BME - Beginning, Middle End

This week in reading and writing, we have been learning that stories we read and write have a beginning, middle and end.
We read The Little Red Hen and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and summarized the story by writing down a sentence about the beginning, a few sentences about the middle and a sentence about the end.

Click HERE to download a simple BME reading response sheet, like we use in class.

Points

Some of you have asked, "what are the numbers for in the little circles?"  This post, will hopefully answer this question.

Students earn points (tracked on a website called Class Dojo) for great behaviors in class.  They can earn points for great answers, participation, being SHARP, completing homework, modeling the essential 55, being on time, etc.  In turn, students can also lose points as well for not exemplifying these behaviors.  At the end of the day, their total points are recorded in their folder, and students earn a happy face!  In turn, if a student ends up with no or negative points, they will receive a sad face for the day.  Points start over each day.  A new day, a new beginning!  

Redeeming points - What are they for?

Students can choose to redeem their hard earned points for a reward card good for.

• 10 points - special pencil
• 10 points - rockstar recognition 
• 20 points - stinky feet  
• 20 points - fluffy friend
• 20 points - favorite hat
• 30 points - calendar teacher
• 30 points - be proud read aloud
• 30 points - show and tell

TEACHERS - If you are interested in the reward card files, I will gladly email them to you, just let me know.   I also have additional reward card files that are not mentioned here.  

Apps - Sight Words by Photo Touch

Sight Words by Photo Touch on both iPhone and iPad.  

This is to reinforce the sight word cards that come home daily, to improve reading fluency.  

Students have been trained how to set this app up for THEIR level.  But just incase they forget...

Sound - On

Display hint - Off

If your child is practicing the white cards, then they turn on the 'preschool' library, and turn off all other libraries

If your child is practicing the yellow cards, then they turn on the 'kindergartenl' library, and turn off all other libraries

If your child is practicing the green cards, then they turn on the 'First Gradel' library, and turn off all other libraries

If your child is practicing the orange cards, then they turn on the 'Second Grade' library, and turn off all other libraries

If your child is practicing the pink cards, then they turn on the 'Third Grade' library, and turn off all other libraries