Week 9 (October 13 -15)

Week 9 (October 13 – 15)

What a busy 3-day week we had! We managed to pack a great deal of learning and fun into those 3 days of school!

Math

We have really been working hard on adding and subtracting within 20. As I’m sure that you all know, this week we used number bonds to help us with this. Through number bonds students are able to notice patterns, and piece together numbers quickly to help them add and subtract. Here is an example of a number bond we have worked on.

As always we are still using as many relevant games as possible to practice the addition and subtraction skills we have learned.

Social Studies

Students have also worked hard on finishing up their group community maps this week. I’m so proud of the time and effort they put into them.

After the students finished up on Tuesday they were able to present them on Wednesday. The hard work and dedication paid off because it showed in their final products.

Tinsley Town

 Rainbow Town

 Fun Town

 New York Town

 Candy Land Town

 Beach Town

ELA

Our ELA has been filled with quite a lot of different activities within reading and writing.  We are finishing up Star Girl and the students have really been enjoying the read aloud. There are so many wonderful conversations that arise from our daily readings. As we work on our phonics I’ve been asking students to try to find words with short and long vowels and within their independent reading books. When they do find words they place them on our chart in the back of the room; we are still growing our list. I’m so surprised at the students because now I don’t have to ask anymore for them to search anymore, instead they are already taking the initiative to do it themselves!

As a class we have been working super hard on enhancing our writing. We’ve been talking about the many ways we can grow our writing ideas and our rough drafts. Here are some examples of the work that our kids have created!

I am looking forward to starting another week of school tomorrow and I hope the students are as well. PLEASE try to send in your child a pair of headphones and as always if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to contact me!!!

SEE YOU ALL ON MONDAY!!!