January 22 in Room 11

• ABC order skills are improving!
• The class made a pictograph of how many teeth students in this room have lost. The graph shows in a very clear way which kids have lost the most teeth, and which kids will probably be losing some soon. A discussion of graphs ensued. there will be more on graph work as the year progresses.
• In the computer lab, some students looked up planets, and others researched constellations. This information will be used for a painting of the night sky.
• Mr. Dunn assigned a picture of a shore bird from each child. He requested that students note the bird's special features, like feet and beaks. Knowing these details helps scientists learn more about how the bird lives.
• The class learned more about how to get pictures on the computer, and how to get a small image to switch to a larger image.
• The class finished reading Rumplestiltskin. Some of the students have already taken a computer (AR) test on it and got 100 per cent!
• The entire second grade class was tested in reading fluency today in the gym. This is called a D.I.B.E.L.S. (Dynamic Indicaters of Basic Early Literacy Skills) test, and is a tool to help teachers evaluate just how to assist individual children's reading needs.
• The ongoing "Faces in a Heart" project keeps everyone busy with scissors and magazines.
• The class painted in art today. Woo-hoo!!