Working Hard!

     We spent a lot of time working on our personal narrative drafts this week.  We talked a lot about finding places in our stories where we can expand or stretch a moment.  We also learned that the words "said" and "went" are really boring in a story. We talked about replacing these words with other MIGHTY, MIGHTY VERBS!  After giving this a try we found that it really did make our writing STRONGER!!!
     In reading we started to talk about theme.  We talked about the theme being the lesson or the big idea of the story.  We read several fables and tried to come up with a lesson for each. 
     Today we got to mix reading and social studies together for some great learning!  In social studies we talked about the southeast region of the United States.  Based on clues, the students were able to figure out that an important "Georgian" was Martin Luther King Jr.   We had a great discussion about MLK and all of the work he did for equal rights in our country. Learning about segregation was the theme for our reading today as well.  We read the book Teammates, a book about the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues, Jackie Robinson, and his teammate who was brave enough to stand up for his friend and teammate!  
     On a health note.....all of the kids were in school today.  :)  We have been disinfecting our classroom each afternoon and have talked a lot about using hand sanitizer throughout the day.  Right now we have plenty of hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes thanks to so many donations from the beginning of the school year.  We are however, a little short on tissues.  If you would like to donate a box of tissues to our class that would be greatly appreciated! 
     Just a reminder we will be hosting our 2nd Read with Me workshop this Thursday the 17th.  One session will be in the morning from 7:45-8:30 and the other in the evening from 6:00-6:45.  We hope to see you and your child there!
     Have a great weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis