A Great Week at Grant!

Phew, what a crazy and exciting week we've had! Special guest T.J. Wheeler arrived at the beginning of the week and students have gotten to visit and sing with him in music class. On Thursday evening we had our annual Arts and Blues Night at Grant. There were so many raffle and auction items donated! We had an amazing turn-out for the event and everyone had a lot of fun! Thanks to all who helped make the night possible.

On Friday, we celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday! We read a book about his life and wrote a summary on an apple, watched a video, and enjoyed some homemade apple pie and applesauce! Students had a great time enjoying the treats and creating their apple writings.

For peek into both events, check out the photo albums below! Have a great weekend, All-Stars! :)

Arts and Blues 2014

Happy Birthday, Johnny Appleseed!

Show, Don't Tell!

This week's writing focus has been all about different strategies to use when writing leads. One strategy that we practiced using was making sure that we are showing, not telling, our emotions or feelings at the start of our personal narratives. We discussed that if we just come right out and say how we feel, then we are cheating our reader out of using their brain!
To practice this skill, we played the game "Guess My Emotion." Students picked an emotion card out of a bucket and had to use descriptive words and phrases to show what emotion they drew. The kids did a wonderful job and our work is hanging in the hall so that others are able to join in on the game!
Can you guess that emotion?? Try your luck below.

(Hot)

(Shy)

(Sad)

(Cold)

(Angry)

(Tired)

Calling All Apples!!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Next week we will be learning about Johnny Appleseed and celebrating his birthday! Students will do some reading and writing activities to go along with what we have learned. Along with this, I am planning to make a homemade applesauce snack for the kiddos to enjoy during our lessons. With that being said, if you would be willing to donate at least one (or more) red apple(s) to our classroom it would help so much! No problem if you are unable to send one in. I will purchase the remaining apples needed in order to have enough applesauce for all of the students. I would like to get all of the apples by Wednesday, September 24th so that I have enough time to prepare and chill the snack. Thank you so much for your constant support!

Back to School Night

What a great turn out we had this year for our annual potluck and Back to School Night! Thank you to everyone who came out. It was a lot of fun, and we are already looking forward to next year. Please check out our first classroom photo album with pictures from the event. Happy Friday, and have a great weekend!

Back to School Night 2014

Never Forget.

Yesterday, students learned about and discussed the events that happened in our country on September 11th, 2011. All of the students were very mature about the topic and were saddened that something like this could happen to our country. We spent part of our day doing things to honor those people who have kept our country safe and have risked their lives for our freedom. Students practiced their letter writing skills by writing a letter to a police officer, firefighter, or soldier. We also made remembrance ribbons for those who have helped our country. Thank you to all of the heroes out there!

Parent Information!

Hey all you parents and guardians! On Thursday of this week our class will be learning about the history of September 11th. There will be a note going home tomorrow, but if your student forgets to give it to you, click the link below! We are excited to teach our students about what it means to be a proud American, and we hope that everyone will be able to participate!

Parent Note