Hello Parents,
Here is a quick recap of the week. It is important that you scroll down to the bottom of the post and hit the subscribe button. Thank you!
Language Arts
- We started the two new class novels, City of Ember and The One and Only Ivan
- We drafted and starting typing our letters to an author in the state wide Letters for Literature Contest. http://ribook.org/letters-about-literature/
- We continued to explore text, make world connections and compare and contrast characters and genres of novels
- We learned how to write a conversation between characters using quotation marks and proper punctuation
- We practiced cursive writing
Math
- We learned how to solve long division problems
- We used bar modeling to solve complex multi-step word problems
- We practiced finding the mode, range, median and mean of a set of numbers
- We reviewed our multiplication and division facts by playing several math games throughout the month
Science and Social Studies
- We started a new health unit by making a class KWL chart
- We discovered where a magnet was hiding inside a mystery box by using iron chips, a compass and a magnet
- We used washers and spacers to discover the force of magnets
- We will be beginning current events after the winter break
As usual, we had another heartwarming session with our kindergarten buddies. We read a Thanksgiving story together and then they shared holiday memories and created pictures with their buddies.
I hope that everyone enjoys the winter break and I am looking forward to seeing you all in 2015:)