Popcorn Party!!

6th Age Reading had so much fun today as we celebrated learning our popcorn words with a party! We listened to stories as we munched on our treats. Then we played sight word tic-tac-toe!

What a fun day!

7th Age also enjoyed a popcorn party today! We have been working towards mastering our popcorn words all year. We enjoyed our treats while listening to a story.

Then we had a special surprise. One friend brought in a birthday present for Ms. Clark! What fun. Thank you for the special gift!

Next we played our sight word game "slap-it".

Then it was time for a quick game of sight words tic-tac-toe!

Great job readers! I am so proud of you!

A Special Message

7th Age Friends Review Syllabication using the VCCV Pattern

To check comprehension we revisited Syllables today.

We had fun reviewing VCCV pattern words. Once we labeled the vowels and consonants in a word we knew to separate the word in between the two consonants. Rather then separating with a marker as we have done in the past we used a piece of masking tape to cut the word into two syllables. We used blank paper inserted into a clear casing to write on. This made it easy to erase our work, remove the tape, and try a new word. We were quite successful in our efforts today. To check our work we said each word aloud and clapped out the syllables with our hands.

Great job 7th Age readers!

To extend the activity we looked at the syllables in our own names. As we said names we clapped out the syllables we heard. The names with the most syllables in our class contained four! The least only had one syllable. Ms. Clark fell into the one syllable category :)

Calvert Cares!

Amazing!

The Calvert community had an extremely sucessful toy drive!

A Double Birthday in 7th Age Reading

We had so much fun singing "Happy Birthday" to our friends who had their Birthday on the same day!

Friday Book Share

We really enjoyed "The Penguin who wanted to be Different" today in class. This story tells the tale of Dorthy the penguin who makes a very special request to Santa. This request leads Dorthy on an exciting adventure. Thank so much for sharing this fun story!

Practicing forming the number 3

What a fun new experience. We used dry erase markers to trace the number 3 on top of plastic sheet protectors. We were able to erase our markings with tissue then try again. We really enjoyed this new experience and were able to transition from this activity to pencil to paper work in our math books. Great job friends!

Interactive Writing: A Character Sketch

This week we have been making character sketches using word webs. Above you can see a web that we worked on together after reading a story about Johnny Appleseed. We added bubbles that described Johhny and the things that he did. All of the details we used helped to portray an accurate character sketch.

Today we had an exciting opportunity to create a character sketch of ourselves. We used details to describe how we look, things we like, and activities we enjoy. Tomorrow we will present our word webs to the class.

Ms. Clark's example

Friends hard at work

Proud of their work and eager to share during tomorrow's class!

Winter is Coming!

A little birdie told me that it is going to snow this weekend! Stay warm and enjoy the winter weather!

Friday Book Share

"Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy" was a really silly story! Cowboy McCoy decides to become a cowboy but he has no idea how to be one! He makes many mistakes as he attempts to live the life of a cowboy. He puts the saddle on his horse backwards, wears his cowboy boots to bed, and can not seem to figure out how to use his lasso. We really enjoyed this book. Thanks for sharing!

"A Mama for Owen" by Marion Dane Bauer

We loved this true story about Owen the baby Hippo who was separated from his mother after a flood washed the family down the Sabaki River. A tsunami wave brought Owen back to shore. Owen was brought to a nature preserve and chose Mzee the tortoise to be his mother. Mzee was a 130-year-old male tortoise who loved his new role. What a heart warming story! Thank you so much for sharing with us.

Fun with Technology: Riding the Math Bus!

We partnered with Mrs. Mollett's group to play a fun game using the SmartBoard. We needed to make sure that all the children got on the bus and made it to school on time! After each stop we needed to count how many children were on the bus then select the correct number. Watch below as we successfully complete the game. I especially love how all the friends worked together to "drive" the bus.

Chapter 4

In chapter four we are working with the numbers 0 through 5. We are identifying numbers, learning the proper formation when writing numerals, as well as identifying sets that represent numbers. Today, we talked about how we can represent different numbers using the fingers on our hands. We learned that there are many different combinations and sets that we can use to display the same number. Below we demonstrate examples of different combinations that create the same amount.
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