February 1-5, 2021

Persuasive Poems 

The week started by reading the picture book, "I Wanna Iguana" by Karen Kaufman Orloff. 

A young boy tries to convince his mom why he wants an iguana. As a class we discussed his arguments and his mom's responses. We brainstormed some ideas that we might want to persuade our parents or siblings of what we would like to have. Our ideas ranged from treehouses, ball pits, dragons, dinosaurs, Firebirds, a zipline down the stairs in our house, a hedgehog, and even a worm farm. We took our ideas and created arguments that we turned into a persuasive poem. One of the skills we are working on this term is to edit our written work for spelling, capital letters and punctuation. First, we edit our own work then a peer edits our work next. 

We also welcomed two students into our classroom on Monday and spent a few days inside due to the temperature outside. 

Upcoming Dates:

February 11 - 12  No School Teachers' Convention 

February 15 - Family Day - No school