Here is a glimpse of the upcoming week:
Science: We had a solar oven mishap last week when we set our ovens outside to heat our s'mores on a windy day. Even though we secured most of the ovens with rocks, we had lots of our boxes flip over, and one flew away. We only had a few with s'mores still inside the box, and most of those were too smushed to eat. So...we are trying again this week even though we will be moving on to a new unit. Monday we will take the unit test after a quick Kahoot review. Tuesday we will begin learning about earth's forces, with a focus on fast changes to earth including volcanos, earthquakes, and landslides. Reading: This week we will finish our poetry unit. We'll review features of poetry as well as types of poetry as we read and discuss more poems. There is never enough time for all the great poems I want to share with the class! Math: Our focus will be on twos and fours facts. Last week we noticed you can double twos facts to determine fours facts just like you can double fives facts to determine tens facts. We also practiced the reverse-halving. The strategy of doubling and halving not only helps with facts, but also with number sense. Understanding doubling and halving as well as other strategies for multiplication help students understand the concept of multiplication, (which is different than memorizing facts). This week we'll continue to solve problems involving multiplication. Our unit test will be next Monday. Also, we'll spend a bit more time on spiral review this week as we review fraction concepts in preparation for our next unit on fractions. Writing: We'll wrap up our poetry writing this week. On Tuesday, students will write a poem based on a nature sketch. We will observe objects from nature, sketch and record observations, and then write a poem based on the object. Then, students will choose 2-3 poems from their collection to revise and publish. I LOVE reading all of their poems. We have some poets among us, so I can't wait to see some of their published poems! Upcoming Events This week we are collecting for Coins for Coats. Please place donations in a bag and record the amount of money on the outside of the bag. This will help me count the total donations for our class each day. See below for the daily themes.
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |