A new chapter in spelling with “ed” and “ing” endings began our Monday morning.  Our Word of the Day today was:  “two.”  After meeting in our literacy groups, we discussed our new vocabulary for our weekly story:  More Than Anything Else.  It is a biography about Booker T. Washington.  Ask us what it was that […]

Spelling activities started our day.  Our Word Wall Wizard Word of the Day was:  “trouble.”  (It rhymes with bubble…how ironic!)  After completing work with our literacy groups, we took our spelling and selection tests.  We finished The Tale of Despereaux!  What a wonderful ending!  If you haven’t read it yet, you should!  It’s such a […]

Our morning began with spelling activities and our Word of the Day:  “too.”  We learned when to use the “too” with the extra “o”!  Next, we worked at centers, on class book, and in group.  Our group work this week is about the story of Rumpelstiltskin.  Mrs. Buck can’t believe that this is a new […]

Happy Spring! A morning of spelling activities and adverb review started our day off on the right foot. At library, we listened to Mrs. McGonigal read Lettice. We also began gathering research information about our famous women for our Women’s History Month flower project. In reading, we began reading Brave Irene. […]