Week 3 Done!!!

It's Friday! Week 3 is now done and we have learned a lot about reading, writing, and working together as a team.

We have reviewed and practiced our capitalization, punctuation, sentence types, subjects and predicates, and short vowels. Students are doing awesome working in pairs, groups, and today we had our first individual presentations.  Students wrote a personal narrative about a time they won or lost a game and how they felt about it.  I enjoyed listening and reading all of your stories students - great job!

This past week we also had the opportunity to see President Obama speak to all students across America about the importance of education. His speech was so inspiring and hopeful to many students who aspire to make a difference in the future of our country. Please see link of video to view the speech online: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/09/08/sot.obama.education.entire.cnn?iref=videosearch

Today, we also had a moment of silence to honor the heros and victims of September 11, 2001. The students really felt like talking about the terrorist attack and sharing stories was a way for them to express themselves. They also took a few minutes to write a reflection about what they know and how it may them feel. I thought it was important to explain to students that they can use writing as a tool and as a form of expression to deal with their feelings. They were so curious and their emotions were evident of the devistating incident that happened many years ago. Most students were only 2 or 3 years old!

Thank you students, staff, and parents for your continued support! Let's keep learning and growing together as a team.

Love,
Mrs. Estrada