Happy to be back!

It's been great getting back into the swing of things with the boys and girls in room 112. We are busy learning and growing everyday. Our focus in writing is "how to write a review". The girls and boys get to choose whether they would like to write a book, movie or video game review. We have looked closely at text features and together have developed success criteria to keep us on track. In reading, I have introduced a book called the Book Lover's Book, each student has one and it is a way for the boys and girls to keep track of their reading, some of our mini lessons and guided reading discussions. It is also a way for me to watch how each student thinks while they are reading. I am excited about this new learning tool in our class. The children seem excited too. They all wrote their first "literature log" to me this week. A Literature Log is a letter to me about their reading. It's a way that they can show me what they are thinking, what questions they might have, predictions they may be making. It's a conversation between them and me.
The boys are girls are keen when it comes to learning Math. We have just started our second unit on Patterning.
Our focus until the end of November will be Canadian Government. They have spent a lot of time learning about the 3 levels of government. We will switch our focus to how a bill becomes a law, citizenship, and rights and freedoms of Canadians.
In Science we are focused on Energy Conservation, learning about the many forms of energy. Check out the science videos on Brain Pop.
It's been a great start and I am sure it will continue. The boys and girls are working hard.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Rattner