Over the last few weeks, we have shown great interest in learning more about the trees that live around our school. We have explored different parts of a tree, how trees get nutrients, and have began exploring the names of local trees in our school yard.

Below, Vikhya engaged in observing trees that live on our school ground. She also explores the different parts of a tree, using loose parts to show her understanding of the structural features of a tree (trunk, roots, leaves, bark, branches, etc.)

Vikhya works together with peers to engage in maths! She explores counting collections on our 100th day of school as well as plays Go Fish Tens with peers.

We have been working on finding and sharing stories from our lives. We have been focusing on:

• Finding a story in our lives
• Starting with a title to tell our reader what our story is about
• Making all sentences belong
• Zooming in on a moment (Who? Where? How? What) to stretch a small event into a story
• Showing our feelings by using talking, !, or feeling words, to show the reader how you are feeling through actions

We have also been focusing on experimenting with punctuation and using upper and lowercase letters in our writing.

Below, Vikhya has chosen a story from her journal that she is most proud of.

Vikhya’ a reflection:

I am proud that I used uppercase and lowercase.

I want to get better at drawing.

Below, Vikhya reads part of Frog and Toad Facts by Blaine George.

Vikhya’ a Reflection: 

As a reader, I am proud that I get to learn some facts and get to learn something. 

I am working on chunking words. 

I like that they are telling facts about animals. 

One thing I learned is frogs lay eggs. 

An interesting word in the book is hooked.