Archive for November, 2007

Families are Special!

Mrs. Buck's update for November 30th 2007

Our day began with our Wonderful Word of the Day:  mission.  After completing spelling activities, we took our spelling and reading tests.  Writing our compare/contrast writing pieces about ourselves and a family member had us thinking of similarities and differences.  This was the first time we wrote a multiple paragraph essay and we did a […]

Do You Know When the Declaration of Independence Was Signed?

Mrs. Buck's update for November 29th 2007

Our Wonderful Word of the Day today was:  mischief.  Have you ever gotten into mischief?  We even found this word in our Berenstain Bears read-aloud story!  After working on spelling activities, we checked our homework and met in our literacy groups.  A quick game of Sparkle had us really thinking about possesives!  After library, we […]

We Voted For Popcorn and a Movie!

Mrs. Buck's update for November 28th 2007

After working on spelling activities, we headed down to the science lab.  We sure learned a lot about buoyancy.  Did you know that you can change the buoyancy of an object?  After science, we worked in our literacy groups.  The capital T and capital F in cursive are very similar.  Since we earned all of […]

Forgiveness is a Beautiful Gift!

Mrs. Buck's update for November 27th 2007

Today our Wonderful Word of the Day was:  migrate.  It is a perfect time of the year for this word since many animals are migrating to warmer locales.  After working on spelling activities, we checked over our homework.  During ILA, we met with our literacy groups.  The Centers activities sure help us review different skills!  […]