My students are doing such a fantastic job, expanding their RACES responses! #finsupdc @definocentral @DCES_Principal @MTPSNJ

It is only the beginning of October and I am so excited to see how far my students have come in their writing so far! Can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Peer editing at its best!!! #finsupdolphins @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

I am so proud of my students. We are starting off the year strong working on making inferences! @DCES_Principal @MTPSNJ @definocentral

More classroom collaboration…#finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

My students are reading Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus. Today they were tasked with working with their peers to discuss and answer higher level thinking questions. #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

This makes my teacher heart happy. I love when my students embrace my morphology lessons!!! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Great fifth grade trip to Allaire Stare Park. We learned so much and had tons of fun! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

I am so proud of my students!! We are reading Holes and they completed this project highlighting symbolism, theme, text structures, character traits, settings and impact. They worked so hard and it definitely shows!!! #finsupdc @DCES_Principal @MTPSNJ @definocentral

Read Across America with Mrs. Bonarrigo’s Class…#finsupdc @DCES_Principal @definocentral

We are working on creating a pros and cons list for our next opinion writing… Which is better, the book or the movie version?#finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Writing a fictional narrative about Thanksgiving from the turkey’s point of view. So much fun for these growing writers! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

So proud of my students! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Happy Halloween!! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

So excited to begin our first class novel Fuzzy Mud! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Reading Uncle Jed’s Barbershop and identifying story elements as well as completing a plot map! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Working on plot structure maps using The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Practicing peer editing our personal narratives. Publishing up next!!!! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

Focusing in on writing introductions for our personal narratives…strengthening our writing skills daily!! #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal

My new favorite part of our classroom…our focus wall! I’m so glad my students enjoy using these classroom resources. #finsupdc @MTPSNJ @definocentral @DCES_Principal