Great First Week!

            We had a wonderful first week together.  We spent a great deal of time getting to know each other, our classroom and began reviewing the fourth grade expectations. Every child came to school each morning with a positive attitude and prepared for the day ahead.  I am look forward for the coming weeks and cannot wait to get to know every child even better!
            This week we focused a lot on how to be a good role model at Coolidge.   This is a natural fit now that they are the “elders” of the building!   They all seemed ready for this responsibility and modeled following the classroom / school expectations with very little reminders from me! WOW!
            We began reading our first read aloud – Love That Dog by Sharon Creech.   Modeling  how readers think and interact with the story was the focus  of our discussions.  The students made insightful predictions and used some great inference skills.

           This week we will focus on our HOPES & DREAMS we each have.  We will also work to establish our classroom expectations!

FLAT STANLEY  / SALLY

The students worked to create their personal Flat Stanley / Sally.  Their travel buddies along with instructions were sent home with the students on Thursday.  Please keep these at home.  We would appreciate any postcards / pictures from travelers as the venture through the United States or the World!  Please see the FLAT STANLEY heading on this blog for more details.

Reminders:

1.  All about Me bags are due back to school tomorrow!
2.  Tuesday is our gym day!  Sneakers are needed!

3.   Please send your child to school every day with a water

     bottle and snack!

I hope you all had a wonderful LONG weekend and enjoyed the wonderful weather.

~  Miss Finneran