September 16, 2016
Greetings from Room 116!
Thank you so much for helping students to settle back into school successfully. We have already started internalizing daily routines, which in turn will help us to maximize time on learning. This week, we set group goals for our classroom and laid the foundation for a safe learning environment through the creation of a classroom constitution. Following is a brief recap of the rest of our busy week:
ELA: We discussed the key elements of non-fiction and started reading leveled non-fiction books in reading groups. We also reviewed the “short a/i” vowel patterns and discussed fundamental sentence structure components (subject/predicate).
Math: We explored basic concepts of multiplication and division, focusing on the number of equal groups, the size of the group, and the total number of items (factor x factor = product and dividend/divisor = quotient).
Science: We continued our exploration of life cycles, learning about how different plants and animals mature. We worked in small groups to study the life cycles of individual species and created informational posters to teach others what we learned.
Other: We practiced keyboarding skills ad reviewed Library routines.
The EHBi Open House will take place on Thursday, September 22nd, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, immediately followed by the Book Fair from 7:30 to 8:00 pm. I look forward to meeting everyone then. Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Ms. Feeney