October 6

Things are progressing well in class with some of our routines. We have completed a round of guided reading where the students learned about text mapping on a scroll (just a photocopy of an nonfiction text that had been attached to form a continuous story.) Our first one was just two pages but the kids learned a lot from using these pre-reading strategies, without even reading the text. 

We had our first quiz and most students passed but a few learned to double check their quiz over before saying it is complete! They will be handed back as soon as two students complete the quiz as they were away. Everyone does already know their mark. 

We have TIA staring this week on Oct. 8 and 9th. We are using clay and will be making Haunted houses to go along with our descriptive writing activity. 

The autobiographies look great!

Tell me the secret word is Gimli. The first 5 students will get a treat!