Last week went by so quickly and we were busy, busy, busy! On Monday we completed our Littlebits project. Students worked with their partner to make the animal move and/or light up and read a script they wrote from the point of view of their animal while I video taped. Friday we had a spirit assembly and we watched the coaches get covered in silly string by the top 2 classes from the fundraiser. We were the 3rd class, so we just missed it! However, I was told our class had the most participation from parents, so thank you all for your donations. We also enjoyed Kona Ice and extra recess Friday! Littlebits Gallery Walk and Presentation Mrs. Stowe and Mrs. McFerron visited our classroom to do a gallery walk and listen to our Littlebits Project presentations. They were very impressed with the creativity and hard work that went in to creating the animals, writing the scripts, and the most challenging part-figuring out how to use the electronic blocks to make the animals move. Finding Perimeter of Figures Students had to walk the perimeter of figures on the floor as part of an exploration of perimeter. Exploring and Separating Mixtures This week will also be busy as we have some extra events planned. On Monday we will go to the library for a lesson on using research resources. We'll be researching our country for International Children's Week soon and we'll start research for our PBL too. On Tuesday, we are participating in a live streaming event with a poet. Wednesday will be the school wide Veterans assembly where we will honor veterans from our school and across the country. Then on Thursday, we'll be heading to the library again for our author visit. We are very excited to meet the author of Skyjumpers since we are reading the book in class, (as a read aloud). And of course, we have lots of learning that will be taking place in the classroom. See below for details. Writing: Students will continue writing poetry this week. We'll focus on sensory images and figurative language as we wrap up our unit. Later in the week, students will write a poem based on observations of an object from nature. Each student may bring an item from home or from their yard. Reading: We are wrapping up our poetry unit this week and beginning a unit on expository texts. Students will read nonfiction books and articles and learn about main idea, determining importance, and synthesizing. Math: On Monday we will finish our unit on time intervals and perimeter. We'll review for our unit test which will be on Tuesday. Then we'll start our next unit: Connecting Multiplication and Division. The focus of this unit is on understanding the relationship between multiplication and division. Students will have numerous opportunities to develop conceptual understanding of division. Science: We'll review mixtures and changing states of matter on Monday to prepare for the unit test which we'll take Tuesday. It's a short test, so we'll also begin our next unit on natural resources Tuesday as well. This is one of my favorite units since it includes conservation! Of course, this is a great connection to our PBL. Social Studies: Our focus this week is on government. We'll take a photo tour of the White House and learn the basic roles of our national government. Upcoming EventsWednesday (11/11)
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |