This week we introduced Magnetic Letters in Word Work! We started out with our spelling pretest! In small groups students used the magnetic letters to spell their new words this week. It went really well! It is so great to see everyone doing so great on their weekly spelling tests! This will now be a new center open to them during word work.
In Writing this week, we have been focusing a lot on Story Elements. These are the 5 parts we see in most stories that include: Title, Characters, Setting, Problem and Solution. When reading books before bed, or anytime at home, encourage your child to find the 5 elements within your story!
We started off the week reading Alaska's Three Bears. After we found the 5 story elements the students retold the story by what happened in the beginning, middle and end.
Later in the week, we tried this again but in groups! After reading Bear's Dream, the students were in groups of three and each student had their own section to write about (beginning, middle or end). Together, they retold the story and read them aloud to their classmates.
Later in the week, we tried this again but in groups! After reading Bear's Dream, the students were in groups of three and each student had their own section to write about (beginning, middle or end). Together, they retold the story and read them aloud to their classmates.In Math, we are wrapping up our Numbers to 100. Ask you child to practice their skip counting, counting to 100.
Our next unit will be 2D & 3D Shapes.
In Science, we started up our Building Things unit. Throughout this unit students will get the chance to build different objects using recycled materials.
If you have any cereal, granola, cookies and cracker boxes, egg cartons, milks jug, juice cans, etc. feel free to send them in with your child! We're starting our junk collection.
We started the unit by brainstorming all the things in the world we could build. Then we sorted them into 4 categories, Buildings, Vehicles, Furniture and Toys.
In Social, we read about how to take care of our world. We read that as people and community members we take care of our air, trees, water, plants and animals. When we take care of these things it makes our world a happier and more beautiful place to live.
We brainstormed different ways that ways that we can take care of each of these parts of our world and created comic strips of people taking action!
Student Led Conferences are on March 21st this year, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Students and their families are invited to come to the school into their child's classroom and the students will lead you in activities to showcase their learning.
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