We came back from break with a bang by celebrating the amazing Dr. Seuss with a belated birthday brunch of Green Eggs and Ham. Then we read The Lorax and did a writing and art piece about how we would make the world a better place. It was a great way to transition back from our relaxing break.
In Readers and Writers workshop we dove into a study of nonfiction. The students are learning to use features like glossaries, captions, labels, and table of contents to gather information and determine importance. There is something so fascinating about nonfiction for students of this age and I love watching them fall into these books. There is a certain buzz in the room during readers workshop and it is contagious. In Writers Workshop, the writers have graduated to teaching others how to do something in a procedural/How To writing piece. We have worked in partners and used mentor texts to write clear, detailed, easy to understand pieces that someone else can follow along to.
The trimester closes on March 17th and you can expect reports to be coming home on March 23rd. Spring conferences will begin the next week. You can sign up for them on the Google Doc that is linked to the Important Dates on the Sidebar of the blog. I look forward to meeting with all of you.
Until then, enjoy this magnificent weather.
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