Introducing...

 

A very special package arrived in our class today!  We all thought it was going to be baby ducks!  Boy were we wrong!

Introducing Wally the Whale!

We were not expecting a whale in that package, but we were just as excited!  Each week Wally will come home with someone to visit for the weekend!  While he is at our house we are to journal and take or draw pictures of Wally's adventures.  When Wally return to school at the start of the week, we will read all about his time at our houses.

The Writing Chant

 

This week we learned our writing chat.  There are fun motions that go with this chant.  It is so important for us to know the writing process before we start writing.  

We also learned that the writing process is like a life cycle, it never ends! 

Donut Writing

 We started learning how to add more description into our writing by using adjectives.  So to kick this lesson off, Mrs. Wanke had us taste some yummy donuts!  This was inspired by the story Little Red and the Big Hungry Lion because at the end of the story Little Red, her aunt, and the Lion ate donuts together.

We sampled chocolate and strawberry donuts!  Some of us ate them so quickly Mrs. Wanke couldn't get a picture.   

After eating the donuts, we made a donut craft.  On the donut we placed 5 sprinkles.  We wrote an adjective that described the donuts on each sprinkle.  

The next day we made a plan for an opinion piece about donuts.  We used the adjectives that we brainstormed on our craft in our planning.  

Lastly, when we were done planning, we wrote our final draft.  These wonderful pieces of writing and art hang in the hallway for all to admire!

Writer's Cafe

We have been working very hard on editing our writing.  Today we celebrated all our hard work with Writers Cafe. 

Our room was transformed into a little Cafe. 

We each took turns being the Chef!

 We got to "serve" up our writing to each table.   After we were done sharing our writing, our friends took turns complimenting the Chef's dish. 

Mrs. Wanke was so proud of all our hard work. We put a Published Writing ribbon on our pieces to share with our families!