Math

*Zearn website: Students were given an index card with their passwords to get on zearn.org. I also wrote the class code on the card in case it is needed.

Students are working on becoming fast and fluent in math facts to 5, and building on the facts to 10. Drawing pictures and writing a number sentence to match a story problem. Started to working on story problems they could be solved by subtraction or counting on/up to the big number.

Science

Their first Science unit is about “Sound”. They will be learning that: 1. Sound can make matter vibrate. 2. Vibrating matter can make sounds.

Reading

*In reading we are reading and listening to stories as a group right now (poems, Treasure anthology, and trade books). We’re talking about the characters, setting, and any special vocabulary words. *The students have chosen books for themselves to read to themselves and a partner.

*In reference to assessment I have tested what HFW words they can read, and they completed a 10 minute write on words they know how to spell. I have started testing students on the DRA reading assessments where I look at how they read, how accurate they read, and their ability to retell the story.

Writing

*Last week the students finished a writing prompt entitled “A Day I was Happy” They first, of course, picked their happy day or event. Next they drew 3 pictures describing this happy day. They then used these pictures to help them write the story.

*In their Work on Writing books, the students are writing about topics of their own choosing. I’m observing : 1. If they can decide on a topic. 2. Their handwriting, spaces between words, and writing across the page. 3. Can they read their story back to me or others.

*REMEMBER Friday is a half Day of school. Dismissal is at 11:45