We have had quite a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. The students have been very hard at work on book reports and research of earth materials.
In SCIENCE, we have continued our Earth Materials unit. We are coming to the end. Students have been assigned one rock or mineral to research. We have been researching these this week and students have prepared one powerpoint slide on their rock or mineral. These slides have to contain certain information on their rock/mineral. We will put these together into one presentation to share with the class. We will continue working on this research project until all slides have been completed and we can watch our powerpoint presentation.
In MATH, we are seeing great success with our leveled math groups. The students really seem to enjoy these groups and are doing a great job! We have all been working on division, just at different levels. Students are grasping the concept of division and seem to understand the purpose of what they are doing. We have had some trouble with completion of homework for these groups, so please make sure your student is completing their math homework if they have it. This is not something they will have every night, so you'll need to check their planners to see if they have math homework each night.
In READING, Mrs. Whitten has been doing leveled novel studies with the students. There are three different novels being read in our classroom right now. She meets with each group at least 3 times a week, if not more. The students are completing skills sheets and quizzes on these books as they read. They really seem to enjoy the books they're reading. Students have also been working on vocabulary words that go along with their books.
We are also currently working on a book report. This report is in the form of a paper grocery sack. The students each have a paper sack and on it they have to write certain requirements on each side of the bag. For example, on the front of the bag, they will write the Title of the book, Author, and draw a picture of the main characters. On the back of the bag, they will write a paragraph about their favorite part of the story and a paragraph on their opinion about the book. They are writing these paragraphs on paper and then gluing them on the sack or typing them on the computer. On one side of the bag they must put the plot of the story and on the other side they must put a list of the main characters as well as a description of the role that each character has in the story. Then they must put three things inside the sack that represent events or characters in the story with a paper explaining the connection of the objects they chose. This is a big report for these students and we've been working on it each day. They have had the opportunity to take it home to work on it as well. Be sure to ask your child about this report and make sure they are using their time wisely in order to complete it by November 27. Some students are still reading their books while others are almost done with their reports.
We've had a great time in our classroom this week and are looking forward to learning more and more from each other with our rock/mineral research as well as our book reports. Please remember that next Friday, November 16 is Early Release. Students will be dismissed at 1:20 pm.
Have a great weekend! If you have any questions or comments, please let me know!
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