Friday, September 12, 2008

We had our first spelling test this morning. We wrote the 10 words we practiced, a bonus word, and a sentence dictation. Ms. Stern told us that the dictation is the most important part of our weekly test. That’s where she learns if we really know how to spell the words or not. The children who got the sentence correct got to choose a prize.

This morning we had a bus drill. Before we went on the bus, we went into the gym to review the bus rules with Ms. Carr and Mrs. Polansky. After the assembly, we went on the bus to practice getting off safely if there were an emergency. Everyone hopped out of the back door. When we came back to the classroom, we celebrated Zoe’s birthday with cupcakes. Lots of people put frosting on their faces. Ms. Stern wasn’t too happy. She asked everyone to show good table manners.

During Reader’s Workshop, 3 more children shared their favorite books. Sammy, Isabella, and Kevin got to share their books. Next, we talked about what good reading looks like and what it sounds like. Ms. Stern gave us 10 minutes for private time. When the time was up we had partner time. We think it went well today.

This afternoon we had technology. First, we went over the rules: No food, drinks, or gum near the computers; Do not bang on the computers; Ask permission before using the computers. Then, we got to go on the computers. Mr. Tanenbaum showed us how to use a program called Buggles. It has different games that help us with our reading. When some people were on the computers, other children got to look at the books. Mrs. Edler said that we can take books home after we have our first library lesson with Ms. Eyer.