We had another great week of growing our brains. Again, we focused on developing the growth mindset by setting goals for things that we can't do yet but can work to be able to do. We read the book, Giraffes Can't Dance and used this book as a way to focus on more on the power of yet. We may not be where we want to be yet, but we can get there with a little practice and determination. This week, we focused on: -reading nonfiction books to learn new information -collective nouns -learning how to use an open number line to subtract -using more than strategy for subtracting two numbers -writing informative paragraphs with a hook and topic sentence Math Strategy Videos Place Value Drawing Expanded Form Strategy Break Apart Strategy Open Number Line Strategy (2 Digit) (3 Digit) Next week, we will focus on: -adjectives and adverbs -developing an informative paragraph with a clear ending -proofreading our work -using different resources for finding information -telling time to the nearest group of fives (1:15 pm) Upcoming Dates December 20 Celebration of Learning @ 8:45 am December 21 Winter Celebration @ 12:45 pm
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I hope everyone had a great break! We are back in full learning mode. This week, we began to review our earlier discussion about the growth mindset and what it means to have a growth mindset. Our class read the book, Bubble Gum Brain, which focuses on how becoming is better than being with the power of yet. We discussed developing a Bubble Gum brain by focusing on improving our thinking by reflecting over our thoughts, and flexing, bending, and stretching our brain. Over the course of this year, we will continue to develop this thinking. We also focused on goal setting and began to discuss MAP goals and plans for reaching these goals. Our class will take MAP on Thursday, November 30, 201 and continue through Monday, December 5, 2017 at 8:30 am. This week, our scholars focused on: -determining an author's purpose for writing a text and finding support for an author's message -summarizing our learning about the stars, moon, and the Sun -using place value drawings' and the expanded form strategy to subtract numbers with differences of 100 or greater -criteria for creating a quality informational text -brainstorming ideas that should be included within an informational text about the stars, moon, and the Sun -goal setting/ the growth mindset Upcoming Dates November 30- December 5 MAP Testing @ 8:30 am November 27-December 1 Book Fair December 20 Celebration of Learning @ 8:45 am Greetings, I hope you all have had a great week. This week, we had a full week of learning and bonding as a crew. This has a been a week of reflection and continued growth. Report cards will be sent home today. Because report cards are standards based you only see the over arching standards and not all of the elements the standard entails. Therefore, many children will receive 2s on their report cards as every element within each standard has not been taught and is scheduled to be assessed during a later term. I say all of this so that you are not alarmed if you see 2s on your child's report card. Some standards have been taught in their entirety and you may notice 2s, 3s, or 4s in these areas. Please read the report card comments as they entail your child's strengths and areas for growth (in addition to what we've discussed during fall conferences). Please read below to see our focus for this week and for next week. This week, we focused on: -different strategies to help us figure out the meaning of unknown words (synonyms, reading on, context clues, prefixes, and root words). -spelling words with glued sounds -what the Sun is and what kind of star the Sun is -wrapping up our personal narratives by publishing them using Google Docs -learning how to use place value shape drawings (sticks and dots) to determine the sum of two 2 digit/ 3 digit numbers. View this video to assist you with understanding this strategy. Next week, we will focus on: -identifying the main the idea of an informational paragraph along with supporting details -learning more about the Sun. Specifically, we will focus on why shadows change throughout the day and why we have different seasons. -more strategies for adding with sums to 100 or beyond 100. We focused on the following strategies: expanded form, open number line, and compensation (video 1) (video 2). -informational writing. The kids will begin the process of building their final product for our expedition. Have a great rest of the week! Greetings, I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready for another exciting week of learning. Last week, we had a special visit from the Chattahoochee Nature Center's Star Lab to provide our young astronauts with more background knowledge about stars. We have officially launched the 100% Reading Club (a letter is in your child's ROCKSTAR) with each child setting a goal for the number of books they want to read in second grade. Please support this asking your child to read at home and record their read books. Also, celebrate their accomplishments. Finally, we have begun a collaborative project with Mrs. Foster's third grade class aimed at providing support for Puerto Rico. We have some future philanthropists on our hands. This week, we will continue to explore more about the moon and begin to transition to focusing on our nearest star, the Sun. Please read below about what we will be focusing on in class this week! This week, we will..
Volunteers Needed I will need volunteers next Monday at 10 am to help assemble Fact Fluency activities/games. If you are interested, please email me. I need two volunteers. Special Thanks We have begun creating our Star Can Constellations. Thank you to all the families that sent in cans. Finley's family helped make sure we had enough for all the kids. I can't wait for you all to see their final products! Thanks and have a wonderful week! Hot Shots from the WeekToday we kicked off our study of the moon by completing a BBK or Thinking Box activity focused on the moon. In small groups, our scientists used the activity to collectively build background knowledge . We completed different rounds to achieve our goal of answering the question, what is the moon? First, each child recorded what they already knew about the moon. Then, they recorded what they wanted to learn about the moon. Next, they were given four objects to explore and discuss related to the moon. These objects included photographs and text. After exploring and discussing the items, the scientists recorded new learning or cool facts about the moon. Finally, they recorded the most important takeaways about the moon with a focus on answering the question of what is the moon? This was a great way to build background knowledge about the moon.
Greetings everyone, We are taking flight with our study of stars. The young scientists learned more about stars as we wrapped up our focus on the life cycle of stars. Then, we reviewed what constellations are, and we learned about several different constellations. After learning about different constellations, the kids chose one to recreate and created myths that explained how their constellation got into the night sky. We had a great week of learning and applying. I can't wait until next week! This week, we focused on: -many text features and their purposes -closed syllables -how stars change during their lives -constellations and different myths -skip counting by fives, tens, and hundreds within 1,000. -editing and revising our personal narratives Next week, we will focus on: -word attack & vocabulary strategies for reading informational text -electronic text features -review closed syllables -spelling with double letters such as ff, ll, and ss and the glued sound all -the moon and its phases -editing and revising our personal narratives Greetings families,
We had another incredible week of learning. We expanded our understanding of stars, numbers, and how readers read nonfiction. We even began learning how to inject our feelings and thoughts into our personal narratives. Please see below for some of the topics we focused on during this week and what we will focus on next week! This week, we focused on: -how readers choose just right informational books -text features and their purposes -closed syllables -how scientists compare stars based on their brightness, size, and color -how stars change during their lives -compare numbers using place value -including thoughts and feelings in our writing -adding details to our writing -using transition words in our writing Next week, we will focus on: -more text features and their purposes -spelling with double letters such as ff, ll, and ss and the glued sound all -how stars change during their lives -how distance and size affect the brightness of stars -editing and revising our personal narratives Today our scientists visted the Tellus Science Musueum to learn more about stars. The students rotated through different stations that focused on overall stars, their different sizes and brightnesses, constellations, and their relationship to other stars. They learned a lot and had a lot of fun!
Today, our young scientists explored different sensory rooms as a kick off to our expedition, W.E. (Westchester Elementary) Goes Above and Beyond. They explored a sound, visual, and touch room related to the moon, stars, and the Sun. Did you know that stars can emit sound? What a fun way to kick off an out of this world expedition! Today, we also practiced showing numbers in standard form and with place value drawings. Our mathematicians worked with numbers that ranged from four digit to six digit numbers. Some kids even played Slide 1,000 on the Ipad, which provides practice with numbers in different forms. Later in the week, the kids will practice showing numbers in expanded and word form.
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