Sean was our Awesome All-Star last week! The class loved learning more about him through his items in his sharing sack and his pictures. The stuffed animal in the picture below is just like one Sean gave his baby brother, Evan. Sean is a proud big brother! Sean also enjoyed a special lunch from McDonald's with his grandma on Thursday. He received many compliments from his classmates in his special compliment book on Friday.
Writing Workshop
Students have been working hard in their draft booklets to edit their personal narratives to make them the best they can be. They have learned several elaboration skills, such as, adding dialogue, telling the inside of the story (their thoughts and feelings), show don't tell (use actions to describe rather than words), choosing strong verbs, and more. Students also completed a two-page checklist to help them discover what improvements they might still be able to make to their narratives.
Math
We have continued to work on solving word problems. Students have learned steps for solving word problems. Each child has the bookmark pictured below to help him/her solve a word problem he/she may be stuck on. Please continue to practice math fact fluency at home. Children who know their facts quickly have an easier time solving the word problems. Also, check out the video of solving unknown number puzzles in a separate post below if your child is still struggling with this.
Science
The most recent concepts we have worked on in class are contract and expand. Students have learned water expands when it is frozen. We tested this out through an investigation in which we filled syringes with 40 ml of water. Then we placed the syringes in the freezer. The next day we discovered the syringes read between 43 ml and 45 ml...therefore, the water expanded. Once the syringes melted, the ice contracted, leaving the amount of water back down to 40 ml. This week we are learning about evaporation and condensation. There will be a study guide uploaded to Quizlet on your child's iPad by the end of this week for the science test on water, which will be given Wednesday, November 11.
The most recent concepts we have worked on in class are contract and expand. Students have learned water expands when it is frozen. We tested this out through an investigation in which we filled syringes with 40 ml of water. Then we placed the syringes in the freezer. The next day we discovered the syringes read between 43 ml and 45 ml...therefore, the water expanded. Once the syringes melted, the ice contracted, leaving the amount of water back down to 40 ml. This week we are learning about evaporation and condensation. There will be a study guide uploaded to Quizlet on your child's iPad by the end of this week for the science test on water, which will be given Wednesday, November 11.
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