We had so much fun this week, and packed our half days full of learning, exploring, and discovering.
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| Stretching our glutes to stay loose during math |
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| Math Centers with three sweet volunteers! |
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| What do you know and what do you wonder about the water cycle? |
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| Subtraction practice with partners! |
I LOVED getting to talk to you during conferences this week. Your children are amazing, and getting to share what we are working on brings me so much joy. You are your child's and my biggest cheerleader and I could feel the love this week! I am so thankful for your partnership this year!
Announcements:
Read-a-thon: On Monday, October 31 we will celebrate our read-a-thon with a Charlotte's Web theme! We have a jam packed day full of reading, snacking, crafting and fun! Please sign up here if you'd like to help, or if you'd like to donate something.
Book Fair: Tied in with the read-a-thon is a wonderful book fair! The book fair is put on by Usborne books, please click here to read more and see the schedule for when you can come shop!
Spelling bee: Please read this document for more information about the spelling bee! Here is a list of words!
Here is a look at our learning this week:
Language arts: We will continue writing and labeling interesting sentences using a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb! Students will learn about singular and plural nouns. We will introduce mover and shaker sentences (moving around words in a sentence so it makes it more interesting for the reader)! We will have 20 spelling words next week due to the short week. We will start reading Boxcar Children next week (10/31), if you have not already please purchase the book and send it in with your child!
Math: We are done with subtraction for now (it's ok to do a silent cheer), and are moving onto measurement! Students will begin by measuring in nonstandard units (paperclips, pencils, cubes) and then learn the importance of standard measuring units. If I wanted a couch that is 67 paperclips long, no one would know what I was talking about! We will practice measuring length and height, and do a really fun experiment launching paper airplanes and measuring their length on Wednesday!
History: We will continue learning about Ancient India! We ended the week being introduced to Buddha and nirvana, next week we will continue to learn about what Buddha stands for, and how to reach Nirvana. Ask you India specialist about the Festival of Lights and Prince Siddhartha. They should be able to tell you about this special holiday, and the price that searched for peace and harmony.
Science: We will continue learning about the water cycle. We talked about solids, liquids, gases, and evaporation. Ask your scientist about the video we watched and how quickly molecules are moving in solids, liquids, and gases. Next week we will be making a terrarium and learning about condensation and precipitation.
