Week of November 6th

The Monkeys had a BLAST last week getting to experience Google Expeditions Augmented Reality.  The students used smart phones to explore virtual dinosaurs and ocean animals.  They were able to look at them as if they were right next to them.  The students were very excited!

In math, we finished our unit all about 2D and 3D shapes.  The students had a lot of fun creating 3D shapes with playdough!

We will be looking at deepening our understanding of numbers 1-10 over the next few weeks.  

In language arts, we created turkeys after reading books like A Plump and Perky Turkey and The Great Turkey Race.  We also read A Turkey for Thanksgiving  and then retold the story.  We colored the characters, cut them out and put them in the order that they entered the story.  We took these home with us today!  Ask your child to retell the story to you!  We also wrote stories with the sentence stem, "If I were a Thanksgiving turkey..."  These cute stories are hanging in the hall next to our turkeys.  

In social studies, we read a Scholastic magazine about Veterans Day and a book.  We also watched a video that explained the meaning of Veterans Day and why we celebrate it each year.  We colored a picture of an army person and wrote a thank you note to veterans.

In science, we finished our magnets unit by taking an assessment that was sent home.  We then began our unit on patterns of movement.  We have discussed relative position/location words such as above, below, over, under, between, beside, in front of, behind, etc.  We will also discuss how things move using vocabulary such as zigzag, straight line, around and around, fast, slow, etc.

The Monkeys were excited to learn about our superstar student, Mason, last week!  We were able to learn all about his life and interests.

This week, the Monkeys were happy to begin to learn about our new superstar student, Logan!

Thank you again to all parents for helping your child decorate a turkey feather according to your family's culture and traditions!  The turkey looks great!

Week of October 30th

The Monkeys had a BIG, fun-filled week last week!  Pumpkin math was a big hit on Halloween and we truly appreciate all volunteers and donations!

We also enjoyed some fun Halloween math stations!

We were able to watch 4th grade's Dead Word Parade!  We look forward to being a part of it one day when we are 4th graders too!

The fun last week did not stop there!  We had a blast celebrating the 50th day of school with our 1950s themed day!  

This week in science we are finishing up our unit on magnets.  We will begin learning about relative location words such as above, below, beside, behind, between, under, over, etc.  

In language arts, we will work on many fun activities such as retelling stories in fun ways, making a turkey craft and deciding what we could eat for Thanksgiving instead of turkeys, writing a story about what we would do if we were a Thanksgiving turkey and more poetry, phonics and handwriting work.

In math, we are working on comparing 2D shapes to 3D shapes.  We are discussing flat surfaces, curved surfaces or objects that have both flat and curved surfaces.

Last week, our class was able to learn about our superstar student, Anakin!  We were able to find out more about his life and interests.

This week, we are excited to learn about our new superstar student, Mason!