10/29/17

Hi Everyone,

It was wonderful to see you all at conferences this week.  Keep an eye out on Seessaw for updates on goal setting!  

Reading

Students have continued working on writing about reading using a new system used to look for important moments in fictional texts.  We will soon move from writing pit-stops into summaries, and eventually a longer version of writing in the weeks to follow.  We have also been using a new read aloud, The Wild Robot to understand character traits and development.  

Theme

Students wrapped up the week and their most recent science unit.  Many of the final testing moments can bee seen on Seesaw.  Students worked tirelessly designing and redesigning Flugtag vehicles to withstand large amounts of kinetic energy.  We will be working on a fun inquiry science project this week and moving into the first social studies unit of the year to follow.

Writing/Word Study

For the last two weeks students worked through a paragraph refresher unit.  Students began the unit writing on either the golden, or the platinum rule.  After two weeks learning in either my classroom or Ms. Figdor’s, everyone made great progress!  Check out their paragraph writing samples on Seesaw!  Both classes started initial assessments this week to begin working in spelling groups.  All four teachers on the floors will be team-teaching spelling this year in order to meet the specific needs of developing spellers.

Important Dates:

11/7- Picture Retakes

11/22-11/26- Thanksgiving Break

Have a great week!

Mr. G