Happy Friday to everyone!!
Writing: In writing this week we began writing our second informational book. This time each of the kids got to pick a topic that they knew a lot about and were interested in researching. Many chose animals, extreme weather, or historical events. They are using all they learned when we wrote our first information book to make this one even better!
Reading: In reading this week we discussed note taking. We were noticing that when we take notes sometimes we start copying down words from a book or website and we have no idea what they mean! That makes it very hard to write an informational piece about that topic! So this week we have been practicing processing, talking through, and understanding new information before beginning to take notes.
Science: In science, we are working on a new topic on matter. Yesterday the kids became experts on a small topic from the chapter and then taught the other members of their group about what they had learned. We will be doing some stations with these topics later this month.
Math: In math we finished off chapter 9 by learning how to multiply a whole number by a fraction. Today, the kids will be taking their end of chapter test. They have done really well this chapter and seem to be getting a hang of those scary fractions! :)
I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Reminders:
2/10 -- Early Release
2/12 -- Jump Rope for Heart/ Valentine's Day Celebration
2/15-- No School
Sincerely,
Miss DiFranco
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