Saturday, February 17, 2018

Starfish Gazette- February 16, 2018

Upcoming Starfish of the Week

Week of February 19- Sam
Week of March 5- Lydia
Week of March 12- Elin


Important Upcoming Dates:

Week of February 19th- Read Across America Week

February 26-March 1-Winter Vacation

March 5th- Growth Mindset Talk @ SMS with Christine Hertz 6:30-8:00 PM


Read Across America Week

The annual Read Across America celebration is coming to SMS next week! 

 Here's the schedule:

Monday - Fox in Socks Day: wear crazy socks and show them off!
Tuesday - Cat in the Hat Day: wear your favorite hat!
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday: wear mismatch clothing!
Thursday - Theodore Geisel Day: dress up as your favorite book character!

Friday - Curl Up and Read Day: dress in your coziest clothes. The students can wear their pajamas and bring one small stuffed animal to school


The Starfish are becoming Opinion Writers: Homework for Monday




Questions to Promote School Talk...

  1. Who was the Starfish of the Week?  What did you learn about her?
  2. Can you tell me about the Potato Olympics? Which event did you try on Friday?
  3. Who came to read to your class on Friday afternoon?
  4. Can you tell what you know about coins? What games did you play this week with coins?
  5. What is an unusual suspect in your book? Can you tell me about contractions and compound words?
  6. What did you try in Maker Space this week?
  7. Can you tell me about Mr. Pushkins?  What was the story about?
  8. What kind of ice cream sundae did you have on Valentine's Day? 
  9. Can you tell me about the Opinion writing folders you made on Thursday?  What did you put on your folder?
  10. What is the difference between a fact and opinion?  Can you give me some examples?
  11. Who did you make Get Well cards for?



Have a nice weekend,
Megan 



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