We began the week with a whole class introduction to the reading strategy of "making inferences." The kids learned that sometimes an author doesn't come straight out and tell you things and that you have to "read between the lines" to interpret what they are saying. The students learned that in order to make an inference you use both the text clues and your background knowledge. Throughout the week, the students had the opportunity to practice this skill in their reading groups.
In math this week the children made purchases and practiced paying exact amounts as well as paying more and finding the change. We also spent some time doing our Unit 5 Exploration activities which focused on making arrays, matching clock faces to digital notation, and constructing shapes on geoboards. Next week, the kids will learn to use open number lines as a tool for solving number stories.
We enjoying starting our unit on mapping this week! We even had a pretend airplane trip to our first country which is Mexico! We will spend some time learning about the continent that we live-North America! Then, we will move onto Mexico and will learn about the culture of the country and compare and contrast it with the culture of the United States.
The students are off to a great start with our Opinion Writing unit. They learned how to write an opening sentence, filled out a graphic organizer about a restaurant of their choice, and began to write their first review. Next week we will focus on specialized language and that a review should not sound like a "story" but should use persuasive language.
Finally, we finished off the week learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and the amazing impact he had on our lives today.
Friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL Monday and Tuesday next week.
Monday- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday- Professional Development
*** One final reminder that the students should be answering the reading comprehension questions on the back of the Reading Log each week for homework. These questions are to be answered in at least 2 complete sentences. Many of the kids are doing a great job with this. Please take the time to review the comments with your child and make changes if necessary. We appreciate your support with this important component of their homework.
Here's what the kids had to say!
My favorite part of the past 2 weeks was:
- the toasting the New Year activity because you got to glue stuff. (Saathvik)
- I learned about Eve Bunting because then I can start writing books like her. (Sujit)
- our airplane trip to Mexico because we got to sit in a chair and watch a movie. (Alexis)
- Crazy Hair Day because it's crazy! (Caitlin)
- Wellness because we got to play games. (Sangeeta)
- Crazy Hair Day because it was fun! (Brielle)
- when we went to the Computer Lab because I got to play math games. (Josh)
- our airplane trip to Mexico because I've never been to Mexico. (Melanie)
- social studies because we got to learn about maps and the compass rose. (Mary)
- going on the airplane because we watched a video. (Patrick)
- playing Dreambox because I like the arcade. (Malcolm)
- Crazy Hair Day because I like seeing all different types of crazy hair. (Rosalie)
- the airplane trip to Mexico because we got to learn about Earth, continents, and other stuff. (Sofia)
- lunch and Crazy Hair Day because I get to eat at lunch and I like seeing everyone with crazy hair. (Nick)
- the Pencil Challenge because you have to try to keep your pencil for as long as you can. (Sohana)
No comments:
Post a Comment