Cool Down and Half Day

     Thank goodness today we had change in temperature.  The building was hot this morning but I opened all the windows and let the cool morning air in and the building cooled right down.

     We have been listening to Charlotte's Web on CD since last week.  It's a good way to cool down and regroup after recess.

     We have been reading some really fun fractured fairy tales lately.  Last week we read a play of the Three Little Pigs as told by the Big Bad Wolf.  He's not really a bad guy.  He just needed sugar to make his dear sweet Granny a cake.  Today we read Little Red Riding Hood  but this one had a twist at the end.  That wolf could NOT get the best of Grandma.  There were some fantastic new vocabulary word in that story as well.  Loved it.

     It's birthday mania in class.  We have 5 birthdays this week and one (two if you include my Derek) next week.  That's a LOT of June babies.  Remember that tomorrow is a half day and dismissal will be at 12:30.

    We wake up four more Wednesdays!!!  But whose's counting????

 

   

Fairy Tales

     Today we started our fairy tale unit.  I LOVE this unit.  We will be reading all sorts of fairy tales and fractured fairy tales.  The best part is reading Cinderellas from all over the world.  We started today by brainstorming a list of fairy tales we already know, reading Rumpelstiltskin and listing some of the elements of a fairy tale. We will dive into that more tomorrow.  I found this website that teaches all about fairy tale elements while reading Cinderella to you.  Click here to check it out.

     A happy belated Mother's Day to all you mom's out there.  I hope your day was wonderful and you were pampered by your family.  I had a great day.  I spent the day with my husband and sons and I spent the evening with my daughter and mom.  We had a fantastic night.  Kaycie, my daughter, booked a paint night for Mom and me.  We had a nice dinner then a paint lesson right in the restaurant.  Trust me when I say I have NO artistic ability but I thought my painting came out GREAT.  They all did. Click here for the company website.

          We will be performing in the Memorial Day Program, which will be Friday, May 24th at 1:30.

      Last chance to share your home address with your child's pen pal.  Send in a note with your address (if you haven't already) if you want me to share your address with them.

     Did you hear all about the circus?  It really was fantastic and I think everyone had a good time.