Ms. Feinman's Class at Dora Moore

This letter was sent home Thursday!📫 Dig through your seat cushions, cars and hiding places for loose change!!💸💰💸 Open Door is a pillar in our community. 🏫🏢🏡🏠🏣🏠💒⛪️🏭🏪🏢They work with many of our students at Dora Moore.👨👨👦

Which book was your favorite?  Don't forget to show evidence! 

Today we talked about how we can make a difference in our community or world.  Share your sentence and comment on a friend's sentence.  

Today we read Wangari's Trees of Peace.  We read about her winning the Nobel Peace Prize and watched a video.  We talked about how she made a difference in her community.  Share your writing from today about how you help your community and why it is important.  

Today we reread two books: The Lion and the Mouse and Mama Panya's Pancakes. We talked about which book we thought was the best by using evidence. 
Share how your family shows harambee.
Don't forget to comment on a friend's sentence! 

Today we watched this video: click here
We read the book, "Respecting Others" and wrote about what the author was trying to teach us.
Share your sentence in the comments section.

Today we had to think very hard about a time we changed our opinion because of another person.  Share your writing and then add a comment. 

I changed my opinion about ____because____.
I agree with _______ because_____________.

Today we compared and contrasted two characters, the lion and the mouse.
Share your writing you worked on today.  
Use the language stem, "I agree with ____ because ____" to comment on a friend's post.  
You may also give feedback about periods and capitals.  

Today we read The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.  We learned about animals in communities.  Who was your favorite character and why?

Today we talked about all the books we have read so far for our Kids Care unit.  Write about which book was your favorite.  Bonus: Comment on a friend's writing to share what you liked and what they can work on.  

Today we talked about our communities.  We also talked about how we help those communities.  Pick one page from your book to write in the comments section.  Then comment on a friend's writing!

Today we read Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats.  We talked about how we are going to help our family community.  Write your proclamation in the comments section.  Also, share your thoughts about a friend's proclamation.  

Today we are brainstorming problems and solutions in our classroom community. 
We will be giving awards to our classmates who solve problems to make our community a better place.
Share your brainstorming and comment on a friend's idea!

Today we took a walk around the building to observe community members helping others.  
Write about what you saw and then make a comment on a friend's comment.  

Share what you wrote about today and comment on a friend's comment. 

We are beginning our new unit, Kids Care, this week!