Half Way Through the Week!

From Lilly:
We had fun at recess and we played house.  I was the tiger.  We had a good day of school.

From Mrs. Clough:
A semi-cool down has arrived and we could tell a slight difference in the building already (I'm cheering at my desk, as I type)!  Lilly says we had a good day at school and for the most part I certainly agree!  We needed a few reminders as a class of our classroom agreements:

I Will...

1. Listen while others are talking.

2. Always raise my hand!

3. Keep my hands and feet to myself.

4. Use nice words when talking to others.  Be kind to everyone.

5. Follow directions.

6. Follow the Marion Way (The Marion Way is my way.  I am respectful, responsible and honest. Follow me!)

We had what seemed like a very long morning with no special today due to DIBELS testing.  Thank you to all of the teachers who helped test 2C's kids! :)  With the extra time, we did some extra math activities and we also spent more time with our caterpillars and learning even more about molting and spinning silk!  I do believe that some of the caterpillars are going to begin forming their chrysalis very soon so watch for pictures of that!  The kids continue to be very excited to get to see their caterpillars and it is a joy to watch them interact!  We read a book that told us even more information about different kinds of caterpillars and moths/butterflies.  There are thousands of species in the world, which the kids found fascinating!  

We spent a lot of time practicing silent reading and buddy reading today-a total of almost 40 minutes!  We are building stamina so that once we officially start the Daily 5, the kids will be prepared and be able to handle long periods of reading while I am working with small groups!  Kudos to the kids for keeping at a voice level 1 or whisper 2 for that period of time today! :)

Tomorrow is Thursday and it will be another fun filled, learning day!  The weather forecast shows it a couple of degrees cooler, too!  

Until next time,

Mrs. Clough