Writer's Workshop Publishing Party

 

We had such an exciting day today!  Our Kindergarten authors finished up our Writer’s as Scientists Unit and had a publishing party to celebrate finishing our teaching book about trees.  We invited first grade classes to come and hear us read our teaching books.  They loved them so much they gave us post-it notes with compliments written on them!  It was so exciting hearing such nice compliments about the teaching books we have been working so hard on!!!  Now our work is published, hanging in the hall, for the whole school to read.  We are so proud!

Our Teaching Books

Pictures/Videos of the AM class and Mrs. Greene's First Grade Class

 Kayla reads her teaching book

Charlie reads his teaching book 

Erik reads his teaching book 

Katie reads her teaching book 

Joe reads his teaching book 

Layla reads her teaching book 

Emma reads her teaching book 

 Pictures/Videos of the PM class and Ms. K. Pierson's First Grade Class

 Damian reads his teaching book

Carlton reads his teaching book 

Mikayla reads her teaching book 

Tommy reads his teaching book 

Colin reads his teaching book to Ms. K. Pierson 

Writer’s Workshop

We Love Writer's Workshop!

We use Lucy Calkin’s Writer’s Workshop.  Each year kids love to write and can’t wait for Writer’s Workshop time.  This year we are so excited to be piloting the newest version of the Writer’s Workshop Units of Study!  For more information, click on the link below:

Explanation & Research Supporting Writer's Workshop  

We began the year setting up the routines and procedures so children would know what is expected of them during Writer’s Workshop and how to be successful.

Check out some of the teaching books we wrote!

 

Now we are working on Unit 2: Looking Closely: Observing, Labeling, and Listing Like Scientists.  During this Unit, we will study trees like scientists!  We will observe them and their parts in the real world by going on scientist walks and collecting artifacts.  We will also take our scientist notebooks on these walks to record our observations.  We will read books called Mentor Texts to help us learn about trees and how to write like scientists.  Finally we will put all of our knowledge we have collected and the use all of the resources we have gathered to help us write our own books about trees!

Mentor Texts

 Gathering Information 

 

 Collecting Artifacts & Recording Observations

 

 

 

Fire Safety Week

This week we learned all about fire safety thanks to a visit from our local Jefferson Township Fire Department!

  

AM

We learned all about how to "Stop, Drop, & Roll!" 

We also learned that firemen aren't scary.  The funny backpack they wear holds air that is clean and safe for them to breath.  It felt cold on our hands!  Even with all those protective clothes on, we won't be scared of firemen.  If we are stuck in a fire, we will say "Help me!"  and go to them. 

We even learned that if you "fall and crawl, that's all, and you'll get out of the fire!"

Then we got to check out the cool firetruck and even sit inside it!!!

PM

We learned all about how to "Stop, Drop, & Roll!" 

 We also learned that firemen aren't scary.  The funny backpack they wear holds air that is clean and safe for them to breath.  It felt cold on our hands!  Even with all those protective clothes on, we won't be scared of firemen.  If we are stuck in a fire, we will say "Help me!"  and go to them.   

We even learned that even if you are "asleep" in your bed... if you "fall and crawl, that's all, and you'll get out of the fire!" 

 Then we got to check out the cool firetruck and even sit inside it!!!