Weighty Watermelon

Today was a great day! Our word of the day today was "was". It was a rule breaker, because the "a" said the sound of "short u" and the "s" said the sound of "z". To help us remember this word, we hung the "buzz of was" from the ceiling. After word of the day, we had a great math time. We went to Mrs. Lauber's room to estimate the weight of our watermelon. We learned that when you estimate, you compare something you know to something you don't know. We used a scale to find out that Mrs. Lauber's watermelon weighed 12 pounds. Our watermelon was smaller, so we could make a "smart guess." We all made estimates. Then, we weighed our watermelon on the scale. It was seven pounds. We had six friends who were only one pound away from estimating correctly! We recorded our estimation on a paper to share with you. We went to lunch and recess. After lunch, Mrs. Myers read us the story Chestnut Cove. It was a watermelon story. After the story, we learned how to retell a story. We used the words first, next, then, and last. Please ask me to retell the story to you tonight. I have a paper in my folder that will help me remember! We had centertime. After our learning center, we went to the art center. Today, we decorated the hands of our watermelon project. We had writing workshop. Mrs. Myers got out the book, Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One. We listed the parts of a good fiction story. (character, setting - when, where, problem, and solution) Then, we brainstorm a list of settings to keep in our classroom. We made a list of "when" and "where". Tomorrow morning, we will draw our first settings in our Writing Workshop Journals. In our mail today, please check for the application for a library card. It is a special program with the York County Library System for first graders. Win PRIZES!!!! What a great day ! We earned bonus blocks!