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

Tech Time, January 25th

First Grade
1. Pick a story and listen.
2. Finish the word.
3. Give the Dog a Bone
4. Connect the Dots by 2's
5. Spelling Practice

Second Grade
1. Spelling Match
2. Homophone Crossword
3. Subtraction Pac Man
4. Typing Practice
5. Subtraction Practice

Martin Luther King Jr.