ARRRRR You Reading?

We kicked off the Accelerated Reading program by celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day!  There were pirates and mischief to be had all day at CWES.  Take a peek at how some of our friends dressed for the day!

We had so much fun that we decided to celebrate pirates all week!  Check back for more pictures.  ARRRR you reading?

September's 100 Book Club Awards

Woo Hoo!  These friends have already earned their bookmarks for reading 25 books!  They are on their way to becoming a member of the 100 BOOK CLUB!

 These friends also read 50 books and earned their pencil!

Keep reading guys!

How Many Letters Are In Your Name?

We read the book Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes this week.  In this book we learned that "Chrysanthemum's name was spelled with thirteen letters. That is exactly half as many letters as there are in the entire alphabet."  This got us thinking about our names.  We wandered how many letters were in our names.  We also made predictions on who we thought would have the most letters and who would have the least letters in their names.  This is how we found out...

We discovered that Ian had the least letters in his name and Kynidee had the most letters in her name.  We also discovered that most of the friends in our class have 6 letters in their names.

Meeting Cutie and the Frogs

The children came to school on Tuesday to a HUGE surprise.  Cutie, our class hamster, had returned from her summer vacation.  Many of the children were beside themselves with excitement!  Then, on Wednesday morning, another HUGE surprise arrived.  Our 3 frogs, Tad, Swimmy and Froggie came back from their summer vacation.  The children are very excited to learn about our class pets.  I know that they will do a great job taking care of them!

 Each day, our helper gets to feed the pets.

Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Sanders Who Do You See?

We wrote our first class book called, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Sanders Who Do You See?  The children worked so hard to illustrate their page.  I know that this book will be a class favorite!  I can't wait to put it in the reading loft so that the children can enjoy their very own book!