Dear Class, This week our share topic will be family photos. Bring in a photo of your family to share during Morning Meeting. Last week we talked about quotations and what they meant to us. Robert Fulghum wrote a poem called, “All I Learned, I learned in kindergarten. …Examples from the poem are below: These are the things I learned: Share everything. Put things back where you found them. Wash your hands before you eat. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Take a nap every afternoon. What are some words of advice you can give? What words of advice do you hear from your parents? Write them on the note card and bring them to Morning meeting.

Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow. We will be writing snow similes today. Think of what snow reminds you of and complete the similes below. Be creative! FIRST SNOW by Marie Louise Allen Snow makes whiteness where it falls. The bushes look like popcorn-balls. The places where I always play Look like somewhere else today. The snow was as soft as _____. The snow was as white as _____. The snow was coming down as fast as _____. The snow was as light as _____. The snow was as beautiful as _____. The sun made the snow sparkle like _____.

Dear Poets, What does winter seem like to you? Use your senses to describe winter. We will be making a bulletin board called “A Sense of Winter”. Think of what winter is like to you. Fill in the blanks. Winter tastes like_______________________________________________________ __________ Winter sounds like _________________________________________________________ Winter smells like _________________________________________________________ Winter feels like _____________________________________________________ Winter looks like __________________________________________________. Some examples from the past are: taste: Winter tastes like a hot cup of cocoa on a snowy day. hearing: Winter sounds like children's laughter as they build a snowman. touch: Winter feels like a warm pair of mittens.

Dear Writers, Choose one of the following prompts to write a story. We will be sharing our stories during Morning Meeting. Begin NOW! The snow was falling and I can't see two feet in front of me.... The snowman was as still as a.... Splat! Splat! Another snowball..... The icicles hung dangerously from the old house.... Sitting by the warm fire I heard the crackle.... My boot is stuck! What am I going to.....? I was sledding down the biggest slope when.... My goals for the New Year are... Last year I had the best time when I...

Good Morning Sunshine! Look for sunshine behind every cloud. What does this message mean to you? Write the quotation in your Rachel’s Challenge Journal and explain what the message means to you. Write down all the positive things that happened to you this week. Try to make a list of at least 20 things. Bring your journal to Morning Meeting.