Here's a look at what we did this week:
Math - We kicked off Unit 3 by learning how to use place value to add
3-digit numbers. Students explored the place value blocks as we
figured out that when we are adding two numbers and we get ten or more
one blocks, we can exchange 10 one blocks for a ten block stick. This
helped students understand why we carry the 1 when adding in standard
algorithm. So far, students are doing really well with Unit 3.
Social Studies - Students have been really interested in social
studies this week as we have started learning about the colonists and
the causes that lead up to the American Revolution. We made newspapers
discussing various colonial news such as early Jamestown, taxes, the
Boston Tea Party, and the American Revolution.
Science - In science this week we used paper strips to understand and
represent the relative distances between the planets. We are very
excited to go to the planetarium at the beginning of next week! We
also had a special treat when there was some left over dry ice from
Fall Family Fun night. Students experimented and explored what happens
when you mix dry ice and water and dry ice, water and dish soap.
(Pictures below)
Reading - Dream Wolf, our story this week, was a folk tale about a young boy who dreams of a friendly wolf who leads him home. We learned vocabulary with this story and focused on cause and effect.
Writing - Our personal narratives are almost all published! Yay!
Students enjoyed publishing this week as we brought lap tops into the
room and took a trip up to the computer lab to type and print our
final draft of our personal narratives. Some students are still
finishing up. We also wrote about a family hero for the 11th Ward
Democratic Party essay contest. Four students papers will be chosen
and submitted.
Religion - This week we focused on women of the Old Testament and how they showed their faith in God. We learned about Sara, Hannah, and Ruth.We also learned about Queen Esther and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. We will have a quiz towards the beginning of next week.
Reminders:
- We are going on field trip to the planetarium next week Tuesday,
Please send your child to school with a sack lunch that is completely
disposable.
- We will still accept trivia night donations at the beginning of next week, please help out if you can!
- Friday, November 6th is a staff in-service day so there will be no school.
Have a great Halloweekend!
- Miss Rizzo
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