How I Spent My Summer Vacation!

  We had so much fun last week! We got to know each other. I learned what everyone likes that begins with the same letter as their first name! I learned birthday  months and most importantly, what a fabulous group of kids we have. We talked about reading a lot. Our entire year will be focused around reading and building our stamina in that area. We began math and I was very impressed with the eagerness in the room to jump right in!
    Friday we read "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" by Mark Teague.  We learned that he is a writer as well as an illustrator. We thought that was cool. So we might try our hand at that sometime. We wrote about our summer vacations, too. 
    This week we will be moving on in Math and Phonics, increasing our ability to read for longer amounts of time and we will also spend a great deal of time on classroom procedures and citizenship within our community. Don't forget to check homework folders on Monday for any finished work, homework and newsletters. Have a great week!
             Mrs. Nye