This week Quin took the stage as our All-Star of the Week. He brought many items to share in his Share Sack including several family pictures. He read his favorite book The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. The class loved it! He brought in a very touching letter from his mom and a picture slideshow set to music for the class to watch on the Smart Board. On Thursday his parents joined him for a fun lunch at school. We enjoyed having Quin as our star this week!
Reading Workshop
Students continue to work within the Mystery genre. Each detective received their Detective Case File and mystery chapter book. Students worked together in their Detective Clubs to make predictions before reading. They read the title, looked at the picture on the cover, read the Table of Contents, and read the back cover of the book to help them make predictions. Students have been meeting in their detective clubs to discuss the chapters they are reading. We modeled for students how to keep track of important clues and possible suspects. Supporting their claims with evidence is extremely important when recording ideas in their detective case file and when sharing their ideas during the detective club discussions.
Students have started to learn about writing opinion pieces. After reading and discussing multiple mentor texts of opinion styles of writing, students created a class list of topics from thing around the school they would like to change. They then practiced creating opinion statements and supporting those statements with reasons and examples. We finished the week by drafting a letter to Mrs. Brzezinski about adding a vending machine to our school cafeteria.
Social Studies
We have recently embarked on our sailboat trip around the Southeast coast! Students visited Everglades National Park, JFK Space Station in Cape Canaveral, and Jamestown, Virginia. We even took a brief stop in Orlando, Florida to visit Disney World. Many students brought Disney World souvenirs to share and/or wore Disney themed clothing.
Math
Students are working hard in our new math unit of study. This week we took a closer look at place values within large numbers. Students focused on writing numbers in both standard form and expanded form, and showing larger numbers using place value blocks.
Many students enjoyed the annual Hill School skating party this week. Here are some pictures of kids from Room 13 and a couple of cuties from the Wood Family.
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