Week of December 3-7, 2012
Monday Art with Julianne
Students studied paintings of flying people by Marc Chagall to inspire their self portraits.
Morning Meeting and Greeting
Morning Meeting
with Ben and Tanja
Super Hero Reading Strategies
Students learned strategies to help make them SUPER STRONG readers
Math
Ice Eagles practiced pattern work by creating quilts with water color pencils
Reader's Workshop
Some students practiced their "Just Right" independent books, while others worked with teachers in small groups on specific reading strategies
Math Music
Students practice counting past 100 through song
Math
Fire Snakes practiced pattern work by creating quilts with water color pencils
Word Study
Ice Eagles learned the chunk ending -ONG
They went for an -ong word treasure hunt around the room and in their minds
"EUREKA! A new sound!" Fire Snakes learned and practiced forming and identifying the sound the letter "B" makes
Morning Meeting
Attribute Castle
Students use their knowledge of geometric attributes to play Attribute Castle
Pattern Work
Students continued their quilting pattern work
Reader's Workshop
Students worked in small groups on specific reading strategies
Writer's Workshop
Tanja read "Chester's Way" by Kevin Henkes. This book is used as a mentor text for our FIction writing unit, where we practice telling a story with a:
Beginning (describing our characters), Middle (character has a problem) and End (resolution)
Merfolk Day
This week Kailea was In Charge of Celebration. She chose to celebrate the Merfolk of the ocean world
Strawberry Creek Buddies
This week buddies continued to construct their board games
Silly Ben
Attribute Guessing Game
"See you later" Brunch
Students and parents welcomed Bam Bam to the Berkeley School community in style. Laurel Creek sewed this incredible quilt to wrap Bam Bam in warmth and love.
Laurel Creek created a book of parenting advice to help Cate in her first months as a new mother.
Bam Bam was given the gift of an early love for reading through a collection of story book classics from the Laurel Creek community
Morning Meeting
Lunch Time Fun
Merfolk Day Continued
Choice Time
Free Friday
Story Play Performance
Cameron and Emma (with the help of their classmates) performed original plays
Thank you all for a wonderful week filled with love, laughs and learning!
Always,
Tanja, Ben and Cate
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