We had a packed week this week starting with a fun-filled Monday. (Yes! Mondays can be fun!!!)
This summer our class received funding from sponsors through Donors Choose to pay for subscriptions to "Scholastic News" and "Times For Kids". This week we got to read our first article! It was all about the good work habits of the famous children's author David Shannon. If you have not read his infamous book "No, David!" you should be sure to check it out at our school library. It is hilarious!
We then did a class activity to find all the details in the article that prove David Shannon has good work habits.
Our class got another project funded this year through Donor Choose. We were able to get funding to purchase a class set of "Sound Phones". They are the best!!! With this tool kids are able to read aloud to themselves and the room stays so quiet! The kids LOVE to use them, and it motivates them to read all the more!
In math this week we focused on the math strategy of using doubles to solve addition problems. We began on Monday by creating our own "Doubles" books to help us remember our doubles facts.
This week we continued our study on how organisms survive underwater. On Monday we learned about the angelfish and the seahorse. We learned that angelfish have tube mouths to help them eat along the coral reef. We also learned that seahorses can change their color.
In language arts this week we discussed a lot about what makes pets special. Some of us even brought in photos of our pets to share!
As a writing project the kids had to write about what they thought would be the best class pet. Some of them were pretty persuasive and gave great reasonings!
"The best classroom pet would be a caterpillar because caterpillar eat leaf and it him rows in a butterfly. And it fly."
As a reminder: Next week our class will be having their pictures taken on Wednesday, September 24th. If you would like to order pictures please have your child being their form and monies by Wednesday morning.
Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Kawai
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