Week of November 4th, 2013

We have started a new math unit.  The unit is called Solving Story Problems.  We are working on building models out of unifix cubes to show our thinking. Students are being challenged to think of as many combinations to make a certain number.  

We also learned two new math games this week.  They were called How Many Am I Hiding? and Counters In A Cup.  They both require students to solve for a missing addend. 

In writing, we are working on adding our feelings to our Small Moment pieces.  You can tell your feelings but you can also make your characters show their feelings.  We also wrote in our Friday Journals!  Students are getting much better at remembering a letter format.

In Social Studies, we have started learning about Community.  We have read some books about communities and we have brainstormed some communities that we are a part of.  We used Google Earth as a class, and pinned where everyone lived in Jericho.  It was really fun!

In Word Study, we have been working on bonus letter words.  These are words that end with two L's, S's, or F's like the word mess.  Our Word Wall words this week were one, said, and was.