Day 2 . . . 178 more to go!

We are off to a great start. Today we got one more student so we are up to 20. We read the story "Officer Buckle and Gloria". I wish I had a dog like Gloria! They are such a team together. We talked about genres also. Officer Buckle and Gloria is an example of fantasy. We also started brainstorming our ideas for our autobiographies. The rest of the week will be spent organizing our ideas and putting it all into sentences.

The students had fun sharing their "Me Bags". Everyone put 3 - 5 items in a bag and brought them to school as a way to share about themselves. You'll see a picture of Cory. He is a football fanatic so he brought in a picture of himself when he played with the Hawks as well as pictures of his family. Journey is also in one of the pictures. She brought very clever items like a branch (because she likes to climb trees), a book (because she likes to read), and pen, rock, shell . . . It was great fun and the students loved learning about each other.