Reading Workshop:
Students have learned the organization of our classroom library. We have talked about how to choose just right books and fill their book boxes with books which interest them. We also read The Dot as another example of a character who had a growth mindset. Afterward we painted our own dots to symbolize the growth mindset each of us will have as we enter Room 13 each morning.
Writing Workshop:
Students decorated the outside covers of their writer's notebook. We will write personal narratives throughout our first unit. The writer's notebook will be a place for students to write about special people and places in their lives. We will be creating lists of memorable experiences associated with those special people and places as well.
Math Workshop:
Our first math unit focuses on multiplication and division. This week we introduced our 5s count-bys and focused on solving multiplication word problems. They are writing equations and drawing pictures and arrays to show how they've solved the problems. Students have learned the commutative property of multiplication as well...3x5=15 is the same as 5x3=15. We will take our first math fact fluency quiz on Tuesday. Please practice 5s multiplication count-bys with your child. If your child scores at least 19/20, he/she will take the 5s division quiz on Thursday. If your child scores less than 19/20, he/she will take the 5s multiplication quiz again on Thursday. Below are the pictures we showed on Curriculum Night. Math Talk will be an important part of math throughout the school year so that students are exposed to different ways of thinking and solving the same problem.
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