HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope everyone had a wonderful break. I know I did, but I am ready to get back into a routine. I missed everyone! We will slowly get back into our work, but next week is the end of the second nine weeks and we have a lot to do. It is hard to believe that we are almost half way through the school year. I am still trying to get some video uploaded to the blog. I hope I can get some help this week. Keep checking.

Reader's Theater

I hope you enjoy these Reader's Theater plays. Reader's Theater serves many purposes. The main purpose is to help with reading fluency. A child becomes fluent with a book after they have read it three or four times. We practice our Reader's Theater plays every day for four days, and we present on the fifth day. Another purpose of Reader's Theater is to help with speaking in front of an audience. We talk about standing still, not holding the script in front of our faces, speaking at the right level, using expression, and pronouncing words correctly. A final purpose is to learn to cooperate in a group and work together to produce a final product.

Election Week

We all have witnessed a truly historic event this week. Now is the time to come together regardless of being Republican or Democrat. Some of us won, and some of us lost. It is how we handle that win or loss that counts. Let's set an example for our children in this very teachable moment.

As I change over from a website to a blog, I hope that you will be patient. I am still learning how to work out all the kinks. I hope you enjoy the videos and pictures of some of the happenings in our classroom.