December 3 in Room 11

• Second graders, writing more and more, are getting really good at it. They began writing short fables today. They have begun to explain math problems in words. They practice their spelling words in sentences.
• Here are the rules for using spelling words in sentences: The group of words must be a true sentence. It must have at least seven words in it. Each sentence must begin with a capital letter and end with a period. The spelling word must be spelled right. (Hmmmmmm.) Each week, an outstanding sentence will be chosen to be used for Friday's dictation.
• Frog Pond was the game-of-the-day in P.E.
• Even and odd numbers were the lesson-of-the-day in math.
• Students corrected their own work in both math and spelling. Studies have shown that self-correction helps students learn better by seeing their own mistakes immediatly.
• Dylan and Jonathan are gum chewers. Hooray for them!!!
• Room Eleveners are working on solving their own problems, whether its a math problem, a classmate disagreement or a playground issue. Usually talking about it together can take care of things. Seven-year-olds can come up with some really creative and kind solutions. Teachers emphasize, however, that big problems (like getting seriously hurt ) need to be brought to the attention of an adult.
• Babe came to school today. She thinks Hillcrest kids are her pack. She joined them at recess and chased balls and chased balls and chased balls...