Social Studies and Recess, by Roselin

Today is the last day to finish our Barefoot Island.  We are coloring our Barefoot Island and people are not really done with it.  Today we are doing recess inside and we can use markers.

On May 3rd book orders are due.  On May 6th it is our field trip.  On May 10th it is going to be our spring concert. I am proud of Brandon today because he passed mins 12 and he is a Math Ninja!

Brandon did a good job on his Math Ninja

Reading and Writing, by Jaden

In reading round 1 I'm working on writing.  Round 2 I met with Mr. Johnson.  Round 3 I did word work.  In writing I did poetry.  We are learning about acrostics.  Mine was fair.  J'Aunna's was the sun.  Hers was great.

May 6 is the Field Trip.  May 10 is the Spring Concert.  I am proud of Lane today because he got started right away in read to self.

Great job Lane!

My poem was cool.

Math and Calendar Assignment, by Aleigha

Today we are doing calendar.  It is where there is a kid doing it, and when the timer goes off it means the rest of the kids have to clean up.  The calendar helper is Eduardo.  He did very well.  We are doing Math and my partner is Erica.  We are doing a scavenger hunt and we are looking for objects that are 1 foot, centimeter, and other lengths.  We worked hard to do it ourselves.  Gracyn is a math ninja for the year.  You have to get mixed review addition to be math ninja.  We have 7 math ninjas.

May 3rd we return book orders.  May 6th is our field trip.  May 10th is the concert.

I am proud of everyone today for working hard on math and paying attention to the calendar helper.

Erica holding our scavenger hunt papers.

Me holding our scavenger hunt papers.

Ryan and his group doing scavenger hunt.

Cael and his group doing scavenger hunt.

Eduardo is calendar helper.

Gracyn, our new math ninja!

Poetry, by Alexia

Today in poetry we did a poem called A Life Cycle of a Butterfly.  It was to the rhythm of Row, Row, Row Your Boat Gently Down the Stream.  The poem was meant to sing but Mr. Johnson said we didn't have to.  I sung to Hadley, Colt Lynn, and Adela.  The funny thing was that when me and Adela sung together Eduardo and Lane went at the exact same time as us!  I was happy because it was pretty quiet during poetry.  I drew a picture of an egg, a caterpillar, a chrysalis, and a butterfly to represent each step in the life cycle of a butterfly.  I like poetry because I like drawing pictures to go with the poems.

On May 6 we have a field trip.  We also have a concert on May 10.

Us working on poetry

Alex working quietly

My table and table 2

Lane drawing his picture

Colt Lynn, Hadley, and Adela

A 6th Math Ninja, by Erica

Today we are working on Barefoot Island.  We can make it any way we want.  We have a math ninja boy.  It is Eduardo. He did mixed review and got them all right!

May 6 is our field trip.  May 10 is the spring concert.  I am proud of Gracyn and Adela today because they were not shouting.

A Great Day, by Lane

Today Ruben let me play with him.  At music a lot of people cheered me.  For the Corner Game, Cael was really cheering me on.  So were Ruben, Eduardo,  Brandon, and Alex.

May 10th is our spring concert.  I am proud of Ruben today for getting started right away on reading.

Ruben getting started right away

Brandon working hard on writing

Cael reading

Alex working with Mrs. Manz

Eduardo's big smile

Blog post from 4/15/16: Wayne State College Friends, by Eduardo

Today our Wayne State College friends came so we can read and learn more.  We got to play for a little bit with play-do.

I am proud of Alex because he was doing a math center with me.

Writing and Word Study, by Jacob

In Word Study we are working on our sound boards.  We got done with our first column.  In writing we worked on our narrative stories.  Some people are on their final copy.

Wayne State College friends are coming on Friday.  I am proud of Lexie and Cael today.  Cael got started on Listen to Reading.  Lexie she got done with ninja math.

Brandon doing word study

Math and Recess, by Hadley

For my first round in Math I did independent work.  It was problem of the day and fixes.  We got one center done in round one.  During round two I did my blog post.  In round three I did a math choice with Lexie.  It was Tens Go Fish.  Fourth round I measured stuff.  At first recess I  played with Lexie and Gracyn.  First we talked then we swung.  After lunch we have more recess.  At 2nd recess I played with Lexie, Mason, and Gracyn.  During last recess I played with Lexie on the swing.  Than was my half part of my day.

Library books are due on Friday.  There is no late start on April 18.  Wayne State College friends are coming on Friday.  I am proud of Colt Lynn today for being nice to Gracyn.

All About Today, by Gracyn

Today I had sharing.  I brought Shrinky Dinks.  The Shrinky Dinks I brought were my fish and my flower.  For sharing we have to bring something that relates to school.  Shrinky Dinks  relate because there are animals and plants on maps.  Today I also played with Colt Lynn for math choice.  We played Roll to a Hundred.  It was fun.  At recess I played with Megan on the gliders.  That was really fun.  After that we went to music, then lunch.  Then we went to recess.  I played with Isabella.  She said we will play next recess and tomorrow.  Now we're doing word work.  After that we have Guided Reading, recess, writer's workshop, social studies, last round of guided reading, closing circle, and dismissal.  I know I might be giving too much information but after that I go to day care at my aunt's.  I forgot before writer's workshop we do read aloud.

Library books are due on Friday.  No late start on April 18, 2016.  College friends are coming on Friday.  I am proud of Lexie because she got started right away on Listen to Reading.

My Show and Tell, by Colt Lynn

My show and tell is two fans.  They were made in China.  There relate to Social Studies because we are learning about maps and globes.  China is on the globe.

Friday our Wayne State College friends are coming.  Library books are due on Friday. I am proud of Alexia because she was nice to me when she asked me to work on a math center with her.

Second edition fan

Third edition fan

Alexia reading

Sojourner Truth video

Here is a video Ruben and Jaden made after reading books about the Underground Railroad and Sojourner Truth.  Great job, boys!

Math and Art, by Yamilet

In math we are learning a new game about fractions.  In math I did a center with Adela.  We got done. In art we did a pirate ship.  It was hard to do.  I thought it was going to be a plant but it was a pirate ship.  It was smaller than a castle, a building, and an apartment.

Library books are due on Friday.  I am proud of Adela today because she was helping me clean up a center.

Adela helped me clean up

Care Center and Library, by Brandon

We went to the Care Center.  I chose the books Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom,  and The Day the Crayons Quit.  I read to 2 people.  I had a good time.  We went to the library.  We had to choose which book we want for the Golden Sower award.  Mrs. Klein said when they decide who's the winner they call them and tell them him or her what they won.

Library books are due on Friday next week.  I am proud of Jacob and Lane today because they got started right away on Word Work.

Recess and Autism Awareness Month, by Ruben

This month we made Autism Awareness Ribbons.  Me, Cael, Alex, Brandon, and Lane played a game at recess.

Care Center tomorrow.  I am proud of Cael today for letting me play a game.

Music, Lunch, and Recess, by Adela

We went to music and we are practicing our songs.  After music we went to lunch and we ate sloppy joes, tater-tots, lettuce, and pears.  At recess me, Erica, Yamilet and Angie were playing by rolling on the hills.

On Friday we will go to the care center to read.  I am proud of Erica, Yamilet, and Ruben today because they were doing good on their independent work.  Ruben was the second math ninja.

Word Study, by Cael

We are doing word study.  We are finishing our sound words.  I had nothing to say so I passed.

We are going to the Care Center on Friday.  I am proud of Brandon and Jacob today because they didn't throw a fit in P.E.

Word Study, by Ryan

We are doing word study.  We have to write words.  We have to work hard.  Then we get to say words.  Then Mr. Johnson writes them on the board.

We are reading at the Care Center on Friday.  I am proud of Cael because he was working hard on word study.

Blog from 4/1/16: The Math Ninja Master is Back, by Mahlik

Today is the last day for Battle of the Books.  The two teams are Mrs. Hoffart's class and Mrs. Sharpe's class.  We played jump rope in P.E.  today.  Today we ate celery with peanut butter.

Alex's birthday is on the 28th.  I am proud of Brandon today because he got a reward for getting really far in Math Ninja.