Happy Halloween! Please advise your child to be safe while trick-or-treating tonight. I want to see all of their happy faces back on Monday! This week students have finally completed their fractured fairy tale projects. The students loved having an opportunity to be authors and illustrators. Over the next couple of weeks I will be compiling the stories into one book of fractured fairy tales written by our great students at GES! Feel free to stop by during or after school to read these stories. Students will now begin working on an animal research project. The purpose of this project is for students to practice locating relevant information and citing their sources of information. At the conclusion of this project, students will be creating a special presentation to showcase their research. More details to follow... Have a great weekend! Be sure to have fun and READ! This week's Top 5: 1. Green Eggs and Ham 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel "The more you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss
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I am amazed at the creativity of our students at Greenland Elementary! Students have greatly enjoyed writing these fractured fairy tales, and one class has decided to begin an authors club so they may keep writing stories! I love seeing students excited about learning! Students should be wrapping up their stories this week and preparing for an animal research project to begin next week. The focus of the research project will be locating relevant sources of information and citing sources of information. Reminder: If your child says they have lost a book or brings home an overdue notice, then please help them locate the book. Locating the book will allow you to avoid paying to replace the book in the collection. Top 5 Most Checked Out Books: 1. Green Eggs and Ham 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules "The more you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!" Looking for a more engaging way to help your child practice the skills they are learning in class? Then you will love today's website! ABCya is a free website with educational games available for grades K-5. The games are divided into categories, such as letters and numbers, to make picking a skill for your child to work on that much easier. Many of the games also include sound or text-to-speech capabilities to help your young ones. Click on the button below to begin exploring the website! Be sure to check back each Tuesday for more technology tips, resources, and games!
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Heather PetersGreenland Elementary Archives
October 2016
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