September 21

 

Students had a lot of fun trying to figure out what name was on their backs. They were only told different character traits that described their person.

 

 

We discussed how projects and ideas take time. Students were given ten seconds to draw a picture of a clock. We realized that we would need more time to draw something creative. Students then took ten minutes to draw a clock. I was very impressed with what they thought of!

Students have been working on reading fluently and with expression!

What we are learning in school:

Language Arts: This week we learned how to visualize while we read. Students also learned how visualizing helps them identify character traits. We looked for clues in the text to tell us what character traits the characters in our books had. Some examples of traits students identified this week are athletic, caring, helpful, confident, and friendly.

Math: This week in math, students reviewed addition with regrouping. Our class seems to remember this from second grade, which is great! Next week we will begin working with subtraction and regrouping.

Genius Hour: This past Tuesday, I introduced students to Genius Hour. This is a block of time where students can research and learn about anything that interests them. On Tuesday, we will begin brainstorming different projects students can work on. The idea of the project is to choose something that cannot be answered by a quick search on the internet. I will send home some examples of projects on Tuesday. Students have to have their project approved by me before they can begin. Throughout this next week, students will be given time to draw up a project proposal. This proposal will be signed by me, the student, and a parent. If students are not able to finish the proposal in class, it will be sent home as homework. On September 29, we will begin researching for our projects. I am planning on students presenting their projects towards the beginning of December. Please contact me if you have any questions. My hope is that this will be a fun learning opportunity for students and not an area of stress for you!

Important Dates:

September 24 – Book Orders due

September 25 – Parent Teacher Conference requests due

October 2 – Camp Out with a Good Book forms due

October 6 (6:30-7:45) – Camp Out with a Good Book (see flyer that was sent home)

October 13 – First grading period ends (reading incentive paper due)

October 20 & 21 – Parent Teacher Conferences

October 22 & 23 – Fall Break

ISTEP – Feb. 29-March 11

IREAD – March 14 – 18

ISTEP - April 18-May 6

Spelling Words

1. throw
2. threw
3. know
4. knew
5. write
6. wrote
7. sleep
8. slept
9. really
10. thing