Mrs. Guerrero’s NEWS Megan.guerrero@lz95.org (847)540-3439 Our Class Suchi Atluri Cole Binder Aidan Bravo Aaron Conners Michal Drozdynski Audrey Dupee Jessica Eng Aiden Goldberg Soorya Haravu Maren Kaufmann Filip Kawalec Anirudh Kodukula Alisa Kotelnikova Alex Krupa Sahniyah Massie Aislyn McCarthy Luke Moran Max Ness Ashley Oberfield Mackenzie Strickland Nicoletta Tomaino Brayden Wetter Trinity Yanchyk Helen Zhou Our week in review On Wednesday we welcomed Literacy: We listened to several short fiction Helen Zhou into our class. She stories, while tuning into Wonder Questions. is from China and speaks no The children wrote down their thinking on dry English. We got busy trying to erase boards as I read aloud. We took time learn some basic Chinese words to discuss and predict. The children also such as hello, good morning, worked in small groups to practice how to yes, no, good, bad, pencil and have Book Club discussions, and answer many more. We are trying to questions in complete sentences. spend about 10 minutes per Books we read: day watching short video clips Twister on Tuesday that will help us with our If It’s Really Cold language skills. The children The Seven Chinese Brothers have really embraced Helen, Grace Writes a Letter and we are excited to learn along with her! Math: We took the test for Chapter 5 Ruby Bridges: We learned about Ruby Bridges and how she made a difference in our world. Although she was only 6 yrs old, her actions helped change society! The children were very moved by her story. If you would like to watch the Disney produced movie, here is the link to find it on Youtube. The children were very encouraged to learn that every person can make a difference, no matter how young you are! https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=QZgnDbSQ4Io MW events Thank you for coming to support MW at the Bingo Night. I had a ton of fun, and I hope you all did too! Talent Show will be on Friday March 4. All MW families are welcome to come watch. More info in Mr. Martelli’s newsletter. Housekeeping I will send home our Spring Book Report on Monday. The children will need to do some work at home, but the project will be done at school. le TAG We performed several Reader’s Theatre skits this week. The children are gaining confidence with speaking in front of others. This activity also provides them the experience of working in a group, collaborating on ideas, and TEAMWORK! We