles. In reading the children have been reading a wide range of non fiction books and discussing what they learned, questions and wonderings they have with their reading partners.
In writing each student has been focusing on an animal they are researching. They have been reading articles and books to become experts on their animal. Ask your child what animal they are studying and what interesting facts they have learned.
As part of the homework assignment we asked to send in shoe boxes. This week we will be working on projects that go with our animal research. Check back to our blog soon to see pictures of our animal projects!

Authors As Mentors

We just finished our writing unit "Author's As Mentors." During this unit we used author Kevin Henkes as our mentor author. We used his books to help us develop our writing craft. We also became big fans of Henkes books and his funny characters. 

We Read 100 Steps!!!

These students recieved their 100 step medals!  Keep up the great work and make sure to read at least two steps at home everynight!

Field Day