Five Day Week!

Glad to see that we all made it through a full week together. There are some sniffles going around so we have been trying to keep our hands clean and we've talked about how not to spread germs when we cough and sneeze. We have been doing a great job working on our reading stamina. The kids are trying out different spots in the room to enjoy a good book. Everyone had a chance to find interesting books to fill their book bins. Friday was International Dot Day. We were seeing lots of dots! Such a fun way to end the week. Thanks Ms. Wasney for picking up our Smile Cookie treats! Have a peek at our video capturing some glimpses of life in Room 2!



Here are our thoughts about reading:
I like to read about fish and sharks. We read to learn. -Joel
I like reading about sharks, squids and every single animal in the world except cats and dogs. -Camden
Reading is important because it helps us learn. I like to read about dogs, cats and cheetahs. -Sophie
I like to read Lego books. -Kalem
You can think when you read. I think about learning how to spell.-Mercedes
If you read you can write. -Marcus
I love reading because you can learn new words and you can learn about lots of things. -Willow
Reading is important because you can learn about stuff. I like to read Elephant and Piggie. -Marley
I like to read bird books because I like birds. -Harlow
I like to read Lego and Star Wars books. -Everett
I like the books in my book bin. I picked them. -Shain
I like reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid because it's funny. -Chelsea
I love reading because you get to see stuff you have never seen in books before. -Noah
I like to read at school and home. -Grayson
Reading helps you learn to read. -Kayley
I love to look at the pictures because they are nice and pretty. -Ella
I love to read Elephant and Piggie books because I like the pictures. -Ryder
I love to read dinosaur books. -Laniah
I love reading because you can learn stuff when you read. -Etta
I like reading because I love reading my favourite books. I'm reading Amelia Bedelia and Mathilda. -Claire

Hopefully we will get a good rest this weekend because we get to do it all again next week. YAY! Stay dry. We may not be seeing much sunshine, but we can enjoy some cozy time inside. . . maybe even with a good book! You can do The Dot Song together. We know all the actions.
-Mrs. T :)

Books, Books, Books

The classroom library is pretty organized at the beginning of the year. The bins are labelled and filled with lots of books. Last year the students would find books that interested them and put them in their book bins. They never really knew where to put them when they wanted to return the books. I realized that the bins were organized the way I thought they should be organized. The students really didn't know about all the great reading material we had in our room. At a meeting Ms.Code talked about how she gets students to organize the library by sorting books into bins and making the labels. So we have been working hard to sort through our library books. We have lots of bins ready to be labelled. Some examples are: School, Dogs, Bears, What if, Clifford, Sharp Teeth, Elephant and Piggie just to name a few. Thanks Grade 1s for the excellent thinking that is helping to make our library work for us.

Here are our thoughts:
I picked up some books and put them in a Clifford pile and a sharp teeth pile. -Callum
You sort books because it's cool and you can find all different kinds and make them into a pile. -Josh
I wanted to make a Sundog pile, but there were only two books so I put them with the animal pile instead. -Gavin
I liked book sorting because you get to look and find lots of books. -Naomi
I like read to self because it's fun to read. I'm reading a book about basketball. -Russell A.
I like doing read to someone. I get to read to a friend. -Jake
We have lots of books in the class. -Ethan
The animal pile was really big so we made other piles. -Sasha
Book sorting is fun because you find books that go together. We will put them in bins. -Brady
I liked book sorting, but it's a lot of work. -Levi
I sorted a lot of books. We put them in piles and people added to the piles. -Eliza
It's fun to get to sort books. We will know where all the books go. -Sierra
I can find all the books in our class library. -Zachary
I liked sorting books because I sort at home too. I sort crayons and beads. -Cady
I liked sorting books. We got lots of big piles. -Landyn
I helped put books in piles. I made a bug and insect pile. -Cody
I sorted animal books. -Russell L.
All our books in our classroom will be sorted and we can find them easily. -Anna

It is awesome that we love to spend time with our books. It is even an activity some like to do at choice time. Sorry for the blurry photos. . . the kids were working and moving and so was the photographer! I hope you enjoy a good book this weekend. Maybe you can read outside in a pile of leaves! Have a fabulous weekend.
-Mrs. T :)

Daily 5

We just launched Read to Self during our Daily 5 schedule. We discussed the three ways to read a book.....read the pictures, read the words, and retell a story you have read. Together we created a chart to list what the students need to be doing during this time and what I would be doing while they were reading. We had students volunteer to show us what read to self should and should not look like. It was awesome to see the class excited about reading their books. We will be working on building our reading stamina throughout the year. Fantastic start everyone!
-Mrs. T :)