Monday, March 26, 2012

March 19 - 23, 2012

Reading - Students are working on using background knowledge and text clues to infer meaning when they read.  We have also been working on building fluency an comprehension.

Writing - Students are working on word choice.  They are working on making their writing sparkle by using colorful adjectives. 

Math - Third graders are working on finding area and perimeter.  Second graders are working on solving cross number puzzles.

Social Studies - We are working on finishing the research for our biographies.

Science - We are on how the sun effects the weather.

Monday, March 12, 2012

March 12 - 16, 2012

Reading - Students are working on using background knowledge and text clues to infer meaning when they read.

Writing - Students are working on organizing their writing to fit their topic.  They are also learning to use the suffixes -er and -est when describing.

Math - Third graders are working with breaking large arrays into small arrays.  Second graders are working on polygons, congruent figures, similar figures, and symmetry.

Social Studies - We are working on personal time lines and biographies.

Science - We are working on why thunderstorms occur.