Happy belated St. Patrick's Day! We had fun celebrating the day by making leprechauns and writing St. Patrick's Day stories. The students spent the day in green shamrock necklaces from Mrs. Furnari! Thanks!
Today we started chapter 9 in math. This chapter will be about fractions and measurement. Keep practicing those multiplication and division facts- they will be coming up again!
In shared reading we reread the book, Folk Tales of Latin America. We practiced tracking quotations to check who is talking, rereading to understand the meaning of a story, and identifying the theme (message) in the story. In guided reading we focused on the skills of using illustrations, recognizing point of view, and making judgements.
In writing the students completed their illustrations for their How-To's, which are hanging on our classroom wall. This week the students learned how to write Double-Entry Journals. Double-Entry Journals have 2 columns. The left column includes facts, quotes, and interesting information from the text. The right column contains the students' feelings, connections, and comments about the story. They each chose a book that we have read this year and used it to complete a Double-Entry Journal.
In Fundations we have completed our unit on r-controlled vowels. This unit was a tricky one because so many of the r-controlled vowels make the same sound. We spent a lot of time coming up with tricks to help us remember which vowels are used in which words. One trick was its populAr to get A's. The students will be having a unit test on Monday. The next unit focuses on double vowel syllables.
In Spanish we have started to learn about the months of the year. We listened to how they are said in Spanish, put ourselves in order by our birthday months, and practiced saying the names out loud. We will continue to practice the months for the rest of March.
In Social Studies the students have had fun learning about being a consumer. This week we talked about how advertisements work. After learning about different types of advertisements, the students each created their own and presented it to the class. I think we may have some future advertisers and infomercial personalities in our class!
Some other interesting happenings in our classroom this week....
The students are making progress on the 750 piece puzzle they have been working on since the beginning of the year. The puzzle is one activity that they can work on when they have finished all their work.
We have spent a lot of time watching the eagle cam located in the Botanical Gardens in Virginia. Throughout the week the eggs have been hatching. We weren't able to catch any of the eaglets hatching, but we have seen them being fed many times. The students love to see the difference between the eaglets and the full grown eagles.
Tomorrow night (Saturday) will be a special full moon- a SuperMoon. It is called a SuperMoon because of its size and proximity to Earth. This will be one of the closest moons to Earth in a long time. Make sure to take a look up at the sky tomorrow night!
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