Whew!!!

I'm not sure what day it is...if I'm coming or going...

Tomorrow is the field trip to Frisco Safety Town! 10/22. Parent volunteers are: Imhoff, Holmes, Flumerfelt, Cunningham, Johnson, Ramazani, and Ferguson!  Remember to meet us at school to follow the bus or meet us as Safety Town: 8601 Gary Burns Dr, Frisco, Tx 75034 by 9:15-9:30

Littles need to wear:
SPEAR-It Sprint T shirt (Long sleeves underneath if chilly in the morning)
P.E. Attire and shoes.

Littles need to bring:
A lunch we will be eating in the classroom when we return

So....Today...
This morning we continued our AMAZING fable discoveries...Some of the observations these littles make just BLOW ME AWAY!
Today we watched...


The moral: Gentle Persuasion is stronger than force.

Fables are:

• Boring (opinion)
• Pretty Short
• Old
• Valuable (this was such an AMAZING observation...when I asked why they were valuable the response was..."Because we can learn from them.") How crazy smart is ThAT?

Characters can be...

• animals that are human like
• objects that are human like

Fables...

• teach us lessons
• Belling the Cat: Be bold enough to solve a problem
• The North Wind and the Sun: A kind, calm and respectful person will get things done

After watching and talking about fables and adding to our chart from yesterday we talked about the moral.  We decided that the moral was the most important part of the fable...so we thought about how we could connect with THAT part of the story.

We changed the Sun to Susie Sun and said that she was a kind, calm and respectful student.

We changed the North Wind to a disrespectful, crazy and mean student.

When asked who they thought would get help or get to do things first they said Susie Sun! So, if we wanted  someone to be our friend or pick us to do things...we needed to be a kind person. I think the thoughts these littles have  are WONDERFUL!  I love our class discussions!

As they moved to independent reading...I reminded them to look for ways they can CONNECT with their text to help them remember what the story is about!

There are a lot of Aesop's Fables on youtube...feel free to watch and disuss with your little as a homework option!  See what kind of connections they can make to help them understand the moral!

This afternoon our VERY SPECIAL STUDENT had a very SPECIAL DAY...

A special family lunch with a special little!  AND...lunch for the teacher too!!!!

Also thanks to Milana and Molise for the Chick-Fil-A and COOKIE!  YUMMY 

You all SPOIL ME....

Then it was time to read some FUN and silly books!

Pigeon Drives the Bus

Wacky Wednesday...

Let's hope NEITHER of these happen to us tomorrow!

Math:

I can SHOW WHAT I KNOW... on my math CBA #1! Everyone is working very hard to do their best...no matter how hard it is!!! (and it's pretty hard)

LIGHTNING BOLT

During Snack Gabby shared her adventures with Lightning Bolt! 

Another great time with a firstie...

LOOK AT THIS...

LOOK AT THIS...

Our very own little was one of the TOP fall box top collectors! Keep cutting and turning them in... maybe this certificate will have YOUR name on it this spring!

Looking forward to Pumpkin Book Reports next week.  They are not DUE until the 31st but they can be brought in as soon as you are done!!! We will do the presentations and display them!!!

Thanks for everything you do for your little, our classroom and our school!  You make a difference!