Halloween Slideshow

Halloween in 202!

We had a fabulous day in the classroom learning, while still having a bit of fun for Halloween. We read, "Say Boo" a precious story of a young ghost who could not say Boo. The children practiced using vivid vocabulary words to describe his feelings. We no longer say, "sad" or "bad". The character is now frustrated or gloomy. Please encourage your child to use more descriptive traits and feelings at home.

Then, we did some famous Miss Evanko word unscrambles. It was great to see that some of you really had a knack for figuring out the mixed up Halloween words. These can be quite challenging and your wheels were turning! Here are a few for fun. :)

nadyrnocc chitw talochoec tobocer

Finally, it was time for some goodies and crafts. We had a nice little snack with homemade rice crispies. The students created some spooky q-tip skeletons, worked on a word search and did a picture hunt. Below is a slideshow of the exciting day. I hope you all had a safe and wonderful Halloween. Sleep off that sugar!

Contraction Courage!

Have no fear! Contractions are here! We have been practicing how to combine two words to create a smaller word. This is an important skill as many children confuse plurals with contractions. We even learned a catchy song to sing about contractions! Contractions make our lives much easier when we write. Just pick up a book and start reading and you will see just how often you read a contraction. Below are some games and activities for contraction practice. See you next week super heroes!

Contraction matching and fill-in
Write the contraction
Quiz me!

Our Literacy Pumpkin!

As an annual event at Chets Creek, each classroom decides on a pumpkin to decorate based off of a book. Our class chose, "Boom Chica Rock." This story is very similar to Chica Chica Boom Boom but instead of letters, it involves numbers. The students worked very hard on painting, cutting,and creating the pumpkins. Thank you to the three mothers who came in to assist our kids in the process. Also, thank you parents who donated supplies and pumpkins. They turned out FABULOUS!

In an Inference read for lots of clues!

This week we have been discussing inferences. Inferencing is when a reader has to make an educated guess based off the clues in the text and their background knowledge. This is a deeper and more complex reading skill as the answers are not there for us. Readers have to think about their lives and their experiences to help.

story clues+ what we know=INFERENCE

For example, if a character got back their test and sunk deep in their seat and frowned, we would make an inference that they did poorly.

Here are a few sites that explain this skill and allow you to practice. You'd be amazed on how much you infer in your daily lives! Most of us make inferences without even realizing it.

Inference Riddles
What can you Infer?
Story with Inference Questions
Inference About Characters