Another great week has passed and we've learned a great deal. This week we have been working on:
Reading: We started learning about non-fiction as a genre and non-fiction text features. We are currently reading about Thurgood Marshall. He is one of 9 historical figures that we will learn about over the course of the year as a part of our Social Studies standards. (Paul Revere, Susan B. Anthony, Fredrick Douglas, Mary McCleod Bethune, Lyndon B. Johnson, FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cesar Chavez, and are also in coming up)
* We will also start to introduce rocks and minerals in reading in the month of December in order to integrate reading and Science standards.
Writing: We finally completed publishing our personal narratives and we will begin informational writing on Monday.
Language Arts: We've been working on plural spelling rules, linking verbs, comma usage, and next week we will continue to review and practice all of these skills.
Math: We are working hard to learn multiplication facts with fluency. PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD PRACTICE !!! :) We are also working on division and fact families. Today we worked to write our own division and multiplication problems using fact families. This is an especially difficult concept for the children to grasp. If they learn their facts, it will be very helpful to them.
Science: Rocks and Minerals are next....
Social Studies: We are working on our Case Study on choosing a school mascot. The students have developed traits that they feel will represent WE as a school and possible mascot candidates. We held a primary election and tomorrow the students will announce the final 2 candidates that will be included in the school-wide vote! In addition, we are continuing our study of the levels and branches of government.
Take a look at what we've been up to:
MASCOT POSTERS FOR THE CAMPAIGN
PRIMARY BALLOT
POSTER DRAFTING
MATH FLUENCY CHART!!
PERSONAL NARRATIVES
NON-FICTION READING AND NOTES
COLE'S BIRTHDAY PRESENTS
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