Today was Community Reading Day. Members from our community came to school to read to each classroom and share information about their job. Officer John Carson from the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department came to our room. He read the book Miss Brooks Loves Books, by Barbara Bottner. We get to keep the book in our classroom. The book and the day are dedicated to Mrs. Ring, beloved school librarian.
In science we are finishing up with our Rain Forest unit. Students are researching the rain forest animal of their choice. This information will be turned into a nonfiction book after vacation. After the Rain Forest unit ends, we will begin a Social Studies unit on Maine Native Americans.
In math our class has successfully finished units on geometry and measurement. We are starting to look at place value in the ones, tens, and hundreds places, which will bring us into adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers.
In Writing Workshop, we are focusing on poetry. Miss Cameron, our practicum student, taught us a lesson on acrostic poetry. We have also learned, so far, about using photographs to inspire poetry and personification. Our work is collecting in our writing folders. At the end of the month we will each choose a poem to be typed up, illustrated, and made in to a class poetry book. Our Name Acrostics have also been made into a book, and will be delivered to Miss Cameron as a gift. Her time with us is over, and she will be missed. You might see her at Brewer Dairy Queen (where she works) if you're lucky!
