May 14-18, 2012
Reading - Students are continuing to work on comprehending the difference between fact and opinion. They are also learning to compare and contrast when they read. Students have been reading about Olympics: Past and Present.
Writing - Students have been working on writing a variety of sentences with different beginnings. They have also been working on combining choppy sentences to make their writing sound smoother. Students completed their spring writing assessment about a pet.
Math - Third graders are working on measuring weight and volume. Second graders are working on measuring by inch, foot, and yard.
Social Studies - Students are beginning their work on their selected topics for our inquiry unit on the Olympics.
Science - We are continuing to study rocks and how thery are formed and what they are used for.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
May 7 - 11, 2012
Reading - Students are working on comprehending the difference between fact and opinion. They are also learning to compare and contrast when they read. Students have been reading about Olympics: Past and Present.
Writing - We finished up working with similes and metaphors by writing poems about a family member or friend. We started working on sentence fluency by using a variety of sentence beginnings when we write a paragraph.
Math - Third graders are working on different types of measurement. Second graders are working on beginning division strategies while making fair shares.
Social Studies - Students are gathering information on their selected topics for our inquiry unit on the Olympics.
Science - We are continuing to study rocks and how thery are formed and what they are used for.
Reading - Students are working on comprehending the difference between fact and opinion. They are also learning to compare and contrast when they read. Students have been reading about Olympics: Past and Present.
Writing - We finished up working with similes and metaphors by writing poems about a family member or friend. We started working on sentence fluency by using a variety of sentence beginnings when we write a paragraph.
Math - Third graders are working on different types of measurement. Second graders are working on beginning division strategies while making fair shares.
Social Studies - Students are gathering information on their selected topics for our inquiry unit on the Olympics.
Science - We are continuing to study rocks and how thery are formed and what they are used for.
Happy Mother's Day to all!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
April 30 - May 4, 2012
Reading - Students are working on comprehending the difference between fact and opinion. They are also learning to compare and contrast when they read.
Writing - Students are working using exact nouns to make their writing stronger. We have also been working with similies and metaphors to dress up their writing.
Math - Third graders are working on sorting 3-D figures by attributes. Second graders are working on using addition strategies when multiplying.
Social Studies - Students are using background knowledge and connections to form questions about the Olympic Games. Students have selected topics of interest for research.
Science - We are working on the different parts of the earth and classifying rocks.
This week we completed out final round of MAPS testing.
Reading - Students are working on comprehending the difference between fact and opinion. They are also learning to compare and contrast when they read.
Writing - Students are working using exact nouns to make their writing stronger. We have also been working with similies and metaphors to dress up their writing.
Math - Third graders are working on sorting 3-D figures by attributes. Second graders are working on using addition strategies when multiplying.
Social Studies - Students are using background knowledge and connections to form questions about the Olympic Games. Students have selected topics of interest for research.
Science - We are working on the different parts of the earth and classifying rocks.
This week we completed out final round of MAPS testing.
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