Robert Munsch

We have been reading a lot of Robert Munsch's hilarious books in class. Robert Munsch is well known for his fun storytelling methods, with exaggerated expressions and acted voices. He makes up his stories in front of audiences and makes them just right by traveling all over to tell them to children. He has said that "It takes 200 tellings for a story to get good." He has written over 50 stories and is one of Ms. McAvoy's favorite authors. :)
Click below to listen to or look at any of Robert Munsch's awesome books!
Listen to Robert Munsch's books!

Love you Forever


Mortimer


Something good

Synonyms!

We have been learning about synonyms in class. Synonyms are words that are different, but have the same meaning.
Examples:
glad- happy, cheerful
crying- weeping, sobbing
mad- angry, furious

A fun game for synonyms:
Sam's Synonym Lab

Check out this fun song about Synonyms!

The New Friend

Our story of the week is called "The New Friend" by Maria Puncel. "The New Friend" was about a boy named Makoto moving into the neighborhood and having to make new friends. The kids learned about how important it is to have friends and to make new friends. We learned some fun songs about friendship.

Celebrating Earth Week!

In honor of Earth Week, our class went outside to pick up litter around the playground, track, and fields. We wrote about ways we could all do our part to help the Earth and why caring for it is so important.

Hoppy Easter!

Today, we read some of Beatrix Potter's classic children's books: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny and The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Potter was an English author and illustrator well known for her children's books featuring cute little woodland animals like bunnies, ducks and squirrels.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit


The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

Chief Lonsdale Returns!

Chief Lonsdale has safely returned home!! We are so happy he is back. The kids were very happy to have him come and visit. He thanked everyone for the cards, treats, and DVD we made to keep his spirits up during his deployment.

Johnny Appleseed

We have been learning so much about apples this week! We read the story of Johnny Appleseed and discussed the life cycle of an apple tree. We have also learned about a lot of different foods that you can make that come from apples, like apple cider, apple butter and apple pie.


After reading the story of Johnny Appleseed, we made a concept map to re-tell the story. A concept map is a diagram that helps us show relationships between concepts. We used pictures from the story to help. The kids really enjoyed this activity and it really helped us understand the story better.

Homophones!

We have been learning about homophones this week in class. Homophones are words that sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have different meanings. Check out this super fun video about homophones!

Examples:
I will write my name.
Turn right at this street.

She ate a pear for lunch.
I bought a pair of shoes.

You can also play a fun homophones game!
Homophones Game