We have had a good time this past week using apples in our learning!
We created apple prints, and made applesauce!  They really enjoyed the applesauce!

Here they are tasting all their efforts!!  Yummy!!

Math Rotations

Each day we start with Math Rotations.  Students are in learning groups and these groups rotate to 4 different stations.  See them below:

 This is the Journal station and after they finish they are able to get a math manipulative tub to practice one of the concepts we have been learning about.

 Here they are at the teacher station, here they do a variety of learning activities centered around their math development.  They also visit the Teacher Assistant station who has activities related to the new concept we are covering in our whole group math lessons.

They also have a ST Math Station, this is a spatial math program where students progress from one lesson to the next.  They will have goals that we will check each Friday!

As a part of our project that we are working on we had a counselor guest speaker Ms. Carter, she read a book to us and talked about the power of positive self talk.  We followed that by reading another story and looking into the mirror again to see what the students could say positive about themselves.

Our Marble Jar

You may have heard about our Marble Jar.  This jar is used to encourage positive behavior, for every 20 marbles they earn they get a surprise!  So far they have earned:  mini-cupcakes, a free book, extra time outside,  and a special Friday!  I wonder what will be next?

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During Reader's Workshop

We are still establishing reader's workshop time.  Here we are trying to read without stopping, our longest time so far was 11 minutes.  We are hoping to get to 15 minutes this week!  Our friends wearing the super reader cape have shown the most improvement in staying on task to increase their reading stamina.