Story of the Week: A Trip to the Firehouse

Our story this week is about a group of children that visit a local firehouse.

Home discussion points (These are ways you can talk about schoolwork in a constructive and fun way!)

• What was your favorite field trip?
• Who are other helpers in our neighborhood?  
• Who are helpers throughout our nation?
• How do we show appreciation to those who help us?
• What was your favorite part of the text selection?

Engaging with books through conversation and thoughtful questioning aids comprehension and communication.  Try one of these discussion points instead of the usual "How was your day?" 

Look for the Helpers

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

-Fred Rogers

Help the Bahamas

The Sabal Palm Student Council will be collecting supplies to help the islands impacted by Hurricane Dorian.  Please send in donations by 9/16/19

They are collecting the following:

• toilet paper
• diapers
• baby wipes
• baby formula
• dry shampoo
• toothpaste
• toothbrushes
• body wipes
• toiletries
• first-aid supplies
• tarps
• flashlights
• duct tape
• new t-shirts
• can openers
• water purification tablets

Skill of the Week....Main Idea and Supporting Details

Our focus this week is to look at what a text selection is mostly about.  We call that the main idea or topic of our reading.  When we read non-fiction text, we must come away from our reading with a sense of what it was we just read.  Asking the question, "What was that mostly about?" guides us to the main idea of a piece of text.

The focus poster for this week's skill, hanging in the classroom.

Spelling Words, The Week of September 9, 2019

Here are this week's spelling words.
Remember, Spelling Packets are due on Friday, 9/13/19

1. very
2. after
3. things
4. our
5. just
6. girl
7. shirt
8. thirst
9. third
10. dirt

I'm Back!!!

It has been a long time since I have posted to my blog.  I would like to get back into sharing my educational journey.  I am going to try to post blog entries this year and get back to the fun of teaching and sharing.  I hope you will enjoy my new posts and come back often!

Mr. Nix

Pumpkin Reports

Thanks to all of the students who participated in the Pumpkin Reports.  They turned out awesome!