Room 124 has been VERY busy!! In writing workshop, we have been focusing on Informative Writing. Together, the class composed paragraphs detailing their Earthworm Observation. Now, they are doing their own research on either a whale or penguin. They are taking these details and constructing four complete paragraphs on their own. Each paragraph must have a topic sentence followed by supporting details.
In math, we have moved onto studying place value as well as landmark numbers. We have been collecting a lot of data, organizing it, making graphs, and then using landmark terms ( maximum, minimum, median, mode, and range) to describe the trends of the data.
Because this and next week are both short, we will be having our spelling and fact quizzes next Thursday. That is when their menus need to be turned in as well. Studying a fact triangle by writing out the 4 "fact families" and saying them aloud is a good way to commit facts to memory. 5 triangles/ night is a good amount to focus on.
Thank you and enjoy your long weekend!! :) ~Katie Martin
Thanks for the update! I enjoy knowing what's going on in class from week to week and appreciate the updates as well as the students stories on the blog. :)
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