Classroom Divided!

Room 11 was a classroom divided today! See below. The kids came in very excited to show support for their chosen university.  

In Writers' Workshop, students spent time blogging.  Specifically they used claims, evidence and reasoning to show their thinking about our read aloud book, The One and Only Ivan. 

Some book clubs also met today.  In book clubs, we meet every other day to discuss characters, plot, conflict, etc.  The kids also are responsible for "jobs" in their readers' notebooks.  The kids love doing these jobs as they allow for a lot of student choice and creativity; what's more, they foster critical thinking about text. It's a win-win.  See an example below from our Stone Fox book club.

Our class also met with our kindergarten buddies, learning about and helping the littler ones understand and explain the Engineering Design Process.

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes 

Reminders:

• Picture Retake Day: Tuesday, November 17.
• American Education Week: November 16-20.  If you are planning on coming in for American Education Week, please be sure to send in a list of planned visitors. Thank you!

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  https://kidblog.org/class/RES11/login

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill