Sep
24
This is our third week doing word study in the classroom. Routines and procedures are in place and students will start bringing their folders home every Thursday to study for the test. They may choose one activity to do at home to prepare for the test.
Sep
21
We have done many fun and interesting investigations since the beginning of the year! Here’s a breakdown (with pictures) of what we’ve been up to in science class.
Rohit, Kieran, and Ms. Ainura discuss the human torso and estimate how many bones there are.
Sofia recording observations.
Caroline and Jacob learning what life without opposable thumbs would be like.
Chloe and Ashley dissecting an owl pellet.
Arjun and Gabby discussing the skull and it’s purpose.
Kieran learning about the red fox.
Elly, Sofia, and their owl pellet.
The whole gang playing a game called Prey vs. Predator to model how animals survive.
This week we will wrap up the unit by learning about plants and what characteristics they have internally to survive. Specifically, we will learn what a bulb is, sketch a tulip bulb, and plant them in our community. We will revisit this part of the unit in the spring when our tulips sprout!
Sep
11
If you stopped by during reading here are some things you would notice.
Reading and Writing workshop are well underway! Students have the routines down and have been eager to get going with their independent practice after the mini-lessons. Here is a glimpse at some of the skills we have been working on in class.
Reading Workshop-our first unit is reading fiction. Students are keeping track of their reading in a reading log, selecting “just-right” books, and sharing their reading with a partner. A large part of this unit is understanding and practicing how to talk to our partners about books. We are learning how to become active listeners when our partners are talking. Eye contact, smiling, and giving feedback are all important pieces to making this work.
Writing Workshop-our first unit is personal narratives. Student journals are full of small moment stories. They have gained tips on how to come up with ideas, focused on showing, not telling, and studied the work of other authors to write good story leads. Their next step is to choose one of their stories to work with some more and publish.
