Because 3B loves learning and enjoys reading stories so much, it’s only natural for the 3B friends to have a blast during a week of literacy activities. The 3B friends have been taking turns this week feeding the ever-hungry Letter Bird, reading stories, of course, and then spending time acting some of the stories out during Choice Time.
In addition to feeding the Letter Bird all the letters from the alphabet, some of the 3B friends spent time with letter stamps and letter stones as they mostly searched for letters from their names or other letters that they are familiar with. Games like these are an excellent opportunity for children to learn new letters too, which always gives them great pride.
Reading books is business as usual for 3B, and this week was more of the same. Our favorite book of the moment is The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, which was read in the classroom at least five times this week. They love this story! We are reading a variety of versions of the Three Little Pigs, including the traditional version, and the class loves all of them. It is fun for them to see that a story can be written in many ways with many different characters. This knowledge will hopefully help them to feel confident in authoring (dictating) some of their own stories soon.
In a way, 3B is already writing their own stories when they act out the Three Little Pigs in the classroom. While 3B’s versions of the story are pretty true to the books we are reading in class, there are some small differences, such as the number of pigs or wolves. It is fun to see the class act out books because they all have such a great time doing it together.
Reminder: We are going to the Slime Museum - Sloo Moo Institute - on Wednesday, March 11. We will be leaving the school at 9:20 and returning for lunch at 11:40. The cost is $38 per child, however, chaperones are free with the children. Yay! We are looking for one chaperone per child, if possible. If not, let us know and we are happy to work something else out. If it is easier, feel free to meet us at Sloo Moo that day. Please return the attached permission slip for your child with the $38 (cash or check) by Monday, March 2nd. Thank you very much!
Permission slip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lAACKdW5_LN3xAK89c1bJXvnCybUgcXTfau7jBULkq8/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Buckle My Shoe will be closed a week from today, Friday, March 6, for staff development. There is no school that day. Thanks!
Reminder: Parent teacher conferences will be Friday, March 13. Please find the link to the sign-up sheet here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BrPH-ofq2OC1hOn_t8aSIMlXTNRnz4B6GcZcKGLf9lw/edit?usp=sharing
