Movie Night at Little Elemenary 3-7-08

Don't forget about next weeks Movie Night at Little Elementary. We will be watching the Game Plan and eating pizza. It is a kick-off for our read-a-thon fundraiser and right before the feature film we will be watching a short film that includes the students in our class. Remember to let us know that you will be coming by next Wednesday so we know how much pizza and pop to get (we wouldn't want to run out!) I'll be there and hope you and your kids will be too! Spread the word!
-Mrs. Biles

Movie Night at Little Elementary
The Game Plan
Pizza
Friday, March 7th
Dinner at 5:30
Movie at 6:30
Bring pillows or camp chairs for seating in the gym

Titanic Guided Reading Group

One of our reading groups has been reading all about the Titanic. I was impressed with the student conversation about the events of the Titanic. We decided to share our learning by making a photostory. Way to go kids!
-Mrs. Biles

Google Earth

We have finished our unit on economics and students know much more about consumers and producers, opportunity cost, and mediums of exchange. I am impressed with the new understanding in our room.

We are moving on to a study of Regions. Using our Flat Stanley travels and Google Earth we are exploring deserts, polar regions, forests, and grasslands. Students were very excited when I introduced Google Earth to them. If you would like to check it out go to google.com and type in google earth. It is a free download that you can play with on your computer. We love it here at school.

Deeper Reading

Hello parents and students! It is our challenge at this point in the year to dig deeper into the comprehension part of reading. In order to do this I would encourage you to ask the following questions to your child during or after reading at home.

• What is the most important event in the story? Why?
• What do you think the author is trying to tell you in this story? Why?
• What is the most important thing you learned from reading this book? Why?
• What traits (behaviors, etc.) does the main character have?
• Summarize the book with beginning, middle, end, setting, characters, problem, solution, and main idea.

We are really focused on Determining Importance right now and would love your help at home. Thanks for your support!
-Mrs. Biles

Opportunity Cost

Opportunity cost is where you wanted to write but your friend wanted to read so you both decide to write. But there is an opportunity cost and that opportunity cost is that you both could have been reading.

Morgan Lavely

Opportunity Cost

We have been learning all about economics in our second grade classroom. Our most recent topic was "Opportunity Cost". Kids broke into groups and wrote, directed, and narrated their own play. Here are their finished videos. I was very impressed with the kids work!
-Mrs. Biles