A two for one kind of lesson!!!

Making Inferences and Compound Words

This week we have been working on making inferences.

We know that good readers use what they already know

AND evidence from the text to make inferences as they read.

We worked with partners today.

To find our partners...we used compound words.

My friend, Mrs. Selm, gave me some compound word cards cut in half.

I passed out the cards and the students had to silently find their "other half".

Then they looked at pictures of kids and had to make 

inferences about the kids.  They used what they already know 

AND evidence from the pictures to infer.

It was a JOY to overhear things like,

"I infer that they are friends because they are smiling and helping each other."

"I infer that she is at school because she is sitting in a desk and has school supplies."

Here are just a few of our "compound word" partners!!!

Our newest V.I.P. is....

Kai Freeman!!!!

Kai loves to eat tacos.  

His favorite animal is a shark.  

Kai's favorite things to do at school are recess and Fun Reading Friday.  

Kai would like to play baseball one day.  

Oz the Great and Powerful is his favorite movie.

Parents, look closely at the tornado maker Kai brought in.

Because ALL YOUR KIDS WANT ONE!!!

A Special Place Filled with Special People!

So excited to see that our very own CE is  the 10th best school in Indiana!!!!!

https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-elementary-schools/best-overall/s/indiana/

Fact VS. Opinion

We have been working on understanding the difference between

FACT and OPINION!

We have been working so hard on our animal research that the kids are FACT experts!

Today we read a book about Pond Life with a partner.

Partners had to make a statement about the book...

either tell a fact or an opinion and put it on a post it note.

We sorted all the statements and put them on a 

FACT VS OPINION Chart.

THEY DID GREAT!!

We are wrapping up our unit asking "How Are Animals Different?"

Next week we will begin to ask:

"What's Wild About Weather?"

100th day of School!

We are celebrating the 100th Day of School today!

We will have activities all day that involve the number 100!

First....a silly picture of what we will look like as 

100 year olds!

And....as painful as it is...here are some of the adults in our building!!!

Mrs. McElwee

Mrs. Klinginsmith

Ms. Inskeep

Happy 100th day of School!

We are officially 100 Days Smarter!!!

First Outdoor Recess in over a MONTH....and the sun is SHINING!!

So good to be outside again!!!

The BEST Friday ....EVER!!!!!

You won't believe the Friday we are having!!!

First....Our class was selected to sing this wonderfully sweet song in honor 

of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on LIVE announcements this morning.

http://youtu.be/tf6FSgmLafY

Then...We were selected to be the CLASS OF THE WEEK for 

our awesome behavior at Carmel Elementary!!!

So, now we get a bonus recess!!

And then...I found out that our very own Jacob Harlemert

and his family recognized me with a 

Carmel Education Foundation Honor Roll!!!

Thank you so much, Jacob!!!

This has been such a wonderful week - we have all enjoyed school so much!

What a great way to end the week!!