What a great week we had! The kids are getting into the swing of things and I can see the light bulbs going off in their heads. We had a great turn out at Open house, i am still working on figuring out how to upload it, if I can't get it today, i will just cut and paste the slides.
Interims will be going home to everyone this week along with some mclass data (reading information done the first few weeks of school, along with strategies to practice at home).
This past week in math we did some more practice with subtraction and regrouping larger numbers (and across zeroes). We spent a lot of time breaking down word problems to figure out what the problem is asking for. We made comparison bar drawings and break apart models. We also worked on situation equations (writing an equation just based on the question) and solution equations (writing an equation to actually solve the problem).
We also took a quick quiz on regrouping with addition and subtraction. This week we will be reviewing and having an assessment on Wednesday, then we will begin learning about prime and composite numbers along with factors.
In science we continue working on learning more about minerals. This week we will be doing a gemstone project in science and language arts. Then we will move into the rock cycle.
In reading we started digging deeper into what characters say and do in order to make predictions about what may happen next. We then compared and contrasted characters. We also focused on making mental images and visualizing scenes in books. We are digging deeper into different stories to learn more about our characters to help gain a deeper understanding of why they do what they do.
In writing we worked on planning out our first piece. We talked about the "wow" moment of our story and discussed how to grab the reader's attention at the very beginning and hook them to keep them interested. This week we will work on conclusions and begin drafting.
Picture day is Thursday!
Specials for the week:
Monday-none
Tuesday-computer
Wednesday-art
Thursday-PE
Friday-music
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