WHATS HAPPENING IN OUR ROOM?
What We Worked On This Week:
We started off our week by making Cooperation Soup! Mrs. Lighstone has been working with the students on cooperation and making soup was a great way to end the unit! Thank you for sending in the items to make our soup a success.
This week also ended our first nine weeks of school. On Friday, your child will bring home their 1st report card.
Math: EQ: How can I model a subtraction sentence? This week we worked on subtraction. Students used manipulatives and counters to model subtraction sentences. Students also learned how to use a number line to count back. At the end of the week, students created a fall tree and fall leaves. They wrote a subtraction word problem to match their picture. Students also completed several math assessments. Next week we will work on fact families and greater than/less than.
Language Arts- EQ: How do I become a great reader? This week we read another story about Crabby Cat. We talked about strategies that students could use to help them figure out new words in a story. We also talked about identiying important events in a story and how we can include them in a retelling. Next week we will review antonyms and learn about synonyms. We will work on ABC order and using a dictionary.
Writing- EQ:What does a good writer look like in our classroom? In writing this week, we worked on using the words first, next, then, and last. Students worked together to create a story using those transitional words. Students also learned how to use the hand model. The thumb stands for a beginning. The middle fingers stand for the middle of a story and the pinky stands for the end of a story. As a class, we wrote a story using this model. Ask your students what our story was about!
Social Studies- EQ: How has Benjamin Franklin contributed to our world today? I am looking forward to seeing the Benjamin Franklin projects this week!
Important Dates and Reminders:
*Please remember to initial your child's folder daily.
*Benjamin Franklin projects are due on Tuesday.
*Fall Festival is Friday, October 16th (I will be there from 5:45-6:30 working the tunnels and slide)
*Report Cards go home Friday. Please make sure to sign the signature card and send the signature card and envelope back on Monday.
*Please make sure your child is arriving to school on time. We have had a lot of tardies lately.
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October 12, 2009--November 18, 2009 - Food Drive
Suggested Food Item Donations: $15 Gift Certificates from a local grocer for a turkey, dressing mix, cranberry sauce, canned or instant potatoes, canned green vegetables, canned yellow vegetables, non-refrigerated pie shell and pumpkin pie mix, dried or canned milk, roasting pan, dried beans, peanut butter, canned meat-tuna or ham, rice, pasta, cereal, soup bread, rolls, canned fruit
Specials Schedule: Oct.12-16
M- PE
T- Music
W-PE
Th- Art
F-PE