Off To A Slow Start

This morning everyone was quiet and I think still half asleep.
I could definitely see how hard the time change was on everyone.

I put out this hat and thought SR should model it for us.
Doesn't he look a little like a leprechaun with it?This afternoon we started our new newspaper. By the afternoon we were rolling pretty good as you can see by the look on these two boys faces.
No signs of exhaustion that I saw on their morning faces.

Here NS and SM are focused and working well together on their news article.

This is LW's work. As she types, this is what she sees.

These girls are having fun writing about the walking club. They have walked over 35 miles this year!
They are planning on setting a goal for the end of the year. Look in our upcoming newspaper to get more information.

Some of us worked with a partner while others felt like working on their own. Either way is fine. It kind of depends on your article and the mood you are in. We are getting pretty fast getting our ideas down on paper with few errors. I always like that.

During reading block KZ and JM finished writing their letters to their parents in their home journal. Looks like they are adding a picture. Fun.

When not in a reading group with a teacher, students have a variety of options. Here LW and ML are reading independently.

RV is enjoying a book while sitting at her table.

DE has settled with a book about animals.

SM is finishing up his home journal too.

Meanwhile I have a small group using the Activotes to take a reading test.
We are working on fluency and comprehension.

MA is reading her reading group book about, Colleen the Leprechaun.

SR is reading independently at his table too. Good job second graders!