Thank you to those who came in to read our personal narratives! We were excited to share our hard work, and look forward to starting a new writing unit. We are also excited about Type to Learn, as we saw how hard it was to type our stories without having learned certain typing skills (punctuation, capital letters, and fluent typing).
In reading this week, we finished our read aloud - Frindle! Students enjoyed the story and were surprised about Mrs. Granger in the end. We also started learning about the Wampanoag people. First, we listened to a "guided imagery" story and drew what we visualized in our minds. Then, we saw photos of Wampanoag homes, food, and clothing. This confirmed many of our visualizations of what life looked like in the past for the Wampanoags. Finally, we read a story called Tapenum's Day, which follows a day in the life of a Wampanpoag boy. We will continue our work next week, and start our new guided reading groups!
Our word work this week was all about the SCHWA. The schwa is the unexpected vowel sound in an unstressed closed syllable. For example, in the word ticket the "e" is a schwa sound, not a short e sound. We worked on finding different examples of schwa sounds, and although Mrs. Kalich is not a fan of teaching this rule the class did a wonderful job!
We are continuing to help Muffles and work on our multiplication skills during math. This week, there was a big mix up at the truffle shop. Muffles wrapped the boxes before labeling how many chocolates were inside. So, students had to find a way to determine the size of the box without a blueprint, or seeing the individual grid lines. We also worked on multiplication strings and open arrays. We found that using facts we know, like 14x10 and 5x10, can help us with facts we do not know, like 19x10.
In social studies, we heard the story of "Ms. Achusetts" and hear fancy dress. As Mrs. Kalich read, we drew the shape of the dress (one short sleeve, one long with a curved arm, an uneven hem line, and ruffled top). Then, we compared it to the outline of our state. We examined real maps of Massachusetts and shared our discoveries. We reviewed important map elements like the legend, compass, and scale.
Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mrs. K
In reading this week, we finished our read aloud - Frindle! Students enjoyed the story and were surprised about Mrs. Granger in the end. We also started learning about the Wampanoag people. First, we listened to a "guided imagery" story and drew what we visualized in our minds. Then, we saw photos of Wampanoag homes, food, and clothing. This confirmed many of our visualizations of what life looked like in the past for the Wampanoags. Finally, we read a story called Tapenum's Day, which follows a day in the life of a Wampanpoag boy. We will continue our work next week, and start our new guided reading groups!
Our word work this week was all about the SCHWA. The schwa is the unexpected vowel sound in an unstressed closed syllable. For example, in the word ticket the "e" is a schwa sound, not a short e sound. We worked on finding different examples of schwa sounds, and although Mrs. Kalich is not a fan of teaching this rule the class did a wonderful job!
We are continuing to help Muffles and work on our multiplication skills during math. This week, there was a big mix up at the truffle shop. Muffles wrapped the boxes before labeling how many chocolates were inside. So, students had to find a way to determine the size of the box without a blueprint, or seeing the individual grid lines. We also worked on multiplication strings and open arrays. We found that using facts we know, like 14x10 and 5x10, can help us with facts we do not know, like 19x10.
In social studies, we heard the story of "Ms. Achusetts" and hear fancy dress. As Mrs. Kalich read, we drew the shape of the dress (one short sleeve, one long with a curved arm, an uneven hem line, and ruffled top). Then, we compared it to the outline of our state. We examined real maps of Massachusetts and shared our discoveries. We reviewed important map elements like the legend, compass, and scale.
Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mrs. K