Great to See Everyone!

October 25, 2019

 

Greetings from Room 116!

It was wonderful to meet with everyone this week. Thank you so much for your ongoing support of our classroom endeavors. Thank you also for ensuring that students come to school each day ready to learn, with healthy snacks and reusable water bottles. We are truly blessed to have such an amazing group of families!

Despite our mixed-up conference schedule, we remained extremely efficient:

ELA: We worked on comprehension strategies while reading our realistic fiction books during Guided Reading. We also reviewed all spelling principles to date and learned how to expand simple sentences. In Writer’s Workshop, we discussed how to create stronger leads, using such strategies as dialogue, description, suspense, and onomatopoeia. We also wrote weather-related poems using sensory details.

Math: We expanded our exploration of measurement to include liquid capacity, and solved measurement story problems involving multiple operations. In addition, we took our Mid-Module 2 assessment.

Science/SS: We designed, built, and tested our very own weather vanes, reflecting on what worked and what didn’t. (Fun fact: there is evidence that ancient Egyptians and Romans had wind vanes on their homes.)

Other: During Technology, we learned a little bit about what life was like for the Wampanoags and Pilgrims in the 1600s. We can’t wait to find out more on our field trip to Plimoth Plantation next Thursday, October 31st.

Best wishes to all for a fabulous weekend!

Most sincerely,

Ms. Feeney

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