September 23 in Room 11

• The next step in our "Best Part of Me" writing project was having a picture taken of that favorite part. The teacher/photographer very much enjoyed this assignment.
• During afternoon recess, someone near the school was burning in their yard. Sight and smell of the smoke caused much concern among many children who were afraid the school might burn down.
• The class played Spelling Word Sort on the Smart board
• Children received their own spelling dictionaries today. With this book, they can look up words they need for their writing projects, and add words the teacher spells for them.
• Mrs. Craig showed pictures and talked about the life cycle of the butterfly: Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, hatched butterfly...beautiful! The class is watching our caterpillars with anticipation.
• Because many children need reminders to "watch the sign" (plus or minus) we had extra math practice.
• To help us think of ideas for our writing project, each child wrote words that will later be included in sentences.