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Dr. Seuss Week

We are having fun with Dr. Seuss this week. In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2, this week is Read Across America. The Cooperative Combo is putting our own twist on the special week. Everyday this week we have a special activity to celebrate reading and Dr. Seuss.
Since we will be reading lots of Dr. Seuss, I could use some help. I would love to collect as many books as possible to use this week. If you have some at home, could we please borrow them for the week? Make sure your child's name is in the book. Send books into class this week. We will read and share them, then return your books on Friday.
Today we read The Sneeches. A great story with a great lesson. Here is the youtube video.


There is much more Dr. Seuss fun to come. Check out the schedule for the rest of our week:

Tuesday ~ Wocket in My Pocket~ Students wear as many pockets as they can.

Wednesday ~ Fox in Socks ~ Students may wear colorful/ crazy socks.

Thursday ~ Green Eggs and Ham and The Lorax~ Students wear green.

Friday ~ Cat in the Hat~ Students may wear a silly hat and ~Hop on Pop~
Students may bring a pop or juice to school to drink with popcorn.

Poetry Cafe Replay

Poetry Cafe

Poetry Cafe was a smashing success. Our classroom was not a classroom last Wednesday. Instead, it was a hip, quaint cafe where budding young poets could share their latest work. We heard new poetry from our up and coming Combo poets, as well as, shared published poems from famous authors. Some poems were beautiful and touching, others were just plain funny. The hot chocolate and treats were delicious, but the best part was sharing poetry with the people we love most. Thank you all for your support. Enjoy some pics from the day!

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Stuck on Reading

Today was the final assembly for the Read~A~Thon. As a school, the students were able to reach their goal of 50,000 minutes read! Therefore, students who participated in the Read~A~Thon were able to place a piece of duct tape on Mr. Senitte and stick him to the wall! You should have seen the smiles! Not only were the students able to reach their goal of 50,000 minutes, they actually doubled the minutes. The students will also get a half an hour of free gym time as a reward.

Even more good news, the Cooperative Combo had the most minutes read for all the K-2 classrooms. We will have a pizza party this Friday to celebrate. Thank you PTA! Two of our students were also the top readers in all of kindergarten through 2nd grade. Congratulations Cole and Torsten on being top readers. I am so proud of our kids! Thank you parents for your support. Readers are winners, winners are readers!

Follow this link to find the Billings Gazette article on the final assembly.
Gazette link

Gotta Keep Reading

Today the PTA kicked off the Bitterroot Read A Thon! The Cooperative Combo led several classes in a surprise flash-mob called "Gotta Keep Reading." They were superstars! We had a blast. Take a look!



Now on to read, read, read and WIN this Read A Thon! Go Cooperative Combo!

MLK Speech

Before Martin Luther King Day we read many books about him. We also watched a video of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech and made a time line of his life. The kids wrote their own "I Have a Dream" speech. As the saying goes, "straight from the mouths of babes." Their ideas were creative, sweet, honest, and sometimes funny. Here is a sample:



I have a dream that one day my mom will...
~get paid
~get a new car
~be rich
~get $100 to Gymboree
~change the world

I have a dream that one day my school will...
~get a pool
~get more computers
~have more room
~stop bullies
~have more recesses

I have a dream that the world will...
~care for each other
~be healthy
~stop littering
~have no more drugs
~bring Martin Luther King back