It was a great week in room 100! The students made a lot of progress on their informational writing pieces. They learned to take a simple fact and elaborate to add interesting details, change some plain verbs to more powerful ones, write interesting leads and topic sentences, and add transition between sentences to help their writing flow. Hopefully, you'll see a few of these applied in their parent journals, as well. If you notice your child isn't writing in paragraphs in the journal know that we are practicing and discussing this every week! QUESTIONS TO ASK: What is R.A.C.E. ? (It is a reading strategy to help them write thorough responses.) How do you know if you need to multiply to solve a problem? Divide? Who is Matt and why is he in the wilderness on his own? (From our new read aloud The Sign of the Beaver). REMEMBER: * Please send in games/books for the students at our sister school, LaBelle Elementary. *Write back in the parent journal and return by Wednesday. * Return the inclement weather form in your child's folder. * Help your child learn the 4s table AND practice for The Sharing of the Seasons Project. NEXT WEEK: Math - We will progress to solving 2- step word problems using all four operations. The 4s table will be on the Friday practice assessment. Language Arts - After learning about writing strong conclusions, finishing their piece, and typing it (whew) the students will get to have fun turning their piece into their own nonfiction book. They will also apply the strategy Notice/Wonder in reading. As they list observations they've noticed we will discuss what these make them wonder about. This strategy truly helps students become engaged with the text and take their thinking to the next level. Social Studies - The class will explore economic terms such as natural, human, and capital resources, opportunity cost, and consumers and producers. I hope you have a great weekend!
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WOW! Thank you for all the birthday wishes, cards, gifts, and love (except for all of your children wearing black)! :) The class gift of flowers, dinner out, and lunch was incredibly generous and I feel appreciated and celebrated. Thanks! Make sure you check out See Saw for the video of the kids having fun with the balloons Mrs. Lamphere used to so kindly cover my desk. Yesterday in SeeSaw I posted a picture of your child with his/her STEAM buddy. We loved having Mrs. Smith's class visit. Your children are wonderful with them. The American Indian rotations also made our week great! The class visited each third grade teacher and learned about a different region of the United States and the Indians that settled it. They had an opportunity to experience different teaching styles and have some fun while learning. I hope each of you have a wonderful week with lots of family and rest. Here are some questions to start discussions in the car trips and around the table: - What are some nonfiction text features you learned and how do they help you understand the text better? (ex. glossary, index, captions, close ups, cutaways, maps, diagrams, etc.) - Tell me about some of the regions you studied? What natural resources were there and how did that influence the way the Indians lived? There is a bag of artifacts and facts in your child's book bag today to help you with those answers. - Who is the main character in our new read aloud - Sign of the Beaver and where is he living? WHEN WE RETURN: Math - the 3s table will be tested at the end of the week and students will practice one step problem solving determining when to multiply and when to divide to solve. Language Arts - in Writer's Workshop students will continue to write an informational text. We will focus on taking facts and elaborating to make them more interesting, creating leads, and adding transition. We will also continue to analyze and understand how to read nonfiction texts. Social Studies - we will go to the ILC on Monday and students will practice their keyboarding skills by typing paragraphs about a region of American Indians they researched. Science - students are in for a treat as they attend a puppet show by Brooks and Branch teaching them about erosion, weathering and water pollution. We also look forward to a guidance lesson with Mrs. Grindstaff. Again, thank you for helping me celebrate a milestone and all its possibilities/opportunities. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all enjoyed the latest See Saw posts. The email last week explained the STEAM challenge and the videos you saw. The Kidspiration graphic organizer was completed in the ILC with Mrs. Bates and a partner. Students researched different regions that American Indians settled focusing on how the resources of that area influenced what they ate, their housing, and their clothing. This quarter our standard is to write informational writing, so the students will use their research to write a report and then type it in the ILC.
QUESTIONS TO ASK: How did India Opal change from the beginning of the novel to the end? Show me how to use the Alien Method to solve 9 x 6. What genre is the book you are reading right now? REMEMBER: * Please write back to your child in the parent journal and return it by Wednesday. * Walk to school day is this Wednesday, Nov. 7. I'll be walking from the Chimney Springs Clubhouse.We will leave there at 7. Let's get 100%! The Tritt Blast lists several other locations to walk from, as well. *The Tritt food drive is all this week. Each class is trying to donate 100 items for a local food pantry. The class and I discussed how important it is to help others and that even one can of soup can help. Thanks for helping them learn the importance of caring. NEXT WEEK: Math - As we continue to review using the multiplication properties students will also practice multiplying problems like 20 x 8, 30 x 4, etc. KEEP practicing those multiplication tables 0, 1, and 2. Next week we will add the 3s. If we go slowly and children become confident at each step it won't be so overwhelming. Language Arts: Not only will the class study how to write informational writing they will also learn the most effective ways to read informational passages and books. Science: Our study of fossils continues. Mrs. Grindstaff will also visit us for a guidance lesson. Have a great week! |
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