Will was our Amazing All-Star last week. He had the entire class laughing as he shared his family pictures. We especially enjoyed the pictures of him playing dress up and falling off the porch in a family picture. Will also shared a very special photo album from his 7th year, a Lions jersey from his flag football team, and a blanket with a bear he had since he was a baby. Will enjoyed a fun lunch with his mom and dad, read aloud his favorite book, and received many nice compliments from his classmates as well.
Math Workshop
We are continuing to work through Unit 3, learning about measurement. Students took the first unit quiz and did very well. Last week we focused on choosing the best unit of measurement to measure various items. Students also practiced solving word problems. It was very important to pay attention to the key words in the word problems as all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) were mixed on a page.
Writing Workshop
Students have been working on their informational draft booklets. First students picked a topic they consider themselves to be an expert on. Then they created a table of contents and subtopic webs for each of their four chapters. They also learned to organize some subtopic webs in sequential order if their chapter needs to be written in a certain order.
Reading Workshop
We continued to read informational text and reviewed the following strategies: readers preview, predict, and tap prior knowledge before reading; readers pause and paraphrase information in their own words; readers locate the main idea and key details from the text. We also discussed how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words. Partners practiced finding unfamiliar vocabulary words and determining the meaning of the words by finding the definition in the same sentence, finding the definition in another sentence, using context clues, looking in the glossary, or asking someone. Students also learned there are different types of informational text. At the end of the week we introduced description and sequential text.
Gingerbread House Workshop
Students had a lot of fun building and decorating their gingerbread houses! Thanks so much to all of the parent volunteers who came in to help out and who donated items. We appreciate you! Check out all of the fantastic looking houses below. There was also an article in School Life Troy titled "The Best Part About Making Gingerbread Houses...is eating them as you go!"
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