Hello,
It was a busy week at school. Students seem to be settling into our classroom routines and expectations.
Wednesday was International Dot Day. We read the book and engaged in a great conversation about the message of the book. We talked about "making a mark" and seeing where it takes you. Students were all given a dot and asked to create a picture using the dot as a the beginning.
In Science, we have begun our study of Small Crawling and Flying Animals. We went outside to see what animals we could find in our local school ground. Students examined different insect mouths to determine how that type of mouth is adapted to how and what the eat. We looked at mouths for chewing, sucking, lapping and piercing and sucking.
In math, we have been looking at patterns with 3 to 5 elements. We are talking about vocabulary such as core, attribute, repeating. Students have been creating patterns with a given core. Next steps will be extending patterns and describing the pattern rule.
In Social Studies, we have begun our introductory unit of mapping. This week we learned about the compass rose.
In writing, we have reviewed walking stories. These stories focus on a noun (person, place or thing) and describing it. We read the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" which is a good example of a walking story describing Alexander's day. We wrote a walking story about leaves together as a class. Next week students will begin writing their own walking stories.
We are still in need of volunteers for the Teacher's Pet in school field trip Tuesday, September 28th from 9:00 to 11:00. If you have a current volunteer clearance and are able to volunteer please let me know via email.
Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns,
Mrs. Coulling
