How do the weeks
go by so quickly? I can’t believe October is nearing an end!
We had another
wonderful week of learning together.
In Math, we
continued in Unit 2 learning about shapes and geometry. We read The Greedy Triangle and learned
about different 2-D shapes around us and how many sides and angles they have. We
also did some fun 3-D shape activities using geo blocks to find the faces of
3-D shapes and we drew shape structures. We also did a fun activity using
pattern blocks called Ways to Fill. *Check fun photos!
In Science, we
learned about the special inside parts of a tree. We made a tree book to help
us remember. We also read A Tree Is
Nice and wrote 3 different reasons why trees are nice or important. We
watched a short video about terrific trees and we even had one student dress up
as a tree to help us review the parts. It was so fun! *Check fun photos!
*The tree test
will be on Tuesday, October 30th. The study guide went home on
Thursday. Please help your child study.
The family tree project is also due Tuesday as
well.
In Writing, we
read a story by Donald Crews called Big
Mama’s. It is about the author visiting his grandmother in the summer.
Next, we wrote about places or people we like to visit in the summer too. They
did a nice job!
In Fundations, we
have started Unit 4, which teaches the students about plurals and suffixes. They
are practicing and remembering the rules, which is awesome!
On Wednesday 10/31,
we will have our vocabulary parade, which will begin at 8:45 a.m. Parents are welcome to come to school and
cheer on your favorite verb word! Students can bring their costumes in a bag to
school. Let me know if you have any questions!
Have a nice
weekend!
-Mrs. Farrand J
