Thursday, January 18

Thursday, January 18

 Popcorn Word: that
Color Word Focus: brown

 Focus Digraph: wh
Reading Strategy: Stretchy the Snake...Stretch each letter sound to make the word.

 A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:30 to read The Monster that Lost his Mean.

 Writer's Workshop: Writing 'How-To's'

  DAILY 5

Smart Room Highlight: Creeptrack
As the children crawl along, they read short sentences and count by 5's.

Math: 'Match Me -1 or +1' (Day 2)
Switching from + or – can be tricky. This lesson will be repeated over several days so students will have additional practice.

Music Today

 We were invited to see the high school drama class perform their play that is written and performed by them. This is happening  from 2:15-2:45. The play is called Adventures in Dreamland. 
A brief description of the play...This child doesn’t like change. But when he falls asleep, he has a dream that changes his whole perspective. Throughout his Adventure in Dreamland, the child meets some popular fairy tale characters, including Rapunzel, Cinderella, the Princess from “Princess and the Pea”, and Jack from “Jack and the Beanstalk,” who teach him some valuable lessons about change. By the end, he accepts the challenges in his future with confidence and optimism. 

~The children can wear their Minnesota Vikings attire or purple/yellow tomorrow! 

~No school on Monday, January 22...Teacher Workshop Day.