In math, we started working on subtraction word problems. We know we have to start off with the bigger number and listen for key words like “rolled away”, “flew away”, “were eaten”, “gave away” and have to take that many away. So if we have the problem, “there were 6 birds and 2 flew away. How many birds are left?” They would start off with 6 circles, and we use circles since they are quick to draw, and cross off 2 and that would leave us with 4 circles. So we would write the equation 6-2=4. Then to show understanding we would need to write, “There are 4 birds left.”
In Wilson’s Fundations, we have continued to work on tapping out the beginning, middle, and ending sounds to a word. We have also learned the trick word: and. We cannot tap out this word, so it has been added to the word wall for us to use. We have also continued to work on sentence dictation, where we count out the number of words in a sentence and tap out the sounds for each of the words, unless it is a trick word.
In Daily 5, we started our rotations like it will be for the remainder of the school year. Reading groups have been established and all of the groups meet with me last week. Our class has 5 different reading groups, so I can differentiate for each group’s strengths and focus on areas of improvement. Ask your child which color of reading group they are in and who is in their group with them.
In writing, we started working on “Small Moment” stories. These are stories that have actually happened to us. To help us understand what a “Small Moment” story is, we read the book “A Chair for my Mother” by Vera B. Williams and “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn. We then brainstormed ideas to write about. The writing collage you did for homework a few weeks ago will help the students when they are writing their “Small Moment” stories.
This week in Social Studies, we had our Mini-Me’s share information about ourselves. We learned that we have lots of things in common, but we are all special and different in our own way.
Important information:
- Spirit Day- Make sure to wear your Banks Road t-shirt or school colors (green and blue) every Friday!
- Scholastic Book Orders- Our first order forms went home last week. This is a great way to purchase books for your child at a discounted price. I have now set it up so you can order everything on line if you would prefer. You go to scholastic.com/bookclubs and our class activation code is G229M. Please let me know if you need help with any of this!
- Open House- Thank you to everyone who came out last week to our Open House. I know that was a lot of information to take in at once, so I have posted the PowerPoint presentation to my Blackboard site. You can access it from our school website, then click on staff and find my name and then to the right you will be see a chalkboard with “Bb”. Click on that and look for Ms. Bethel. I have also posted the link to access BlackBoard on the classroom blog.
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