June Video

Well, the end of the year is here. I can't believe how fast the year flies by. I have really enjoyed your children this year-thanks for sharing them with me! I have been blessed with many hugs, smiles, lovely notes and gifts. Thank-you!

Enjoy the video!

Online Art Gallery

Here is a quick shot of the bird collages we made. The kids were so creative! It might be difficult to see the detail in each picture.

Another Big Reader!

9l is the latest person in our classroom to reach 100 nights of home reading. I know he read some really good books.

100 Nights and Butterflies!

25p is the latest person in our class to reach 100 nights of reading. Way to go 25p!

Our butterflies have all hatched and the butterfly home is a flutter of activity. Every day when I come into the classroom off the playground, there is a crowd of kids around the butterfly home. Now they are busy watching the butterflies drink the sugar water that I put in the habitat. We will release the butterflies on Thursday afternoon, weather permitting. I'll post pictures.

Keep On Reading! Another 100 Nights!

Yay for 23l!He finished his 100 nights of reading this week. He really got hooked on the Jeff Kinney books in the last little while.

Pupas Inside the Chrysalis'!

Well most of our larvae have formed a chrysalis and we are getting anxious for the butterflies to come out!  Mrs. Hosie taped the lids that the chrysalis' are stuck to up onto the top of the butterfly home. It is easy to see them in there.

The Latest News

19g is the latest student to reach 100 nights of reading. I'm proud of her for working so hard.

We have really been working hard on using all of the reading comprehension strategies we have talked about this year. Visualizing, making predictions and connections and asking questions are all comprehension strategies we have reviewed in the past few weeks. As we read and view information about the various animals groups we are learning about, the students are really putting their comprehension skills to good use. It is wonderful to hear them question their reading and ask questions which leads to new learning. Reading non-fiction brings in a different set of skills than fiction. A good reader does much more than learn new information. It is wonderful to hear the kids talk about their predictions, connections and questions. Things are really coming together in the comprehension department!

We had a lot of fun last week making 3D objects such as cubes, rectangular prisms pyramids and  triangular prisms out of straws and play doh.