Today in skills:
Organic Squirrels worked more on sequencing stories. They're working hard, but it's still something that's kind of challenging to them. When you read with your child, asking them to summarize what they heard or read to you will help them with sequencing stories. It helps them to get a clearer picture of what they read, and to keep their thoughts organized.
Zesty Wombats reviewed old sounds /ou/, /oo/, and /oo/, and then worked on a new sound, /oi/. They learned that /oi/ is spelled oy when it's at the end of words (toy) and oi when it's at the beginning or middle (coil, oink). They read the first part of the story The Hare and the Hedgehog. It's a trickster tale.
Screaming Mustaches finished up different spellings for long a. They finished their long a tree and really solidified their knowledge.
Ice Dragons are nearly finished with The Mouse and the Motorcycle. In the story, Ralph just lost the motorcycle and had to tell Keith. This was especially hard for Ralph because Keith just made him a crash helmet to wear when he rode the motorcycle. They're excited to find out what happens with the lost motorcycle next.
Today in centers:
The kids worked on the iPads. They're still practicing sight words and constantly reviewing the sounds they've learned in skills.
The kids also went to the library. Many checked out new books, while others just spent some time looking around and enjoying being there.
While this was happening, Amy and Michelle pulled individual students to do some progress monitoring on oral reading fluency, both in context and out of context. Amy has only done a few students twice (it takes 2 weeks to go through everyone), but those who she has worked with twice have made significant improvement!
Today in project:
It was sweet potato day!
Two groups worked to make sweet potato pie filling. They had to scoop the potato out of the skin and mix together many ingredients.
A third group worked to make mashed sweet potatoes. They had to peel and chop the potatoes, then mash them after they were cooked.
Before they could eat, some dishes had to be cleaned.
The kids got to taste the mashed sweet potatoes. We ate them with marshmallows (a tradition of mine). Although everyone didn't like them, most tried the potatoes. Some came back for seconds!
Tomorrow the kids will eat the sweet potato pie. I have to cook things at home - there's no stove at school - so anything we make that requires cooking takes two days.
We've been describing days in terms of a roller coaster. Today was a roller coaster that went up and stayed steadily up all day. That's the kind of day I hope for every day!
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