POD – Hanging Out in Our Reading Corner (It’s Not a Fort)
I was away yesterday, so when I came in this morning and it was still dark outside, the snowmen on the playground definitely caught me off guard. I’ll admit—they were a little creepy in silhouette! As soon as the students arrived, though, they got to work turning them into snow forts, which I was much more okay with. Much less spooky, and way more fun.
Once inside, we got right to work. Our spelling words today were arm, dark, shore, and artist. Our dictated sentence was “The store is in the shape of a star.” (Yes, we had a few good laughs over that one!) Our “Show, Not Tell” sentence was “She was frustrated.” We completed our Heggerty listening games and our maze, and since today was our last day with our James M. Hill reading mentors, we took some time to make thank-you cards for them.
In math, we continued working on arrays and building our understanding of how groups and rows help us count more efficiently.
After recess, our JMH mentors arrived for their final visit. We had a lot of fun with them today, and the students did a great job showing appreciation for all the time and energy they’ve put into helping us.
In PE, we warmed up with some basketball, did a little dancing, and even had a bit of free time on the scooters. Lots of movement and lots of smiles.
It was Pizza Friday, so after lunch we headed outside to play. When we came back in, we settled into our Read-to-Self, Write-to-Self, and Reading Park routines before heading down to an assembly.
At the assembly, we watched our December recap, which had a very different format this month, and played a few school-wide games. When we came back up, we still had about 10 minutes left in the day, so we enjoyed some free choice time—many of us choosing to relax in the reading corner area the students built. (Not a tent. Not a fort. Definitely a reading center.)
Get lots of rest, have a great weekend, and I will see you on Monday.