Important Dates:
Friday, June 15th- Highland Playground Tuesday, June 18th- LAST DAY! Walking field trip to Main St. Ice Cream |
This week was eventful and fun!
On Wednesday we took a trip to visit Mrs. Miller from the Giving Garden and learn about seeds and the vegetables they produce. We were able to feel seeds before and after they were put into water. We also tasted beets, radishes, kale, snap peas, and broccoli. On Friday, we did another breakout box! This one was centered around math and St. Patrick's Day. Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Calvert came in to assist in the groups. Students showed resiliency and worked hard to share roles. Check Seesaw for some awesome pictures and videos! Our field trip is next Thursday. We will be leaving in the morning for the show and returning before dismissal. Please send your children to school in theater appropriate clothing. We suggest their "Sunday best" and no jeans, please. Reading: This week we talked about the words author's use in books to help us create pictures in our minds. We also discussed sequencing, author's place events in an order with purpose. Math: Unit 4 Subtraction This continue to practice tricky word problems this week. We used comparison bars for problems that compared two places or people. We then moved into 2-Step word problems. This is a tricky concept that we will continue to practice. Our test will be next Friday. Please practice your student's math facts with them at home. Memorization and understanding of these facts assists immensely in these multi-step problems. The Dollar Store sells flash cards, and there are many sites students can access at home to practice this. Social Studies Our weathering and erosion unit has been quite fun! We've created volcanoes and landslides to determine where the best place is to build a home when these natural disasters could happen. We also discussed whether these events happened quickly or slowly, and how speed effects the damage done. Writing We continue with our opinion writing unit. Students have practiced writing persuasive letters to others. We discussed giving strong reasons, and being able to see people's other opinions so we can effectively persuade them.
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It has been our luck lately that the Friday after each of our breaks has been a snow day. Hopefully this won't be true again after our upcoming Spring break, as we'll all be screaming for sunshine! This week students worked hard adjusting back into our school routines as the expectations continue to rise and the curriculum becomes more challenging. It's hard to believe that in 3 short months they'll be third graders!
Reading: We continue to work on reading strategies of character development and making connections. Students are always encouraged to look back in their text for details that can prove their answer. We also have been discussing that not all answers are in the text and we have to inference based on the details we are provided with. Math: Unit 4 Subtraction Students have grasped the skill of subtracting with two and three digit numbers very well. I love seeing them use math vocabulary (addend, sum, difference) and applying their place value knowledge. Now that the skill has been been practiced and taught for a while, we have moved on to word problems. Students are encouraged to use CUBS and work slowly to decide which operation to use. We also have been checking our work to ensure that the answer we got is correct. 1 - write and draw the total, the number you are beginning with 2 - look at the ones place, is there more on the floor or more up top? More on the floor - go next door and borrow ten more. More on the top - stop right now, do your subtraction (bringing in the Spice Girl's Stop Right Now tun to reminisce on the 90s). Update your drawing and problem. 3- Repeat step 2 if necessary for the tens place. 4- Solve. We have practiced this skill on workbook pages and whiteboards with problems about the students, they always enjoy when I work their names into word problems. Please practice your student's math facts with them at home. Memorization and understanding of these facts assists immensely in these multi-step problems. The Dollar Store sells flash cards, and there are many sites students can access at home to practice this. Social Studies In science we have begun a unit on weathering and erosion. We've discussed vocabulary terms such as volcano, landslide, erosion, earthquake, quickly, and slowly. We'll study different types of weathering and erosion and determine whether they happen quickly or slowly. Writing We have read and discussed multiple mentor texts that are examples of opinion writing. We've looked at different non-text examples of using persuasion, made our own advertising posters, and are not practicing writing letters that persuade. We'll be moving into writing about our opinions in an essay format in the future. We continue to ensure that answers to questions are written in complete sentences. |