Here
is a look at what we accomplished the last couple of weeks in school...
We
had a great time celebrating the 100th day of school! One of the activities we did was
to see how many times we could do a certain thing (such as clapping our hands,
writing our names, and jumping up and down) in 100 seconds. It was so much
fun!
In
math, the children have been introduced to various diagrams to help them
organize their mathematical thinking in order to solve addition and subtraction
problems. The diagrams we discussed were: Total and Part Diagrams, Change
Diagrams, and Comparison Diagrams. The children used their knowledge to decide
what diagram worked best for various word problems. We also spent some time
collecting data and graphing it with both picture and bar graphs. We are
now beginning to explore partial sums to combine two and three digit numbers
together.
The
student’s ability to write opinion pieces is continuing to strengthen. After
putting the final touches on our restaurant reviews, the children are now
beginning to write other reviews. This time they get to pick the topic they
would like to write an opinion piece about. They can review a game, toy,
place, famous person, pet, and much more! The children are getting really good
at starting their writing by stating their opinion, giving their supporting
details with examples, and ending with a conclusion.
Our
travels around the world brought us to the continent of Australia this week! We
spent some time learning more about this beautiful continent, and next week
we’ll be exploring the incredible Great Barrier Reef!
We also had a special visit from the Discovery Museum where the students learned about the physical changes of matter. The students learned about dry ice and liquid nitrogen! There were a lot of fun experiments involved!
During our spelling time after break we'll be checking on the spelling of the 100 High Frequency Words. We will also be sending home a study guide after break for their Continents and Oceans Assessment that will be on March 1st.
Hope
you all have a wonderful break!!
Coming
soon...
March
3rd- Read Across America
week begins!
March
7th- Community Reader Day
March
8th- Online Conference
Links Open
March
14th- Half day
March
21st: Parent Portal Opens:
Progress Reports
March
22nd- Kids are Kids show
@1:45
March
25th: No School: Parent
Teacher Conferences
March
26th: 2-Hour Delay: Parent
Teacher Conferences
Read Across America Spirit Days:
March
4th: Crazy Hat Day/Cat in
the Hat Day
March
5th: Green Eggs and Ham:
Wear Pink and/or Green
March
6th: Wacky Wednesday
(mismatched clothes, inside out, backwards)
March
7th: Crazy Fox in Sox Day
March
8th: Dress as Your Favorite
Character
