Hickory Dickory Dock

What time is it?!

The clocks have made an appearance and we are off and running telling time to the hour and to the half hour.  We have been using mini analog clocks and writing the time digitally as well. We will work with reading a schedule and naming the times that activities occur. Now that everyone has clocks on the mind, continued practice at home will be fun! It is surprising how many clocks are in our homes - on the oven or microwave, t.v., computers, bedside alarms, cars... 

Mini clocks to tell time

In phonics we have focused on /ed/ endings and on using commas in a series of words in a sentence. Here is a word work center sorting correct and incorrect placement of commas.

Commas in a list

The last of our Pony Express riders collected the mail. We will be winding up our western theme and moving into a fairy tale reading genre next. 

Pony riders!

Cuddly horse for Show and Tell

 We continued to learn the features and structures of various animals in science this week. One group read aloud a book which gave information on mammals, fish, birds, and reptiles. We explored animal life cycles and took a closer look at the metamorphosis that occurs in the frog life cycle as they hatch, swim in water as tadpoles, grow legs and lungs, and move to land. 

It's a frog's life!

We like reading non fiction to the class!

The class is so excited about the reading they are doing! Everyone is motivated and pushing themselves to read challenging stories. Take a look at some of these choices:

Wow, can we read!

As we continue with non fiction writing, we had fun searching through our big collection of non fiction texts to check off our own scavenger hunt list of N.F. features. We found Table of Contents, headings, labels, fact boxes, maps, photos, bold print, and more. The kids loved choosing topics such as planets, dinosaurs, storms, rock climbing, horseback riding, etc to write about too.

Scavenger hunt for features of Non fiction text

Next week we visit the Book Fair on Thursday at 9:15. Most books are $4-5, with hardbacks and larger books being more. It's a great display in the hallway outside the office.

Well I survived April Fool's Day with all the jokes and surprises, but now it really does feel like springtime in April. Have a wonderful weekend in the sun!
Mrs. Dagley