Week 27
Here are some highlights from the week...
This week was full of performances! On Tuesday, the Missoula teachers came into our classroom and taught the first graders all about acting! On Friday, we had the Missoula Children's Theater performance of King Arthur. It was a wonderful show with an incredible cast of Stephenson students :)
On Wednesday, we created a Stephenson rainbow! Wow, was the rainbow connection strong - It was an amazing morning where we all got to celebrate the unity of our learning community. We have been discussing how we care for each other at Stephenson and the first graders came up with some great ideas. In Room 112 we are continuing to work on not just telling how we care, but also showing how we care.
We started our new reading unit! This unit focuses on "Being the boss of your reading!" The first graders will be adding and practicing fluency and comprehension strategies to become stronger and stronger readers! The first grade readers are understanding the power and control they have over their reading :)
Dialogue Journal:
This activity will support reading fluency and writing accuracy! This dialogue journal is a back and forth project you do together. It models good writing, plus helps kids learn to get their true thoughts down on paper.
What You Need: Spiral notebook (your child may choose a notebook with a fancy cover or you can decorate one together)
What You Do:
1. Tell your child to imagine that you have both lost your voices and will need to write things down,rather than speak. Introduce the dialogue journal by explaining what the word dialogue means, and tell your child that your journal will be used for communication once a day. In a way, it's kind of like the game of tag, but with writing, as you'll work back and forth on it. Decide upon an accessible spot to keep the journal.
2. The parent should write the first entry in the journal.Keep it short and light; write about whatever comes to mind and remember that your child will be responding to what you write.(You may include a few questions/prompts to make it easier for your child to respond.) The entry should only take about 5 minutes to write.
3. After school, your child will look at the journal and write his response.Encourage him to ask you a few questions, too, so that you can more easily respond. Questions like:“What do you think?” “What would you do?” “Can you tell me a little bit more about ______?” and similar prompts are good for soliciting rich responses.
4. Repeat Steps 2-3 as long as you wish to continue the journal.As you continue journaling, your child will enjoy a new, informal way to communicate his thoughts!
Reminders:
3/21 -- Late Opening @ 10 - Sports Day
Here are some photos from the week...
This week was full of performances! On Tuesday, the Missoula teachers came into our classroom and taught the first graders all about acting! On Friday, we had the Missoula Children's Theater performance of King Arthur. It was a wonderful show with an incredible cast of Stephenson students :)
On Wednesday, we created a Stephenson rainbow! Wow, was the rainbow connection strong - It was an amazing morning where we all got to celebrate the unity of our learning community. We have been discussing how we care for each other at Stephenson and the first graders came up with some great ideas. In Room 112 we are continuing to work on not just telling how we care, but also showing how we care.
We started our new reading unit! This unit focuses on "Being the boss of your reading!" The first graders will be adding and practicing fluency and comprehension strategies to become stronger and stronger readers! The first grade readers are understanding the power and control they have over their reading :)
Dialogue Journal:
This activity will support reading fluency and writing accuracy! This dialogue journal is a back and forth project you do together. It models good writing, plus helps kids learn to get their true thoughts down on paper.
What You Need: Spiral notebook (your child may choose a notebook with a fancy cover or you can decorate one together)
What You Do:
1. Tell your child to imagine that you have both lost your voices and will need to write things down,rather than speak. Introduce the dialogue journal by explaining what the word dialogue means, and tell your child that your journal will be used for communication once a day. In a way, it's kind of like the game of tag, but with writing, as you'll work back and forth on it. Decide upon an accessible spot to keep the journal.
2. The parent should write the first entry in the journal.Keep it short and light; write about whatever comes to mind and remember that your child will be responding to what you write.(You may include a few questions/prompts to make it easier for your child to respond.) The entry should only take about 5 minutes to write.
3. After school, your child will look at the journal and write his response.Encourage him to ask you a few questions, too, so that you can more easily respond. Questions like:“What do you think?” “What would you do?” “Can you tell me a little bit more about ______?” and similar prompts are good for soliciting rich responses.
4. Repeat Steps 2-3 as long as you wish to continue the journal.As you continue journaling, your child will enjoy a new, informal way to communicate his thoughts!
Reminders:
3/21 -- Late Opening @ 10 - Sports Day
Here are some photos from the week...
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