We Are So Thankful for Our Reading Buddies

Our third grade buddies came down to make thankful hand turkeys and to read to the kids today.  The turkeys will be refrigerator ready tomorrow:)

Rotting Logs

In today's Hands On Nature, the kids learned about the process fallen trees go through to become soil.  Here are a few photos:

Super Thinkers

In both Reading and writing workshop, we have been discussing how people have super reasoning powers.  All thinkers possess these powers and must persist using strategies that they have been taught in order to succeed.  Next week a bulletin board will be posted that shows each child as a "Super Thinker".  My hope is that this planning will help them gain confidence to take risks to further their knowledge in all subject areas.  Here are our "Super Thinkers".

3rd Grade Book Buddies

Today was the first meeting with our big buddies from Meghan Maynard's third grade Believe class.  The kids enjoyed getting to know each other.  The third graders also read to our kiddos.  We will be meeting every other week.  Here are photos from the introductory day: