We are continuing to build stamina and independence during reader's workshop. I have loved getting this time to read with all of your amazing first graders and conference with them one-on-one.
In writer's workshop we are practicing sharing our work in different ways (with a partner and whole group). The first graders have been working very hard and are excited to share their writing with each other. We have also been working on our sentence structure. When we write we want our sentences to have spaces and start with a capital and end with punctuation. Room 112 is filled with some pretty amazing authors and illustrators.
We met with our 4th grade buddies this week! The first and fourth graders participated in the Marshmallow Challenge! They were given 20 sticks of spaghetti, a cup of mini marshmallows, tape and string. The buddies worked together to create the tallest freestanding buildings that they could with the materials that they were given. We had some very creative structures and we had a lot of fun :)
Reminders:
10/3 -- Homework Folders go home with monthly newsletter (Volunteer calendar and Scholastic book orders coming soon!)
10/4 -- Principal Chat @ 8:00am
Here are some photos from the week...
So cute!
ReplyDeleteWe did the marshmallow spaghetti challenge at work a few weeks ago, and it was SO funny. The rumor is that young children start prototyping and innovating more quickly than adults, curious if that was the case. We had a great idea, that quickly disintegrated. Ours was standing at the end, unlike several groups, but I don't think we cleared 20 inches. It was really challenging.
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