The weeks are already flying by! I can't believe it's already October...at the end of this month we'll have our Parent-Teacher conferences. I'll be sending out an email this week with a sign-up link.
I wanted to share some pictures from our field trip to Schiele Museum, but I'm having trouble getting my computer to upload the pictures :( Once I get it working, I'll put some pictures on the blog. Unfortunately, we couldn't visit the Catawba Indian Village because of the rain, but we still had a great time! We spent some time talking about the tribes who were native to North Carolina, and learning about other tribes around the United States. The kids also met the archaeologist who works for the museum and got to put together some pieces of pottery, just like they would in their lab. Not to mention, we had an epic astronaut vs. alien war in the Space exhibit!
This Week...
Math: We'll be focusing on subtracting large numbers, especially subtracting across zeros and regrouping (ie. 6700 - 4265). By the end of the week we should be ready to take our Unit 2 test, which will focus on the following skills:
- Using mental math to add and subtract
- Estimating sums and differences of whole numbers
- Adding whole numbers into the thousands
- Subtracting whole numbers into the thousands
- Subtracting across zeros
My plan is to review on Wednesday and take the assessment on Thursday.
Reading: Last week the kids formed guided reading groups and chose their first books! They've been spending some time reading them every day, and responding to what they've read in a journal. They've been doing some buddy reading, round robin reading, and reading on their own, and seem to be enjoying their books and their groups!
This week we'll begin our 'Asking Questions' unit, and will talk about how our questions help us understand what we read even better. We'll learn about how some questions have answers that are right there in the book, and others have answers that we need to think about. We'll also generate some questions for our classmates to answer based on Bloom's Taxonomy (levels of learning).
We're having a blast with our read aloud - A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd! It's about a girl named Felicity Juniper Pickle, who has moved around a lot and just wants to settle down and find a place to call home. Felicity, her mom, and little sister have just moved to her mom's hometown, Midnight Gulch, Tennessee. They say that there used to be magic in Midnight Gulch, and Felicity might find out that there's still a little bit left. Ask your kids about it!
This week we'll begin our 'Asking Questions' unit, and will talk about how our questions help us understand what we read even better. We'll learn about how some questions have answers that are right there in the book, and others have answers that we need to think about. We'll also generate some questions for our classmates to answer based on Bloom's Taxonomy (levels of learning).
We're having a blast with our read aloud - A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd! It's about a girl named Felicity Juniper Pickle, who has moved around a lot and just wants to settle down and find a place to call home. Felicity, her mom, and little sister have just moved to her mom's hometown, Midnight Gulch, Tennessee. They say that there used to be magic in Midnight Gulch, and Felicity might find out that there's still a little bit left. Ask your kids about it!
Writing: We're working on our unit on Sentence Structure, and will be talking about vivid verbs, awesome adjectives, and how we can describe things so that out readers can experience what we see, feel, hear, taste, and touch right along with us.
Language: This week we're talking about the four different sentence types, and subjects and predicates.
Social Studies: This week we'll wrap up our North Carolina unit and begin reviewing continents, oceans, and maps.
Bible: We'll find out how the apostles were persecuted for telling others about Jesus, and how they had to stand firm in what they believed, even when facing tough circumstances. Our memory verse is:
- Be on your guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be brave. Be strong.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
Have a blessed week!
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