Welcome to the first installment of our bi-monthly blog post! It is my goal to keep you informed and up-to-date about the learning that is taking place in the classroom, as well as making sure you are aware of important upcoming dates and and events.
There has been a lot going on in our classroom this past month, and we are looking forward to what the school year still has in store for us. Here are the concepts we are currently/planning to work on:
Reading
Over the last couple of weeks, our students have read various texts in order to determine the narrator's point of view. Much of our instruction revolved around Road to Freedom and Operation Clean Sweep, a story about a boy whose mom is secretly running to be mayor of their town. Through these texts, our students were able to have an understanding of how a narrator’s perspective can influence the way events are described. We are looking forward to beginning our new longer shared text, The Night of the Spadefoot Toad, next week.
Writing
Our students wrapped up their first narrative pieces. They demonstrated great success utilizing their graphic organizers to plan and develop their stories through the use of a detailed sequence of events and effective character development. Students were also encouraged to add dialogue into their writing to enhance the reader’s understanding of their characters, setting, and events. Last week, our students started to plan a second narrative piece in order to apply what we’ve learned in order to produce an even higher quality sample.
Math
Our students wrapped up Unit 1, which focused on evaluating numerical expressions with parentheses, using the correct order of operations. We are also a month into our Number Corner lessons, which have been focused around clock and money fractions and finding the volume of rectangular prisms. We began Unit 2, which will focus on addition and subtraction of fractions. The introduction of clock and money fractions in Number Corner will help to provide a springboard for teaching our students to find common denominators before adding or subtracting fractions.
Science
We wrapped up our discussions about ecosystems. Over the last couple of weeks, we learned about consumers and the flow of energy through an ecosystem. We learned that consumers must eat animals in order to obtain their energy and to survive. Through various discussions, activities, and investigations, we also learned that food webs can be severely impacted by naturally occurring events, such as Red Tide.
Writing
Our students wrapped up their first narrative pieces. They demonstrated great success utilizing their graphic organizers to plan and develop their stories through the use of a detailed sequence of events and effective character development. Students were also encouraged to add dialogue into their writing to enhance the reader’s understanding of their characters, setting, and events. Last week, our students started to plan a second narrative piece in order to apply what we’ve learned in order to produce an even higher quality sample.
Math
Our students wrapped up Unit 1, which focused on evaluating numerical expressions with parentheses, using the correct order of operations. We are also a month into our Number Corner lessons, which have been focused around clock and money fractions and finding the volume of rectangular prisms. We began Unit 2, which will focus on addition and subtraction of fractions. The introduction of clock and money fractions in Number Corner will help to provide a springboard for teaching our students to find common denominators before adding or subtracting fractions.
Science
We wrapped up our discussions about ecosystems. Over the last couple of weeks, we learned about consumers and the flow of energy through an ecosystem. We learned that consumers must eat animals in order to obtain their energy and to survive. Through various discussions, activities, and investigations, we also learned that food webs can be severely impacted by naturally occurring events, such as Red Tide.
Upcoming Events
*Tuesday, September 24th - Thursday, September 26th - PTO Book Fair
*Thursday, October 3rd - NO SCHOOL (Rosh Hashanah)
*Friday, October 4th - Cat Pack Activity
*Wednesday, October 9th - Picture Retake Day
*Thursday, October 10th - NO SCHOOL (Family/Educator Conferences)
*Friday, October 11th - NO SCHOOL (Family/Educator Conferences)
*Monday, October 14th - NO SCHOOL (Columbus/Indigenous’ Peoples Day)
Friendly Reminders
**Please have your child charge his or her iPad every evening. Much of what we do throughout the day revolves around our iPads.
**Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack each day. Nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!
**Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts up to 12.
*Tuesday, September 24th - Thursday, September 26th - PTO Book Fair
*Thursday, October 3rd - NO SCHOOL (Rosh Hashanah)
*Friday, October 4th - Cat Pack Activity
*Wednesday, October 9th - Picture Retake Day
*Thursday, October 10th - NO SCHOOL (Family/Educator Conferences)
*Friday, October 11th - NO SCHOOL (Family/Educator Conferences)
*Monday, October 14th - NO SCHOOL (Columbus/Indigenous’ Peoples Day)
Friendly Reminders
**Please have your child charge his or her iPad every evening. Much of what we do throughout the day revolves around our iPads.
**Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack each day. Nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!
**Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts up to 12.
Thank you for your partnership this school year and have a wonderful weekend!
Enzie Pangilinan
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| Back To School Assembly |
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| Fun Run 2024 |
