Archive for January, 2007

You Have to Read “Seen Art?”

Mrs. Buck's update for January 17th 2007

Spelling activities and our Daily Word Ladder began our day. Our Word Wall Wizard Word of the Day was: “myself.” At library, we listened to Mrs. McGonigal read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. It’s always fun to hear his rhyming stories. Part II of our Unit 3 Test […]

We Love Working In Groups!

Mrs. Buck's update for January 16th 2007

What a terrific Tuesday! Our morning began with a new spelling chapter. Our Word of the Day was: “let’s.” We came up with some great sentences using this word and talked about how it’s so nice to have this contraction instead of saying “let us,” which sounds so silly. Part […]

Frida Kahlo Used the Retablo Style..and So Did We!

Mrs. Buck's update for January 12th 2007

Our morning was very busy!  We worked on spelling activities, Word Ladder sheets, Word of the Day, and took 2 tests.  Today was also a literacy group day.  Practicing our handwriting and finishing up our Create-A-Sport projects finished up the morning nicely.  After recess, we reviewed dividing by 2’s.  We experimented with our calculators and […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was a Remarkable Man!

Mrs. Buck's update for January 11th 2007

After a morning of spelling activities and our Word Ladder, we checked some of our homework. Our Word Wall Wizard Word of the Day was: laughed. After working in our literacy groups, we played a fun game of Sparkle. It had been a long time since we played! Our Create-A-Sport […]

We Know So Much About Our Nation’s Capital!

Mrs. Buck's update for January 10th 2007

After a morning of spelling activities and our Daily Word Ladder sheet, we headed to the library.  Mrs. Devine read some books that tied nicely into our sports theme.  In phonics, we worked with digraphs, which are sets of letters that make one sound.  In reading, we finished Your Dad Was Just Like You.  Now […]