This week in writing we wrote about what we did over our Easter Break. It sounds like everyone had a lovely long weekend. We also continued to practice our writing during literacy centers, where students are allowed to write about whatever they would like. Some students are even starting to write stories! We also continued to work on our literacy skills through literacy centers.
In math this week we did a review of addition and subtraction. Students were given both addition and subtraction questions on one sheet. They had to choose a strategy that worked best for them and make sure they were looking closely at the sign so they knew when to add and when to subtract. We also learned about doubles when adding and practiced our double facts to 10 through two games called "Doubles aren't trouble" and "Doubles Dash".
Doubles:
0+0=0
1+1=2
2+2=4
3+3=6
4+4=8
5+5=10
6+6=12
7+7=14
8+8=16
9+9=18
10+10=20
Our words of the week this week were: other, their, were, would
Our words of the week next week are: our, than, were, which
In Science this week we starting learning about living things. We started by discussing what makes something living? We discussed asking ourselves these questions to help us decide:
Does it move by itself?
Does it grow and change?
Does it breathe?
Does it need food and water to survive?
Does it reproduce?
Then as a class we sorted a variety of items into living and non living categories. Then students were given their own sheet with items on it to sort.
We also started to discuss plants. We learned about the different parts of a plant and how they help the plant. We then went and drew a plant diagram and labelled all the different parts. We also learned about what plants need to survive and how plants make their own food through photosynthesis. We finished this lesson by drawing a plant diagram and labeling the things it needs to survive( sun, air, water, soil) and watched "Magic School Bus: Gets Planted".
Today was Club Friday. Everybody got a new club, this will be students' final club of the year. We have two more sessions of Club Friday before the end of the year.
Reminders:
Wednesday May 1st- Hats off for Mental Health Day. Students are invited to wear a hat to school on Wednesday in support of mental health awareness.
Monday May 6th is Music Monday. We will be celebrating Music Monday with the whole school
Tuesday May 7th is our field trip to the zoo
Wednesday May 8th Alien in line skating begins in gym. Students are invited to bring their own helmet if they would like. All other equipment is supplied.
Wednesday May 8th-Fun Lunch
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