Sanders’ Scribbles  

This is the last full week before our holiday break and the children and I have been extremely busy.    We began and completed our DIBELS testing.  Everyone in our class improved!  Also, they did a great job last week when I had to be out and I am so proud of them.

 

Centers

This week, we have been working hard making Christmas ornaments and special presents for the children to take home.  In addition, while the children were at centers, I assessed every child on the DIBELS test. 

 

Shared Journal

We are working hard on adding details to our stories.  As a story is shared, we are paying close attention to the details.  The children are even mentioning details as one of the reasons to choose a story during the class negotiation. Details are even showing up in the children’s writing.  Now, many children are writing several sentences each day.  I am so impressed with their hard work.

 

Shared Reading

This week, we read different versions of the Gingerbread Man.  To compare these different versions, we made a class chart.  So far, the children have noticed that each story has the same basic theme but that the characters and some of the endings are slightly different in each version.  

 

Math

Using gingerbread men as a theme, we did measurement and graphing.  For measurement, we used several nonstandard units (skittles, twizzlers, popsicle sticks, paper clips and cubes) to measure the length of our gingerbread men. 

 

We have also gotten two more of our Flat Aubie’s back.  One came via E-mail!  It seems that Flat Aubie has been visiting the University of Mississippi and New York City.  Next week, I hope to be share with the children the pictures and information that Flat Aubie brought back.

 

Important Dates and Notes:

·        December 20 – Christmas Party 10-12.  Please join us.

·        December 20 – Last day of school for the holidays.

·        December 21/January 4  - Holiday Vacation (no school)

 

Foster and Chloe are measuring their gingerbread man.