Nonfiction Unit of Study

In Readers' Workshop we have been studying the nonfiction genre.  Students have learned about the features and structures of nonfiction.  Now, we are immersed in learning strategies for getting the most information out of nonfiction.

Students are learning about how to read nonfiction while reading information about Abenaki life before European contact.  The content that they learn in Readers' Workshop will be the basis of research for a project about Abenaki daily life.

Skinny Pancake Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 10th at 10:20am our class will visit Skinny Pancake to learn about our mission:  improve the kids' menu while honoring Skinny Pancake's business philosophy to provide healthy, local, and affordable food.

Parents are encouraged to come and help out!  If available, please come to our classroom around 10am.

Thank you!

Skinny Pancake Project

Our class has been given a great opportunity!  We will help improve the kids' menu at Skinny Pancake.  At some point soon we will visit the restaurant at 1:20 to sample crepes and get more information from the company.  We were planning on going this week, but weather has prevented the Skinny Pancake marketing director from getting into town.  I will let you know when the new time will be.  Parents are encouraged to join us if able.

Students will learn about locavore food choices, VT agriculture, and persuasive writing in this mini-unit as they work to improve kids' choices at Skinny Pancake.  Only a few ideas from our class will be chosen to be placed on the Skinny Pancake menu permanently.

Publishing Party Success

Thank you to all the families that came to support our class' Publishing Party.  Kids worked so hard on their stories, and you helped celebrate their success.

Progress Report Narratives will go home today

A formal standards-based report card will go home in March and June.  At this time, the new common-core aligned report card for UES is not yet ready.  Because of this, teachers have written narrative progress reports which will go home on Friday, January 30th.  Please sign and return the envelope by February 4th.

You Are Invtited To Our Class Publishing Party

Who: Family and Friends of students in Wendy McGuiggan's Class

What: Publishing Party

Where: In our classroom (Room 208)

When: Friday, February 6^th from 1:10-2:00

Why: To celebrate the completion of our realistic fiction stories

Please join us if able to hear your child share his/her story. We will have light snacks available. Snack donations are welcome. Please contact me with any questions at wendym@mpsvt.org or 225-8238. Hope to see you there!

Wrapping up our fiction stories

We have worked on writing realistic fiction since November, and are now working on revising and editing our work.  In the next few days, I will send home an invitation to our publishing party to celebrate the group's hard work!