A Week in Review
October 22 - 26
We have worked tirelessly in all subjects, pushing ourselves each day to be the best learners that we can be! The Pacific Northwest weather has returned, but students didn't let that dampen their motivation and focus on learning!
Shout outs for Virtues Awards:
Elizabeth C. has earned a Virtues Award for showing FRIENDLINESS and JOYFULNESS. She makes our classroom a happier place with her positive attitude!
Jack Dev. has earned a Virtues Award for showing ENTHUSIASM and SELF-DISCIPLINE! He is excited about GRC and has already started reading his first book selection. Jack understands the importance of teamwork!
Jack Dev. has earned a Virtues Award for showing ENTHUSIASM and SELF-DISCIPLINE! He is excited about GRC and has already started reading his first book selection. Jack understands the importance of teamwork!
Reading:
Our target skill this week was "sequence of events". We used a flow chart graphic organizer to track the order of events in reading. This skill is important because it helps readers monitor their understanding and can help clarify a reader's questions. We also had many opportunities to read independently and with Mr. K where our thinking was stretched as we talked about our reading.
Writing:
After our first Cocoa and Current Events assignment, it was clear that students needed a few key ideas of summary retaught. Our work in writing this week focused on using the 5 W's (who, what, where, when, why) to extrapolate the important information from text and write concise summaries in our own words. The students used our read aloud, The Watson's go to Birmingham, and two Time for Kids news articles, Sleep Tight and A Playbook for Stopping Bullies. Mr. K modeled writing a summary and the students worked in pairs to write their own.
Math:
Our decimal unit continues! We worked this week on reviewing place value (on both sides of the decimal) as well as adding and subtracting decimals. We also emphasized the importance of correctly and neatly lining up our place values when adding. Students were given math problems that were written horizontally and their job was to neatly stack them, line up the place values, solve and double check their work! We solved problems like this:
Science:
We have concluded our Deposition investigation. Students conducted another stream table experiment learning: what happens to earth materials that have been eroded by a river, which earth materials are deposited first as the water in a river slows down, and what happens to water flowing in a river. We used food coloring to more clearly observe the water's flow.
Social Studies:
There are many famous explorers that came to the Americas. Students used a grid to organize their learning. They learned who the explorers were, their motivations, the countries that sponsored them, the land they explored, and the impact they had. We also began talking about perspective, something that is extremely important in our country's history - the perspective of the Native Americans and the impact the explorers had on their way of life. These grids will become a study sheet for the Chapter 5 test.
Today is Mr. K's last day of teaching in our classroom! He has brought enthusiasm and excitement for the students and he will be missed. We wish him luck as he continues his student teaching adventure in 3rd grade! Good luck, Mr. K!!
Thank you for a great week,
~Mrs. Hatlestad
Upcoming Events:
Writing:
After our first Cocoa and Current Events assignment, it was clear that students needed a few key ideas of summary retaught. Our work in writing this week focused on using the 5 W's (who, what, where, when, why) to extrapolate the important information from text and write concise summaries in our own words. The students used our read aloud, The Watson's go to Birmingham, and two Time for Kids news articles, Sleep Tight and A Playbook for Stopping Bullies. Mr. K modeled writing a summary and the students worked in pairs to write their own.
Math:
Our decimal unit continues! We worked this week on reviewing place value (on both sides of the decimal) as well as adding and subtracting decimals. We also emphasized the importance of correctly and neatly lining up our place values when adding. Students were given math problems that were written horizontally and their job was to neatly stack them, line up the place values, solve and double check their work! We solved problems like this:
124,675,378.943 + 114, 732, 921.7539
Science:
We have concluded our Deposition investigation. Students conducted another stream table experiment learning: what happens to earth materials that have been eroded by a river, which earth materials are deposited first as the water in a river slows down, and what happens to water flowing in a river. We used food coloring to more clearly observe the water's flow.
Social Studies:
There are many famous explorers that came to the Americas. Students used a grid to organize their learning. They learned who the explorers were, their motivations, the countries that sponsored them, the land they explored, and the impact they had. We also began talking about perspective, something that is extremely important in our country's history - the perspective of the Native Americans and the impact the explorers had on their way of life. These grids will become a study sheet for the Chapter 5 test.
Today is Mr. K's last day of teaching in our classroom! He has brought enthusiasm and excitement for the students and he will be missed. We wish him luck as he continues his student teaching adventure in 3rd grade! Good luck, Mr. K!!
Thank you for a great week,
~Mrs. Hatlestad
Upcoming Events:
29-Oct - Book fair begins
1-Nov - Book fair Family
Night
1-Nov - Reflections art show
at school
6-Nov - PTA General Assembly
meeting
9-Nov - Professional day - NO
SCHOOL
12-Nov - Veterans Day - NO
SCHOOL
13-Nov - BSF Phonathon begins
14-Nov - Veteran's Day
Assembly
16-Nov - SPIRIT DAY!
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