Help!

I was out today getting a cup of coffee and was informed that my gift card was finally empty.  I wasn't going to charge it back up so I handed it to the cashier to recycle.  She informed me that they don't recycle used gift cards - they just throw them away!  I promptly asked for it back and decided to save it.  I was surfing the net looking for some ideas for reusing materials (for an Earth Day art project) and came upon a nifty idea from one of my favourite blogs.
SO, I am sending this message out to our Cherrywood friends to please save and send in old gift cards or expired credit cards (if you are comfortable doing so).  We will be cutting them up - I promise!

Happy March Break!

I just want to wish everyone a safe and fun March Break!
We had a great time at the movies today - the movie version of The Lorax was great!
Everyone should keep reading daily throughout the break - we reviewed "check for comprehension" and "back up and reread" as useful strategies this past week.

Procedural / Instructional Writing

We are finishing up our latest work on instructional/procedural writing.
I am posting our anchor chart and an example that we created together at the beginning of our unit.

If you wish to help your child with writing at home, encourage your child to write instructions for activities that she or he can complete by her/himself.