December 11, 2013

Good evening parents! Hope to see everyone at the Christmas concert next week on Wednesday, December 18^th, 2013. Just wanted to remind everyone that the last day of school is on Thursday, December 19^th, 2013. That is also spirit day! The students are encouraged to come to school in red, white, and green! Take a look at our day;

Math

Grade 1

The grade 1’s completed their math test today! They did really well.

Grade 2

Today in math, the grade 2’s worked on problem solving. We are focusing on what the problem is telling us, and what it is we need to figure out. They children get a little nervous when it comes to problem solving, so I have having them read over the questions a couple times before they ask for help.

MMS: 11O-111

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Grade 1

We completed another step in our brainstorming package today! The students had to say what the problem of their story is, as well of the solution. Their imaginations are incredible!

Grade 2

The grades two’s had to pick a structure, which they would have seen over the weekend. They had to state what materials were used to create the structure, and if they were man-made, or natural. They also had to explain why those materials were used for such a structure.

Language

The students worked on their language skills in their letters and sounds workbooks.

Grade 1

Letters and sounds pgs. 61 – 62

Grade 2

Letter and Sounds pgs. 48 – 49

We read a book today that discussed how people can be “thinkers” which is the learner profile of the month of December. After, they had to discuss how the main character displayed this learner profile, and then they had to think about a time when they themselves were a thinker.

Novel Study

Today we read more pages in our “Winnie the Pooh” novel. We discussed that Eeyore always loses his tail. Based on what we read, the students worked in pairs to brainstorm where his tail may be.

Ms. Rossi