Today in room 11:



Our High School Helper Chris began the Top Dog Project. This means that he took a picture of the Top Dog for the week, interviewed that student, and will be making a poster to place outside the room door in honor of the week's Top Dog. Chris is taking his poster making very seriously. The teachers are concerned, and hope he doesn't lose any sleep over it, because he appears to be somewhat of a perfectionist, but the students are excited. The Top Dog not only becomes famous at Hillcrest, because he or she is posted on our hall wall, but that student gets to do "plum" jobs and be line leader for the week.



Things studied today in room 11:



Strategies for adding (start with the larger number, then count up)



Adding a zero

How to organize words when beginning a writing assignment

More about making perfect manuscript o's and a's (no cursive yet!)

How to monitor, question and clarify what is read

Looking for word clues, pictures, asking if what is read makes sense..

Autumn leaves and some ways of them