Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!  We always start our Monday with a class meeting and what we like to call "Weekend Chatter".  Here is what it looks like...

After we meet, we write about our weekends in our journals.  From the look of these journals, you all are very fun people!  Check out what some of these kids did.....

                                            

                                       

Today's Star Reader is .....

FYI:  On Friday, Truman will be participating in Jingles for Jacob.  Jacob is a first grader here at Truman, who is currently in Houston for eight weeks receiving a progressive treatment for brain cancer.  Students are asked to wear Jacob's favorite color, which is blue, and donate any spare change.  

Thanks for your consideration! 

Once upon a time, we were at school and....

 we read some more fairy tales!  Enjoy some reviews.

Today's Star Reader is....

Why Can't Cinderella Play Tennis?

Because she's always running away from the BALL!!!!  That's right, we read two Cinderella books today, the classic, and then a super-silly one called Prince Cinders. 

Here are some book reviews....

Today's Star Reader is....

Tallies, Tales, and a Totally Awesome Reader!

Today we read the book Dusty Locks and the Three Bears.  We made a venn diagram comparing and contrasting this story with Goldilocks and the Three Bears. 

Tally Fun ~ we wrote our own questions and asked  our classmates to answer.  Did you know these things about our class?

Fairy Tales and Today's Star Reader

We are starting our unit on fairy tales.  Today we read these two books and wrote about them in our journals.  Enjoy a few reviews of the class favorite, Beware of the Bears.  It is a crazy sequel to Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Be sure to ask your child what happened when the three bears returned to what they thought was Goldilocks' house.

Tough Weekend for Caleb!

Check out what happened to our friend Caleb this weekend.

Cooksey's Crew is starting something NEW!  We will be featuring a Star Reader each day on our blog. Click on the arrow icon to listen to these awesome readers!

Happy April Fools' Day!

Do you notice anything different about where these kids are sitting? These little tricksters changed table spots! Check out what some of these kids have planned for the day!

P.S.  Here is a link to a webcam set up on the eagle eggs about to hatch in Iowa. 

Thanks, Mrs. Abercrombie!  The eggs are due to hatch this week. We've been keeping our eye on the nest today.  Can you believe that the nest is 6 feet by 6 feet?  Happy hatching, little guys!

                                 http://raptorresource.org/falcon_cams/index.html