Reading Month

March is almost done, and with that another Reading Month comes to an end.  In our classroom, we've enjoyed DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time, I've been reading a very interesting chapter book called The One and Only Ivan, we've had guest readers from the Escanaba hockey team, and we've enjoyed many special assemblies and activites.  This Friday we will be watching Diary of a Wimpy Kid to celebrate the end of Reading Month.  I like this book, not for the fart jokes, but because it has inspired so many kids to dive into chapter books and really immerse themselves in an epic adventure that only a chapter book can deliver.  After I read the book aloud to our class, I noticed many of them continuing to read the series on their own.  That was my hope!
Lemmer students have read over 3000 books this month!!! Check out our book counter on the Esky Schools homepage: AR Book Counter

Wimpy Kids

The Hollywood theme for reading month inspired this book-turned-movie door for our classroom.  This, in turn, inspired last week's art lesson.  We watched a video of Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, as he drew his main character, Greg Hefley. Click here to watch the video.  I read this book aloud to the class earlier this year, so they were excited to learn more.  We warmed up by drawing along with Mr. Kinney.  Next, we studied some more of his illustrations and used those to draw our own cartoon self-portrait.  Students added a drawing of  a book they've read this year to complete our project.  They are so cute and VERY true to life!  Do you recognise anyone in these pictures?

My Plate Nutrition Lesson

Ms. Sabin was here again this week to talk to us about My Plate, the national guide to eating healthy.  We learned that half of our plates should contain fruits and vegetables.  So, we enjoyed a very healthy snack that can be an alternate for not-so-healthy pizza.  We used whole-grain English muffins, pizza sauce, cheese and lots of fruits and veggies.  Kids are getting brave and are trying all kinds of new foods - even peppers and tomatoes!  Ms. Sabin told us that our taste buds might need to get to know new foods, so we should try them and keep on trying them because we just might love them some day.