Newsletter 9.19.14

Newsletter 9.5.14 By: Mrs. Hall

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Newsletter 8.29.14 By: Mrs. Hall

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A copy of our 1st Fact Test... be Practicing!

A Small Moment By: Mrs. Hall

Stories happen to each of us daily, whether it is at a resturant, during recess, or during a drive home from school.  Each and everyday is a story, the only difference between what happens and what is written is whether it gets on paper.  Pretty simple? 

However, it is hard for our students to see that even the simplest of situations are worth telling.  Many times our kids think their stories need to be elaborate pieces of work.  The magic of writing is realizing that our mundain lives might serve as a lesson to others. 

Our first writing assignment is about a small moment.  Please be brainstorming with your child about a sweet, sad, funny, or memorable small moment in their lives.  Some examples:

A time at a resturant

Going to the drive-in

A scary storm

Buying a new pet

Going on a Bike Ride

Making Cookies 

The purpose of this writing assignment is to establish a concrete understanding of a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end and to tell something about themselves.  We are keeping it simple...

Rubric of "A Small Moment"

Newsletter 8.22.14 By: Mrs. Hall

Classroom News by: Mrs. Hall

It Begins... By: Mrs. Hall

Welcome to another year of "Writing to Inspire".... These past two days have been just perfect.  We are busy learning how to be the best listeners we can be!  Today's lesson was accompanied by Interrupting Chicken by: David Ezra Stein.  Afterwards, we practiced what it means to be a great listener... wow.  We have quite a group of GREAT listeners....  as you can see...

Noelle listens as London reads... no "interrupting chickens" in this room!

Farewell 2013-2014 School Year... Hello Summer...

Mrs. Hall's Class of 2013-2014

This year is a hard one to say good-bye to... This group of children is so special to me.  

Class of 13-14... You are going to rock 3rd grade.  I am so proud of each of you as you have developed as readers, writers, thinkers, mathematicians, and scientists.  You have explored, read, created, and read some more this year and life as a reader is just now taking off!  Keep reading this summer!  I'll see you on the 23rd!

The Roller Coaster Project By: Mrs. Hall

Dunk Day! By: Mrs. Hall

It is always my goal to get my students to the place where they are head over heals crazy about reading (if I used the word love my boys would hate it!).  It is very rare I need to hold a prize in front of them to get them to pick up a book.  How does that happen?  It's quite simple: choice and time.  Time to read the books THEY choose.  The complexity within this process is for another post:)...

However... today was a special day.  A day where our kids were given an extrinsic reward for meeting their reading goal.  A time to realize how much we love reading as a school and a time to see how dedicated their principal is to helping them meet their learning goals... To sum it up, he took a dunk for us (maybe 18?) in the dunk tank in an effort to reward us for reading 30 minutes a day/four days a week for the last 8 weeks. 

Here's a peek at our afternoon..... enjoy!