Sunny Days, Reading Outside and a Visit with Trooper Cody

 

Learning highlights from the week:

Math-  First graders continue to work on their unit on place value.  They are learning to add and subtract 2 digit numbers using tens and ones and the 120 chart.

Second graders continue to work on subtraction, and they are now adding numbers over 100.  Here’s an example of how they’re doing it in case you want them to show you!

345 + 223=       300 + 40 + 5  358 + 437 =   300 + 50 + 8

 +  200 + 20 + 3              + 400 + 30 + 7

                  500 + 60 + 8 = 568     700 + 80 + 15 = 795

Reading-   We continue to talk about why authors make the decisions they do.  We’re asking questions like, “what does the author do to keep us interested?”.  We are also continuing to identify characters and their traits.   We will soon be starting our end of year reading assessments.  

Writing- We are wrapping up our opinion writing unit.  Students will be finishing up their book reviews this week.  

Mindfulness-  We continue to talk a lot about how to keep our bodies in the “green zone” during the school day.  The “green zone” is when we are regulated and our prefrontal cortex is able to function at its best, helping us to be good thinkers and learners.