Fassler Factor: 2016

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Student Blog - Boo's Adventure

Teacher Blog - Guest Reader

We had a guest reader on Friday. He read Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin. Besides wonderful expression, volume, and clarity, he did a great job of pausing, showing pictures, and checking in with students. At the end of the story, I loved that one of the students prompted him by saying questions, restate and elaborate, but even though he didn't get the reference, students took it as a chance to ask questions about the story and for others to answer questions by restating and elaborating. We ended by going off on a fun tangent surveying the class on who had eaten different levels of spiciness including ghost peppers and Carolina peppers and then discussing which flavors students had tried of Jelly Belly's Beanboozled. The enthusiasm that garnered facilitated a further discussion of what flavors students would make of gross concoctions. Some were truly horrifying.

We've had two parent guest readers already and both have been a wonderful addition to the class. At least for the next few weeks I will be sharing a document with time slots for parents to sign up to come in and read. You can let me know if you have a book or need one. Right now I am only sharing that document with parents that signed up on the parent volunteer sheet with interest to do so. If that has changed either way, please let me know.

November - Books We're Reading

Here are pictures of each student with books that they are reading at this point in time, Nov. 30, 2016.

Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger

Wings of Fire by Tui. Sutherland

Sisters and Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

Where is Alcatraz?

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey and Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell

Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce

Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown and The Skeletons Strike Back by Winter Morgan

Solar System

The Runaway Dolls by Ann M. Martin

Journey to Atlantis by Thea Stilton and McKenna by Mary Casanova

Bone by Jeff Smith

Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell

Rainbow Fairies by Daisy Meadows

Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi

The Quest for the Diamond Sword by Winter Morgan and Babysitter's Club by Raina Telgemeier

Dear Know-It-All by Rachel Wise and Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton

Treasure Hunters by James Patterson and Hideout by Gordon Korman

Harry Potter by JK Rowling and Josafina books by Valerie Tripp

Jess by Mary Casanova and Mackenzie Blue by Tina Wells

Amulet by Kazu Kabuishi

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney and Kid's Myths Busted!

Attack of the Bandit Cats by Geronimo Stilton

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick and Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Catling

Thea Stilton series and School of Secrets series by Jessica Brody

David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon and 3 Billy Goats Gruff by Ted Dewan

The One and Only Ivan by KA Applegate

Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer's Edition

A Tale of Two Cites and Wizard of Oz (Great Illustrated Classics)

Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda

Star Wars Jedi Quest by Jude Watson and Spirit Animals by Maggie Stiefvater

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Student Picture Blog - Penelope Pineapple and Friends

HERE is the link to the slideshow of a day with Penelope Pineapple along for a day with one of my students. She has taken pictures and added descriptions for each moment. Screenshots are added below as a preview.

Student Story - The Greatest Shoe Alive (chapters 1-3)

For the whole story (so far) including images and emojis, click HERE for the google doc. The beginning has been cut and paste below.

Chapter 1

Once upon a time there was a shoe. (Literally.)

It lived under a my foot. (Literally.)

It was the dirtiest shoe ever. (Literally.)

The end!

IT’S NOT THE END!!-🗨👟

DUSKER ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO TELL them THE STORY?

I AM SO SURE!👟

Wait? Why am I talking to my shoe? It’s not even talking. It’s not even alive! I feel likes it’s talking but it is really not. Not even a real life person.

Boy. Why does he it have a name?

Why am I talking about my shoe? Oh well.

I am taking my shoe off. There, much better. What is clinsey doing to my shoe? 🐕

Wait a second…

That's no Clinsey! That’s Lindsey! 👧

My little sister! She is even worse than Clinsey in my shoes!

“CLINSEY! OFF MY SHOES!”👦

“Nuh uh, it's MINE now, hehe.”👧

She was smirking! The horror! The horror!

Wait. I am making a big fuss out of my shoes again.

Be brave, be brave, be brave…

I CAN’T BE BRAVE THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS SHOES!

PLease excuse me for a moment.

🌪🌪

I am back with my precious shoes. Wait remember what I said if Dusker wanted to share his story. Well, I was fooling around. There is no story.

The end

😠👟

Chapter 2

Maybe there is a story!

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Star of the Week, PJs, Better, and Hashtags

Our star of the week was Tre'sor. She shared about her gymnastics background and when asked, even performed some moves. The students also enjoyed dressing up (or down) for pajama themed dress with some awesome slippers and stuffed animals. Even Boo dressed up.