October 4

This week we started reading the Wizard of Oz and Madame McCann came in to talk to us to share some top reading tips:

1. We should be able to understand what we are reading. If not, we can choose another book and come back to this one in the future.
2. We should be interested in what we are reading about.
3. If we don't know a word we can sound it out and see if it makes sense in the sentence. If it doesn't make sense, go back and try again.
4. We can use pictures and other pieces of information in the book to make sensible guesses when we come across new words.

We talked about our ' Wonderful Word Wall'. If I find any words during my reading that I find interesting, I should write them down to share with the class and write on our word wall. 

We also discussed personal space today and listened to the story, Personal Space Camp about a boy going to personal space camp to learn how to interact properly with others. We talked about keeping our hands to ourselves, respecting other people's personal boundaries and using our words politely and firmly with others: 

" Could you please not do that, I don't like it"

" Could you please scoot over? I am a little bit squashed here"

One point that came up is how words can be used hurt people  : 

" You look ugly and I hate you"

Or we can use our words as a superpower - to make people smile and feel amazing about themselves :

" I love your outfit, you look amazing!"

" Thank you for being you. You are such a good friend and a kind person"

" You are awesome!"

Ask me :
How can you use your words to make someone feel great about themselves?
What can you say if someone invades your personal space?
What do the words : quarrelling, bickering and squabbling mean?
What do you think about the Wizard of Oz so far? What do you think might happen in the story? What has happened in the Wizard of Oz so far?