May 15th

We have been working hard on our program that will be held May 19th in the Kiva at 10:45- 11:45. We have some last units in math that we have not conquered yet, We are still working so we can get 90% or above on measurement, geometry and 3 digit subtraction with regrouping. We are almost finished with our Animal Reports.

May 1

This week we started our unit on ROCKS. The students can bring 3 of rocks they have collected to school so we can compare them. We also looked at books of different countries from South America. We talked about their culture, land formations, different habitats we would find their, what oceans surround the continent and what types of animals and food they eat. We then ate rice, beans, chips & salsa.  We continue working on 3 digit subtraction and in reading we are focusing on finding the main idea and supporting details.

April 24

We finished our unit on weather an seasons. The students wrote a 6 paragraph opinion essay on their favorite season. They did super job. We are so close to being finished with the DRA testing. Every student made progress. We took a  Pre Test on 3 digit addition. We still have a few that need some more work.  The students animal reports are due Friday May 1st. The requirements are on my blog sight and have been sent home 3 weeks in a row with homework. I hope you all have a great week.

April 17th

We had fun sharing our habitats with the 1st and 2nd graders. We have finally finished writing our "Twisted Fairy Tales" and will be putting them up in the hall. We are also making a class book for everyone to read. In math we finished our place value to the 1000's. We are still working on measurement and will start on 3 digit addition on Monday.  We also are going to start taking our last DRA in second grade next week.

April 3

ANIMAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS

Due May 1

COVER PAGE:

            TITLE

            PICTURE

            AUTHOR

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

            CHAPTER HEADINGS

            PAGE NUMBER

 4 CHAPTERS: (possible choices-you only need 4, you can choose different ones then suggested) NEED: INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH, 3 SUPPORTING IDEA PARAGRAPHS (WITH 3 DETILS EACH), CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH. This is how we learned it in school. I know that it is not always possible to do a 5-paragraph essay for each chapter. Try to do at least 1 chapter this way. The students will get full credit for each chapter if they have a topic and 3 supporting details.  

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

INTRODUCION

BABIES

ADULTS

FOOD

SHELTER

HABITAT

WHERE THEY LIVE

PROTECT THEMSELVES

LIFE CYCLE

INTERESTING FACTS

GLOSSARY

             3 WORDS AND DEFINITIONS these are your bolded words in the text of your             report

INDEX

             3 IMPORTANT WORDS AND PAGES YOU WILL FIND THEM

ILLUSTRATION (you can draw your own picture)

LABLES (1-2 words can be on a picture, illustration, map or diagram.)

DIAGRAM

PHOTOGRAPH (does not need to be colored)

CAPTION (At least 1 sentence. Can be on picture, illustration, map, or diagram.)

HEADER (title)

BOLD PRINT (In your text, a word in your glossary, you can highlight them if you are writing it out by hand.)

MAP

           

March 27

The students wrote their first non-fiction summary from their notes. They are to have a 5-paragraph essay with an introduction, 3 supporting details and a concluding statement.  I haven’t seen their final work as I get these packets ready earlier, but I think they are going to do a great job. They were able to do their worksheets fairly easy.

     We are in the middle of making our habitats. This usually takes us all week.

     We are also finishing our “Twisted Fairy Tales” for our writing project this month. 

     We will be finishing our TIME unit and start on number sense and place value to the 1000”s in math. Thanks for the cute door, notes, and gifts for teacher appreciation week.  I have an amazing class with amazing parents.

March 20

We had our feasts for Antarctica and Australia. We finished writing about them in our passports. We are in the middle of our Non Fiction and Fairy Tale units for reading and I am hoping that we are understanding quarter after and quarter till. It has been a great week. I am really proud of the students. They had a fun Friday with their Teddy Bears.