Science Exploration, Biking, and a Scavenger Hunt!

Learning highlights from the week:

Math-  First graders have completed their unit on place value. Next they will be starting a unit on 3D shapes.

Second graders continue to work on subtraction, and they are now adding numbers over 100. They are learning how to select the most efficient strategy to solve the problem.

Reading-   We are continuing to work on end of year assessments. In addition some students are working on silent letters gn, kn, wr, while others are working on suffix endings.

Writing-We have wrapped up our book reviews. Students did a fantastic job sharing their opinions.

Science: Students are learning all about the states of matter. Friday we did an experiment learning about how heat can change the state of matter. We will continue to learn more about this subject through the last weeks of school.

 

Games, Biking, and a Guest Reader!

Learning highlights from the week:

Math- 

First graders continue to work on their unit on place value.    

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 have begun end of year assessments and continue to work on author’s craft while reading.  

Writing-This week our focus has been on giving evidence to support our book reviews. We are hoping to wrap them up this week!

Mindfulness-  We continue to talk a lot about following the group plan and how to keep our bodies in the “green zone” during the school day.   With the days getting warmer this time of year, it always becomes more difficult to follow classroom expectations and stay focused and learning.  We’ll keep working on this, I know they  can do it!

 

Planting, Creating, and More!

Learning highlights from the week:

Math-  First graders are learning to add and subtract multiple groups of 10 within 120.   Second graders have been working on subtraction of 2 digit numbers.  This is a challenging skill and one we will be working on for a while.  

Reading-   Students have been continuing to work on various spelling patterns. Some students are working with “au” and “aw” while others are continuing to work with the silent “e” pattern.  

 

Writing-We are in the middle of writing our book reviews. Students are learning to add details and reasons to support their opinion. 

 Mindfulness-  May’s theme during mindfulness is perseverance.  We will be talking about how to keep going, even when work is difficult.