11/11- Veteran's Day Assembly- Wear red,white, and blue
11/14- PTO meeting at 6:00 PM
11/15- Box Tops and Frozen Friday
11/18- Parent Body Safety at 6:00 PM
11/19- Student Body Safety Presentation
11/22- Barnes and Noble Night 4:00-8:00 PM
11/27-11/29- Thanksgiving Break No School
LANGUAGE ARTS
This week students learned the hamburger song about writing a persuasive paragraph. We began working on our hamburger model to write our paragraphs on whether or not all First graders should learn Pig Latin. Click the video below to hear them sing!
Next week, we will work together on structuring and writing our paragraphs based on what students have put in their hamburger models.
MATH
In math this week we finished up our Measurement Fair. We discussed the different results that our mathematicians got while at the different centers. We also learned how to be a good math writer and why it is so important to be able to explain how you got your answer.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students have been working on finishing up their opinion paragraphs this week. Due to elearning on Tuesday, we only met once this week so we will take some time to complete those on Monday before moving on.
MATH
Students continued learning about triangles this week. We went over the attributes of obtuse, right, and acute triangles. On Thursday, they were introduced to a protractor. The kids kids used these to measure the angles in different triangles. We will work on this a little more next week as using a protractor proved to be a little tricky for students!
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students began composing their final drafts for The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses paragraph. It's interesting to see how students interpret the same character very differently. Some thought the girl was gifted and kind, while others thought she was selfish and disobedient. Every student did have to cite examples from the text that supported their interpretation of the girl. Since we were only able to meet one day this week due to elearning, we will finish these up on Monday.
MATH
In math this week, we continued working on using an algebraic formula to solve problems. This is a difficult concept for many to grasp. Students were presented with problems using different shapes and configurations than we used last week. We will continue working on this until everyone has a strong understanding of how to find and apply formulas to different problems.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students continued working on their Greek/Latin word part packets. They even made up a few words of their own using the different prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Due to only meeting once this week, we will finish this up together on Monday before starting a new lesson.
MATH
Students had some friendly competition this week playing Triple Play. The game requires kids to make sets of three shapes that can all be classified in a single group, such as regular polygons or squares. They had one minute to make as many groups as they could from the cards they were dealt. It was a little tricky at first but they caught on quick and did great!
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Mrs. Marquardt
