Dot Day!

This week Esprit participated in International Dot Day.  We read the book Dot by Peter Reynolds and joined the International Dot Day live streaming on Discovery Education.  We were able to watch author Peter Reynolds read his book live and answer questions from students all over the world.  It was a fun opportunity for our team to see what live streaming is about and learn more about Peter Reynolds.

During Writer's Workshop we have been generating ideas to write about.  We have made lists of our best memories, experiences that evoke strong feelings, people we know well and want to write about, writing from our hearts, and writing about events from the world around us.  We will refer back to these lists when we need ideas for stories or books.  We have also continued with our 7-minute write.  We are trying to build our stamina for writing...writing long and strong!

In Reader's Workshop we have continued to build our reading lives.  We have been reading as if books are gold, learning how to find within reach books, and setting goals and tracking our progress using reading logs.  It has been wonderful to see everyone finding a good reading spot and diving into their books!  Next month, we will be sending reading logs home for the children to track their reading at home.  Our goal is for each child to read 500 minutes a month.  If they do, they will be invited to a literary lunch with Ms. Deb and Miss Niles.

This week in Math, we finished up our Youcubed series with videos about how the brain grows and changes, the power of mistakes, how speed is not important, and the importance of believing in yourself. We will be diving in to Unit 1 in our Bridges program next week and will have an opportunity to explore addition and subtraction patterns through that unit.

In Social Studies we have begun our learning about the history of Shelburne.  We began our unit by brainstorming all that we know about Shelburne and by generating questions we have about Shelburne's past.  Then we continued by learning about Shelburne's earliest settlements and the Native American tribes that had settlements in the Shelburne area.

Wednesday will be Fire Prevention Day at SCS.  The Shelburne Fire Department will be here to help us learn about fire safety and give us an opportunity to practice ways to keep ourselves safe during a fire.