Today we got a chance to get together with our Big Friends in 6th grade. We walking over to the middle school and found them eagerly awaiting our arrival. For about 30 minutes students worked together on thinking of what to be thankful for. No matter what they do just spending time with an older friend is soooo coool!
During our morning work we took the time to watch a hawk which was in the playagound outside our windows. The hawk had eyed a nest in nearby trees and three crows were defending the nest by circling the area and diving at the hawk. It was a great, unplanned "teachable moment." After this excitement we introduced several new words to the word wall and then created our own Word Searches using at least six of the words we have up on our wall. We now have over 30 words and the class seems to enjoying the challenge. Word Rings are reviewed each morning with an activity each day to focus on. During math workshop we reviewed our homework from last week before learning a new math game called High Roller. You can find directions for the game on our website.
Ashley...where are you? We hope you feel better very soon. Your Big Friend wrote you a note so check your mailbox as soon as you can...
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I just wanted to say what a great job you have done on your website! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to provide us with all this information.
Brian,
Thanks for the feedback. It's great to know that you're reading and finding the information helpful. We are learning lots about websites and blogging! Thanks for your encouragement as we explore together!
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