Happy Rodeo Week!
There is no school this Thursday or Friday for Rodeo. Kids - have a great time and remember to keep reading and fill out the hearts! The kids read an incredible 177 books last week! Our total is 397 books so we are well on our way to meeting our class goal of 500 books. Kids - I am SO proud of you!
This week in social studies we are studying the Tucson Rodeo and George Washington. Today we learned the definition of the word rodeo and the history of the Tucson Rodeo. On Wednesday we will learn the events of the Tucson Rodeo. The kids will look at pictures of the different events and use their schema about the rodeo to decide what the events are. Tuesday is George Washington's birthday. We will learn about the Father of our Country and compare him to Abraham Lincoln.
This week in writing we are working on word choice and questioning. The kids are doing a wonderful job using strong verbs in their writing! Today the kids made a list of strong verbs that describe the rodeo. On Wednesday they will write an acrostic poem about an animal in the rodeo. On Tuesday the kids will write a list of questions they would like to ask George Washington.
We also mailed our package to our pen pals in Ohio today! Each child in Mrs. Fullen's class will receive a letter. We also included a class book about the Arizona symbols and great pictures of our class in our Arizona shirts. The kids are so excited for their pen pals to receive the letters and for their pen pals to write back! This was such a fun experience for the class. Kids - be sure to tell your parents about what you did for your pen pal!
The kids are very excited about centers this week! There are 6 centers so the kids will visit 2 each day. The centers for the week include:
1. Listening - The kids listen to Armadillo Rodeo and complete a story map.
2. Science - The kids are learning about why the cactus is important in the desert and then they are making their own cactus with clay!
3. Writing - The kids are writing their own page for our class book about what event they would like to be in for the rodeo.
4. Social Studies - The kids are playing the traditional game of Memory. This is a rodeo version with different rodeo pictures.
5. Art - The kids are making a large cowboy with his very own horse!
6. Reading - The kids are reading different books about the rodeo and sharing 3 facts with their reading group.
The kids came home with Rainbow Words and they are due tomorrow. This week's spelling words are words that we use often in class so they are review. We are reviewing them because I have noticed that they are often misspelled! There are a few rodeo words too!
We are almost done with our study on shapes. The kids are doing a great job with this chapter! We took a test on shapes today and the class average was extremely high. Way to go! There is another chapter on shapes and once we finish that we will move on to measurement. We will learn how to measure items in the classroom by inches and centimeters.
The kids had fun in computers today. If you'd like to see what they did, please click on the blog posting directly below this one, Computers, 2/21.
Have an A+ rodeo week!
Mrs. Johnston
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