~ FIRST FALL FRIDAY~
Fall has arrived!
This was a great example to work with as we introduced change into the
classroom. The leadership focus of the
week was NO PUT DOWNS. We were able to
discuss this topic as a class to work towards building our character. The students were working hard on spotting a
Good Friend in the room and looking for traits on friendship.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
1st Grade: My first graders started the week out with a
get-to-know you activity and they presented their All About Me project to the
group. On Tuesday, we started learning
about Connections. As a class, we read
the Graphic Alphabet by David
Pelletier. The kids did a great job
figuring out the letters in the book and they were able to figure out most of
the pictures too! They also played a
matching game to learn further about connections and how things are linked
together. The kids really enjoyed this
activity!
REMINDER: Please make sure they are working on their
patches and descriptions at home and have them ready to return for Monday,
September 26th.
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2nd Grade: The second graders also worked with
connections this week. We started out
with a brief reminder about connections from last year. Then they worked with a partner to take a
group of connections and put them into categories. I was proud of how well this group cooperated
with their partners. Then they had an
opportunity to share their ideas with the class. It was interesting to see the different
categories the groups came up with for their project. They made some great connections!
3rd Grade: We started the week off with a quick
get-to-know you activity. Our lesson started us out with trying to define change – this was a struggle at first. We then worked on a brainstorming activity of
things that change. We talked about our
list and then took it further by placing them into categories. After having a better understanding of
change, we turned it around and came up with a list of things that do not
change. This was a challenge for the
group, but we came up with some great ideas together! After our project we looked back at our
definition of change, at this time we were able to make our definition grow as
we had a better understanding of the meaning of the word.
4th Grade: They had a lesson this week on change. It was great to see what the children still
remembered from last year. They broke
off into two groups and made a list on things that change. Next, they placed their ideas into categories,
as they worked through this step the list on change grew quickly for both
groups. The groups shared their ideas
with the class and explained how their examples fit into their categories. Then they had to come up with a list of
examples of things that do not change.
This also became a challenge for both groups. As a team, we were able to work together to
come up with this list!
Thank you parents for helping the students with their
interviews at home! They were all
returned and we will use these next week to help us discover more about change.
MATH:
1st – 4th
Grade: This week all the classes
worked on a math "preview packet." This
came from our math program we are using this year and simply allows us to see
what they know about some of the topics we will be exploring this year. The students were encouraged to attempt every question, but were okay to move-on if they did not understand it. We will use this as a guide to help in assigning groups throughout the year. At the end of the year, they will retake the packet again and we will see how much they grew! I will hold onto the tests for now and send them home with the post-test after we are finished!
My 1st and
2nd graders worked through the packet one problem at a time with me
reading the questions to the students.
They were allowed to work ahead if they didn’t need my instructions. The
first graders took a 5 minute brain break after working each day to get the
wriggles out after working through the packets.
My 3rd and 4th graders went over the packet briefly and then they completed it independently. The students were encouraged to try the problem even if they were unsure of it. All of my groups gave it their best effort to work through the material. Both grades finished early on Thursday and this allowed us to start a quick preview of our math program.
3rd Grade Math:
They were given a note this week explaining of a project to work on at
home – The Yeti Hunt for Capacity. The
note also asks to send in the bottles the children use for the project, as we
will use them further in class this year.
Thank you in advance for helping us with collecting the bottles.
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| CHARACTER OF THE MONTH |
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| WEEKLY QUOTE: This week I am allowing you to see the answer at home to help with some hints! The students struggled with the first one and hoping this will help! |
Important Dates:
September 26th -30th: College Week
October 4th: Early
Dismissal Day
October 10th & 11th: 4th Grade Camp Goodfellow
October 20th: End of
first Grading Period
October 21st: Fall Recess
– No School
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