American Education Week

Good afternoon! I am looking forward to visiting with you tomorrow night from 6-7 pm in my classroom. The format for this event is an open house, so please come and go as needed. This time is for your child to show you around the classroom, show notebooks, and work. In addition, I will have a Thanksgiving day craft for the students to make (and extras for siblings) and a mummy making website for you to play with. 

Reader's Workshop

     We started our nonfiction unit this week. We learned about the text features of a nonfiction piece, and how reading these can enhance our knowledge of the text. We will also be reading a variety of nonfiction articles and write in response to our reading.

Math

    Multiplication is in full swing! We have learned strategies for solving x2, x5, x9, x0, and x1. Please begin practicing facts at home. There are many wonderful websites, and apps available to help. Also, I have found flashcards are also helpful when learning facts. This week we will also learn x10, patterns in multiplication tables, and multiples of 10. 

Social Studies

     We are learning about the ancient Egyptian civilization. This is a very motivating unit and lends itself nicely to our nonfiction reading unit. We are reading a nonfiction Magic Treehouse book called Mummies and Pyramids. During this unit have also done a lot of writing in response to our reading.

Writing

      We have finished our first draft of our personal narrative. We will work on revising our work by finding the heart of the story and slowing down the action. 

Word Work
      We are learning about possessive nouns. We have learned the rules for singular and plural possessive nouns. We will also work on identifying the difference between a plural noun and a possessive noun. 

Thank you to our mystery reader, Jack (Griffin's brother)!

Some photos of our possessive noun scavenger hunt.