Battle of the Books
Our class has been participating in a book competition where everyone reads the same 16 picture books and then votes, bracket style, for their favorite books. The books are narrowed down until only two remain and then after a final vote, a champion is crowned! It is the March Madness of the reading world! While reading these books, students have been learning how good readers jot down their thinking in ways that make sense for them in their reader's notebook. They are learning how to grow ideas about their reading and how to write about their thinking. They have learned to push their thinking deeper and how to determine a character's traits by looking at what a character says, thinks, or does. To say the least, the learning experiences coming out of these 16 books are amazing! When talking with your child over the next few days, ask them which book they like the best so far and why. Stay tuned for the winning book!
Fact Families
For the next two weeks, students should be studying their 2's - 9's. Please let me know if your child is missing their cards. We are getting into division in school and knowing these facts will really help your child focus on learning the process of division instead of having to spend a lot of time figuring out the multiplication. The next test is scheduled for Friday 12/9.
Dress for Science
We have been going outside a lot for science. My philosophy is to get students out into the real-world as much as possible to observe science in action instead of creating contrived experiences in the classroom. Please make sure that your child has warm clothing to wear when we are outside.
Our class has been participating in a book competition where everyone reads the same 16 picture books and then votes, bracket style, for their favorite books. The books are narrowed down until only two remain and then after a final vote, a champion is crowned! It is the March Madness of the reading world! While reading these books, students have been learning how good readers jot down their thinking in ways that make sense for them in their reader's notebook. They are learning how to grow ideas about their reading and how to write about their thinking. They have learned to push their thinking deeper and how to determine a character's traits by looking at what a character says, thinks, or does. To say the least, the learning experiences coming out of these 16 books are amazing! When talking with your child over the next few days, ask them which book they like the best so far and why. Stay tuned for the winning book!
Fact Families
For the next two weeks, students should be studying their 2's - 9's. Please let me know if your child is missing their cards. We are getting into division in school and knowing these facts will really help your child focus on learning the process of division instead of having to spend a lot of time figuring out the multiplication. The next test is scheduled for Friday 12/9.
Dress for Science
We have been going outside a lot for science. My philosophy is to get students out into the real-world as much as possible to observe science in action instead of creating contrived experiences in the classroom. Please make sure that your child has warm clothing to wear when we are outside.
