This week has had some “March Madness” of its own. The shorten week made our class concentrate on many different things in a shorter amount of time. The same will happen with this coming week too.
In reading, we are reading with a specific purpose in mind. On Wednesday we learned about words that end with ed (past tense) or ing (present tense). The class was amazed to see how many of these words they had been reading but never made the connection to their root word and ending. It is so cool to see the light bulbs go on in class when they realize it. We also have been using more terminology like: nouns and verbs when talking about sentence structure too.
In writing, we are getting more detailed in our All About books. A completed book, along with other drafts, will be sent home before break. This will mark the ending of our informational texts and non-fiction section of our curriculum. We may revisit it later in the school year with our book clubs.
In math we are finishing up or geometry unit. On Monday we will learn about symmetry. I have a special project planned for that lesson. We once again visited the computer lab on Friday and also each child also spent at least two other times on the computer working on improving our addition facts with our xtramath.org program. Congrats to Hadassah who earned her certificate for completing the addition facts table. She can answer the math facts the computer within 3 seconds. Way to go!!! Keep working on it at home. It ONLY takes about 5-7 minutes of daily practice. I get a weekly print out of your child’s progress too. Kudos for those of you who work on it over the weekend.
Also in math, each child picked 3 teams to cheer for in March Madness. We worked on time of the start of the game and how that looks in digital and analog time, we talked about where the games are played (Geography); we are working on the scores and points difference (adding and subtracting). We will continue to follow these teams and see what child picked the winning school.
In science we are anxiously awaiting our seeds to sprout. So far, only a few have poked through the dirt. I am hoping that the seeds will sprout enough for the children to take home before the break.
Next week: Storyteller on Monday; Practice for 1st grade musical; Math Egg Hunt and …It’s a Peep Thing!
P.S. DON’T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR FILLED EGGS FOR THE EGG HUNT.
