Hope everyone had a fabulous holiday break! I enjoyed spending time with my family, relaxing, shopping, and reading. It was nice to have time to rejuvenate and now I am ready to kick off the second semester of the school year. I was so happy to see all of the kiddos today and even more happy that some of them wanted to come back to school! What a thrill to hear that! We had a great first day back. This morning we shared stories from the break, reviewed our social contract, met with the librarian for a brief discussion about our upcoming author visit, and played a game to build classroom community. Did we learn anything? Of course! We started our poetry unity for reading and writing, and explored fraction during math. Here is a peek at our learning for the remainder of the week. Reading: We will be immersed in poetry-my favorite! Students will read a variety of poems, identify features of poetry, discuss and respond to poetry, and learn about different types of poetry. Writing: Students will read poems for inspiration and begin writing free verse poems this week. I am reading a book called Poetry Matters by Ralph Fletcher, a book that provides children with writing tips and strategies, which will help students get started with their first poetry pieces. Science: This week students will research volcanoes, earthquakes, or landslides as part of our next science unit. Math: We have started a new unit on fractions. Our focus this week will be on area models of fractions and exploring equivalent fractions. Highlights from DecemberStudents examined a mixture of birdseed and sorted the mixture by physical properties. Before and after observations were recorded in science notebooks. Students used colored chips and dry erase boards to make equal groups while solving multiplication and division problems. We had loads of fun investigating mixtures at stations.
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |