Reading- We learned about verbs. Student's learned that a verb is an action word. We also made the connection to complete sentences. Every complete sentence will have a verb and a noun. We learned the sounds of the short o, like in log and rot and the short e sound like in bet, set and vet. We also practiced the sounds of "y" and "w" and the sound "s" when it is at the end of a word, like ducks, books, kids. Miss Miranda also started working on Reading Level reassessments to check for any progress.
Writing- We started our new writing unit on Personal Narratives. This unit will help students write stories about their lives and experiences. This week we learned about what a Small Moment story is and what it may look like. We read a book called A Chair for My Mother and talked about how the author took one very small moment about walking home from the store and stretched it into two pages by adding details about everything that happened, what she saw, what she talked about, etc. Over the next 5-6 weeks, we will continue mastering the skills needed to create a small moment story. Our stories will include a beginning, middle and end. They will include characters, setting, events, and a personal response, which could include the author's feelings during the events. We will also continue to develop the surface features of our writing, like spelling, punctuation and spacing. We are off to a great start, and after just two lessons, I can already sit a small improvement in your students' writing.
Math - We finished Chapter 7 about fact families. We also learned some algebra about following a rule. I might spend one more day working on fact families to reinforce the skills before starting our next chapter. We will start working on place value, number patterns and using a hundreds chart.
Science - We had a class discussion about different habitats. We talked about Forests, Oceans and Deserts. We thought about what kinds of animals we would see in each habitat and what kind of plants we might see. Then we used the computer and looked at pictures of each habitat on the projector. In each picture, we used our observation skills to talk about what we saw in the picture. What animals were there? Any plants? Is that what we thought might be in that habitat? This week and next week, we will start to draw pictures and create habitat murals in class with our table groups.
It was great to see ALL of you at the Parent Meetings on Tuesday. It was a great turnout and I really appreciate your involvement in your child's education. I am very excited for the trimester ahead! I can't wait to see how much your students progress!
Writing- We started our new writing unit on Personal Narratives. This unit will help students write stories about their lives and experiences. This week we learned about what a Small Moment story is and what it may look like. We read a book called A Chair for My Mother and talked about how the author took one very small moment about walking home from the store and stretched it into two pages by adding details about everything that happened, what she saw, what she talked about, etc. Over the next 5-6 weeks, we will continue mastering the skills needed to create a small moment story. Our stories will include a beginning, middle and end. They will include characters, setting, events, and a personal response, which could include the author's feelings during the events. We will also continue to develop the surface features of our writing, like spelling, punctuation and spacing. We are off to a great start, and after just two lessons, I can already sit a small improvement in your students' writing.
Math - We finished Chapter 7 about fact families. We also learned some algebra about following a rule. I might spend one more day working on fact families to reinforce the skills before starting our next chapter. We will start working on place value, number patterns and using a hundreds chart.
Science - We had a class discussion about different habitats. We talked about Forests, Oceans and Deserts. We thought about what kinds of animals we would see in each habitat and what kind of plants we might see. Then we used the computer and looked at pictures of each habitat on the projector. In each picture, we used our observation skills to talk about what we saw in the picture. What animals were there? Any plants? Is that what we thought might be in that habitat? This week and next week, we will start to draw pictures and create habitat murals in class with our table groups.
It was great to see ALL of you at the Parent Meetings on Tuesday. It was a great turnout and I really appreciate your involvement in your child's education. I am very excited for the trimester ahead! I can't wait to see how much your students progress!
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