We are celebrating great work in math this week, as students move up levels in our BAM folders. The students have been working hard in their small groups in math, and their work shows! Ask your student about how great it feels to move up. Keep practicing math facts to support this work (both addition and multiplication)
We are finishing our unit on Personal Narratives in writing. Their published work will go home next week. We have really thought a lot about the difference between editing and revising, and how to add more descriptive writing. We've been reading Gooney Bird Greene as a read aloud to guide our writing. Students can practice these skills when telling you about their day, please ask them to give more details and more description.
In reading we are continuing to add stamina and depth to our reading. We have started reading Stone Fox to support our reading with predictions and inferences.
We have been doing a lot of work with geography in order to learn about how different parts of the world are coping with climate change. The students have practiced reading maps, researching continents and countries. Earlier we learned about different energy sources and the pros and cons of their use.Please look for more information about our upcoming Portland Bridge unit after the break. We will start to learn about the bridges and outline the expectations of the work at home, and explain what we will do in class. This is the time when we need the most volunteers and material support. Please check outside the classroom for requests as they come.
Happy Holidays!
