WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MS. GRAHAM'S CLASS???: K-207 Reads Published Pieces to 1st Graders

Saturday, November 1, 2008

K-207 Reads Published Pieces to 1st Graders

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Reading Journal Homework

Every week children will choose two books to respond to in their reading homework journal. Parents can support their child by reading and talking about the books with them. Children are encouraged to use pictures, labels, and/or sentences for their responses. Since children are at various levels in reading developmentally, the amount of writing each child does in their journal will vary. Please encourage your child to write and spell words "the best way they can" - using transitional not necessarily conventional spelling. This approach does reflect what the children are doing daily in writing workshop and they really are getting quite good at it.

For each entry:
(1) Have your child write the book title the best way they can. Copying the tile in their own handwriting will help them learn their letters.
(2) Discuss with your child different open-ended questions. - For Example..."What is your favorite part of the book?", "Did you like this book? why/why not?", "Does this book remind you of something that happened to you?" Did you notice anything interesting about the story?", etc.
(3) Complete a response using pictures, labels, words, sentences. Again, whatever stage they are developmentally is enough.

Since I read every entry and respond to your child's writing each week, I would like the return of the Reading Journals every Friday.

DONATION LIST

HELLO FAMILIES,

Thank you for all the support you have given to me and Class K-207. Below is a list of "STAR BOOKS" that we would love to have for our Emergent Storybook reading. Our class needs as many copies of these books that you can find. If you have copies of any of these titles in your home library that you do not need anymore or you would like to donate a new copy, it would be most appreciated by us. These books are an intregal part of our teaching to support kids as they learn to read. The titles are:

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slododkina
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Gladone
Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohn
Big Al by Andrew Clements
Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Red Riding Hood by James Marshall
Corduroy by don Freement
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elsa Kleven
The Ginger Bread Boy by Paul Galdone
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Hansel and Gretel by James Marshall
Carrot Seed by Ruth Kauss
Are you My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Peter's Chairi by Ezra Jack Keats
Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lione
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

In addition, Class K-207 could use magnetic letters and numbers. Thank you again.
Ms. Graham

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MS. GRAHAM'S CLASS???

Saturday, November 1, 2008

K-207 Reads Published Pieces to 1st Graders

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Are you as sad as I am that Kindergarten is coming to an end???

ONE HAPPY FAMILY!!!!

Jack's Grandfather reads GRANDFATHER AND I

Emily's Gramdmother Talks about Her Teacher

Unni's Grandmother reads to Unni and Chanique

Dylan's Grandmother

Kevin reads to his Grandfather and Godfather

Grace's Mom Reads to Kids

Lucas' Grandmother reading to Lucas and Andrew

Jack's Two Grandfathers

We are Family!

Moonlight - Mrs. Rice's Snake

Class k-207 Visits Moonlight

Under the Dragon!

Class K-207 with the Dragon

The Famous Swordfight at Chinatown

Visit to Chinatown

Class K-207 Loves Firehouse 240

Class K-207 Visit to Firehouse 240

Writing Our How-To Books and Using our Space Finger

Our Class Fireman

Ten X Ten = 100 (Our Links)

LET IT SNOW!

What is your Favorite Holiday?

Winnie-the-Pooh's First Visit with Gracie

We are a Circle!

This is SUPPOSED to be a Rectangle!

A Triangle Has 3 Equal Sides

Human Square Shape

Our Holiday Sing-A-Long

K-207 works on the smartboard

MATH working on our Shape Musuem

We Have Launched Our Just Right Books!!!!! Yeah!!!

Class K-207

GOOD-BYE Miss Natalie

K-207 Reads to Our Grandparents

Did we do a good job?

We Love Reading to Our Parents!

Mr. Havlick commenting on Our Writing piece!

Our Parents Love our writing pieces

We LOVE reading our own writing!

Our Published Piece of ScientificWriting

We are Brave!

Reading our Published Piece

What are the childen eating for breakfast?

Writing in Our K-207 Book

We love table toys

We love Puzzles

We love Blocks

K-207 Loves to Eat

I am thankful for my mom....

I am thankful for my family

We are Thankful.....

Our Turkey

We are Indians

I Think that I will Be A teacher

Big R Little R

Big T Little T

I am a great teacher

Big M Little M

What are you Reading?

I love to read

Pointing to the Words

Reading the T Alphabet Poem

I Just Love The Three Billy Goats Gruff!

Our Table Loves Post-its!

We Are Really Concentrating!

When Could I Read My Post-it

How Many Post-Its Should I Write...I want to write so much

I love writing on post-its!!

Gee...I have so many things to write about

What is the Best Thing I like About My Book

I Don't Think I Am a Wild Thing?

I Like the Trolls...

I Like the Part...

My Favorite Part of the Book is...