In math, we have been working on solving addition problems. I
have encouraged students to try solving problems in more than one way, which
supports flexible mathematical thinking. We continue to share many
strategies for solving addition problems with each other. I will be sending out
resources on these strategies soon!
In English Language Arts, we have been working on building
independent reading stamina. We have defined reading stamina as the number of
minutes that we can read without interruption. This week, we also explored
different literary genres. We defined the genres of realistic fiction,
historical fiction, and fantasy.
In writing, we began our first unit of personal narratives.
Personal narratives are true stories from the author’s life. One way we
brainstormed ideas for personal narratives was by thinking about a person who
matters to us.
In social studies, we have continued our mapping unit. We
labeled maps of the New England region. Next, we will narrow our focus to the
state of Massachusetts.
Today, we participated in our first engineering challenge of
the year. Teams of students were given a box of 100 paper clips. They were
challenged to design a paper clip chain that would withstand the most weight. Next
week, we will continue testing our chains and evaluating their designs.- Picture Day is Tuesday, September 22nd. Our class is scheduled to have pictures taken at the end of the school day.
- There is no school on Wednesday, September 23rd
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