Our Classroom Updates...
Last week we dove deeper into our weather inquiry by testing the effect of wind on various objects. The kids recorded their data and reflected on the results to try and come up with specific reasons why each object moved in a particular way. We also began investigating extreme forms of weather in order to review our research skills and choose topics for our projects. In math, we completed and shared our time stories. The kids did a wonderful job of documenting the passing of time in both realistic and fictional accounts. Multi-digit addition with regrouping was our other focus. We worked through these with physical blocks and then were able to move to drawing them for each equation. I noticed tremendous progress in their understanding and execution of regrouping with the illustration of the process.
As readers we have linked our author study of Gail Gibbons to our weather unit and the upcoming non-fiction writing unit. Currently in writing, the kids are writing choice pieces. Many of them have chosen to co-author a buddy book.
This Week
This week our weather groups will work on research for their extreme weather topics. We will begin to transfer our multi-digit regrouping strategies from addition to subtraction. We will continue our author study as well as working on choice pieces in writing. This is our last official week collecting items school wide for Wanna Buddy. Hopefully our class will get the chance this week to meet Ms. Audrey. They are really looking forward to speaking with her.
Important Dates
January 29 Visitation for Prospective Parents
February 1 CFI Family Movie Night Doors open at 6:30; Movie at 7:00February 7 SIC/PTP Meeting
February 14 Student led Conferences
February 15 11:30 Dismissal/Student Led Conferences
February 18 School Holiday
During our weather study, we tested different objects against the power of our own wind.
A little outdoor enthusiasm....
Pattern creation has been a popular choice in explorations this week. We are adding these to our collection for discussions of Math in the Real World.
