Happy Friday and last day of October! I can’t believe it will be November tomorrow.
Here is a re-cap of what we did this week:
Reading: We read another Strega Nona book, Strega Nona’s Story as Told to Tomie DePaola. Students continued to work in their guided reading groups, on word work, & handwriting. Next week, students will be making an India fact book, instead of working on their regular Reading A-Z books.
Math: This week, students continued to work on making combinations of numbers. We used the number line as a tool to help us find the answer to addition and subtraction equations. On Thursday, we began to work on addition story problems. We will continue to work on more addition word problems, then move onto subtraction strategies.
Writing: This week, students wrote a poem to accompany their beautiful harvest moon paintings. They had to write a line about the moon, the sky, and the silhouette of the branches. On Thursday, we continued to work on our Leaf Man stories. Students are learning that writing is a process and there are many steps before you have a final draft.
Science: We continued to read more non-fiction books about the moon. We have been discussing our moon observations. On Tuesday and Wednesday, students created a full moon painting. We discussed how a full moon reflects on water. Students created their own crayon-resist paintings portraying a full moon reflecting onto the ocean.
Social Studies: Today, we will start to talk about the culture of India. We will begin making the flag of India using tissue paper.
Have a wonderful weekend and don’t forget to turn your clocks back! Andrea
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