Fire Drill

This week, we had a fire drill. Students moved very quickly, efficiently, and safely out to the meeting spot in the parking lot. As we were getting ready to head back into the classroom, we stopped to check out the fire engine and take a quick picture.

Spirit Day

There was a lot of excitement and some wonderful, creative costumes on our Spirit Day. In a brief parade through the Commons, students from across Acera walked around to show their spirit and appreciate each other’s choices.

Vocabulary Sorts and Partner Reading

The gentle hum of students getting down to business and engaging with vocabulary sorts and partner reading is always wonderful to see and hear. Students are slowly and steadily choosing more difficult vocabulary sorts and challenging themselves and each other when they choose to write down the new words they are learning. Each week on a Wednesday, we pair students for partner reading at Rest and Read. It’s a lovely way for current readers and emerging readers to listen to each other as they develop the skills of reading out loud and with expression.

Theme

This week for our theme, we watched a video about the invention of paper and a brief history of paper making. We also checked out the piece of papyrus that we had worked on making and problem-solving about why it may have dried in such a peculiar way. You can ask your student what happened! We read a book called “Christina Katerina and the Box” about a young girl who gets a big box to play with. She creates a castle but when it rains, the box falls to bits. We made our own boxes with card stock and discussed ways that we might be able to waterproof them so that they wouldn’t fall apart. There were some very creative ideas!

Happy Weekend!

Jen & Lisa