What we're working on this rotation (Oct 8-15)

Kindergarten - we are acting out the book The Little Old Lady who Wasn't Afraid of Anything.

First Grade - we are learning about folk tales by reading and watching two Anansi stories, and completeing a "real or make believe" SmartBoard activity.

Second Grade - we are reading and watching folk tales at http://www.speakaboos.com/ and contrasting folk tales to the Tall Tales we read last week.

Third, Fourth & Fifth Grades - we are continuing to work on learning how the Dewey Decimal System works and how to find books in the non-fiction section using a fun SmartBoard game.

Look what 1st Grade is working on!

First grade learned the difference between fiction and non-fiction by reading both fiction and non-fiction books about leaves. We then wrote facts about leaves on the SmartBoard, and each student wrote one fact about leaves on a leaf! When we put them together, they made an AMAZING tree!

SmartBoard Training

The next dates for SmartBoard training are Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 21 at 3:15pm in the Media Center. You may register for technology credit on the WSFCS web site. Please note that the dates listed on the registration are different than the dates in this posting due to a scheduling conflict. Thanks!

New items at Kohl's!

The new Kohl's Cares for Kids items feature Laura Numeroff's books: If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You Give a Pig a Party, and If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, along with the corresponding stuffed animals - the pig, mouse, moose, and cat. All items (hardback (!) books and stuffed animals are $5 apiece. The Laura Numeroff books should be in the store until December. If Kohl's still has Steve Jenkins items in stock, they are now all half price - $2.50 for a hardback book or stuffed animal! http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/kids/kck.jsp?bmForm=guided_nav_search&SubcatFolderID=2534374752620342