Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Reader's Theater





The students love to read and act out plays using Reader's Theater. In this play, How Chipmunk got His Stripes, the kids are each assigned a character and act out the play using different voices and expressions. This helps the students become more fluent and comfortable in their reading.

Chess Champ!





Congratulations to Juan Franco! He won 8th place individual in the chess tournament. We are very proud of him!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Fun Facts about Owls

This week, the students read Owl Moon and Owls in the anthology. We learned about nocturnal animals and the students wrote down some interesting, fun facts about owls. These are their creations: