Sunday, November 8th- Music Program at 4:45 in the gym
Wednesday, November 11th- Veterans Day Assembly at 9:00 in the gym
Wednesday, November 18th- Early release at 1:40
Wednesday, November 25th- Friday, November 27th- NO SCHOOL
We are well into the second quarter, and I am proud with how hard everyone is working!
In writing, we recently learned about paraphrasing and note taking. We will apply these skills when working on an informational piece. Our curriculum has students develop an informational piece on the topic of Native Americans. Students have chosen 3-5 subtopics related to Native Americans and have done some research to explore.
In reading, we are learning about the different ways nonfiction texts are organized. We are exploring five common text structures: cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, description, and compare and contrast. We are also starting to explore nonfiction passages in guided reading groups. Each group is also participating in an independent book club where they meet twice a week with a small group to discuss a book of their choice. The book clubs are going well so far, and the kids are very excited to talk about their books!
The current chapter in math covers division by a single digit divisor. We will have a quiz over chapter 3 on Wednesday, and a study guide should come home on Monday. There will a combined chapter 3 and 4 test after we finish chapter 4. Chapter 4 covers dividing by double digit divisors, and we will begin this chapter next week.
We have been learning about the water cycle in science. Students have done experiments on evaporation and condensation, and we even made it rain in the classroom using a hot plate, a pot of water, and an aluminum pan with ice! Soon we will start learning about weather tools.
Students have also been planning their own experiments and conducting them on Mondays. They are having a lot of fun doing this!
Here are a few pictures from Ability Awareness Day.
Here are some from our Halloween party!
