MaKayla Broughton (Foster)

IB PYP Educator @acsdvtschools • #smcvt • @EssexWestford • #vted • @saint_hockey

[MaKayla Broughton (Foster) @Broughton3rd4th]

@LindseyStoddard Congrats! I am reading it aloud at my new school (Shoreham) and the class LOVESSS it! They love the real world conflict and Robbie's personality.

[MaKayla Broughton (Foster) @Broughton3rd4th]

...and that's a wrap!!

Thank you families for your support this year. I will miss all of your kiddos. Keep on reading and writing!

✌🏼

[MaKayla Broughton (Foster) @Broughton3rd4th]

We opened our time capsules to read our first week letters and snow day predictions!

[MaKayla Broughton (Foster) @Broughton3rd4th]

3/4 presented our annual book award slides on Friday. They created these fictitious awards to inspire summer reading goals. Be sure to connect with @WestfordVT_pl for summer reading activities!

Ideas from @pernilleripp and #ShelleyHarwayne

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@EHSCTElibrary @EHS_VT @EssexWestford @westfordreaders This is a cool idea!

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Homerooms students asked to take turns reading the final chapter of our A to Z Mystery read aloud, so we did. 💗

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Here are some more poetic snapshots from 3/4➡️

#Mammalabalia by Douglas Florian & @amylvpoemfarm are our mentors as we wrap up our writing year.

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Third graders wrapped up a fun-filled fairy tale unit with a reading & kind notes poster celebration! 🎉

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4th graders explored animal shape poems and poetic craft this week. "Mammalabilia" by Douglas Florian was our mentor text. 👍🏻

Thank you for showing us this book, @westfordreaders !

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3rd graders have been writing AMAZING fairy tales. @westfordreaders helped us make our own books!! Stay tuned for more!

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Just a little mid-week inspiration on the whiteboard 💚

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Check out the 4th grade Twitter threads‼️ 🧵 https://t.co/UfhnzIMcpL

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3/4 wrapped up our social justice nonfiction unit with Nonfiction Text Feature MEMORY!

#LiteracyGames

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After reading #TheOldestStudent, 3/4 practiced some vocab w/ common prefixes.

We played @readwritemike's Yea/nay & worked w/ partners to create sentences.

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Mystery unit book shopping was in full swing today!! 🔎

So thankful for our access to #Sora audio & ebooks. Students can read and listen @ home! Check out the library tab on the Westford School website to access this. 💻 📱

[MaKayla Broughton (Foster) @Broughton3rd4th]

3/4 nonfiction readers are getting more comfortable with comparing, contrasting, and using graphic organizers.

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3rd graders discussed helpful and unhelpful choices for writing workshop. Then they had a rockstar fairy tale typing session! 🌟

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You should totally check out our "best field trip ever" (3/4 students). Click the Google Doc link for photos! https://t.co/iogVeIEZ4j

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@LindseyStoddard Indeed we did! 💚

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Our #TheRealDeal book completion celebration looked like brave readers volunteering to read a page. 💕 (photo 🧵)