This week we had our second youngest friend's field trip. We went to see the play Hansel and Gretel. This was a presentation from the Grand Rapids Symphony. We learned about all of the instruments in the string family and even the woodwinds! Students had a great time experiencing a real symphony experience!
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| View of the Grand Rapids Symphony |
In Reading this week we began learning about the short vowels. This past week we really focused on the short vowel /a/. We learned a song to go with this and even created books with words that had the short /a/ sound. We practiced breaking up words and putting them back together. This technique will really help with reading and writing. You can practice breaking up words with your child at home!
We also focused on sequencing this week. We practiced sequencing the events of a story and putting them in the right order. We talked about how the story began, how the events occurred and how they ended. We even created a class story together! Students viewed a picture of two little boys in a boat. As a group, we created a story from the picture. Students did a great job collaborating to write a wonderful story.
This Friday we had our very first spelling test! The youngest friends did amazing! Ms. Heather and I are so proud. Every Friday we will continue to have spelling tests. Please continue to study these words with your child. This process will work a lot like the sight words in the sense that students will stay on a list until they master it. Thank you for being a such a big part of your child's education!
In Writing this week we worked on the editing process. We are practicing "fancying up" our writing. We talked about spacing between words, using punctuation and remembering to break up our words for correct spelling. Many of the students are now working on their final drafts of a favorite piece they have chosen. This upcoming week we will have our first Writer's Celebration. Each writer will be given the opportunity to present their final piece of writing to the group. Awesome job writers!
In Math this week we continued to work on addition and subtraction math equations. We talked about the many ways to solve equations. Students may use math manipulatives, their fingers or pictures to help them. Eventually, they will be able to solve equations quickly by just viewing the numbers. We also learned about the teen numbers and seeing the number ten in teen numbers. Great job mathematicians!
This week in Social Studies we began our Public Discourse, Decision Making and Citizen Involvement Unit. As a class, we collaboratively discussed and identified public issues in the classroom and school. This was a student-led discussion. We talked about things we could change to make a positive difference in our day at school. Many of the students talked about our daily schedule at school and that we should change it. We talked about having snack first and many of the students in the group agreed this would be a great idea. Later in the week we talked about the effects we would feel if we made this change. We finally decided that this was probably not a good idea since we would be very hungry by lunch time. It was so much fun to see the students working collaboratively to make a group decision!
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| Using the Chromebooks in Technology class! |
Notes/Reminders:
-Please continue to study sight words and spelling words with your child every night. Sight words will be tested every Tuesday. Spelling tests will be every Friday.
-Please make sure your child has an extra set of clothes that stays at school.
-Please continue to read with your child every night with their JRL book. If you need a new JRL book, the cost is $4. Let me know and I can help get you a new one!
Have a great week!
Ms. Monica
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