It is fall conference time and the girls did such a great job reflecting on their learning and work habits. They wrote letters summarizing their reflections, and these will be handed out at parent/teacher conferences. I was really impressed with the accuracy of the girls' reflections!
In math, we continued our discussion of addition, subtraction, and multiplication of larger numbers. We will be exploring division this coming week. As the girls completed workbook pages, I walked around and told the girls if I saw any errors and how many per page. The girls practiced finding which problems were incorrect and made the necessary corrections. Then we discussed common mistakes.
On Thursday, we wrapped up Writing Lab #2, which focused on writing descriptive paragraphs. For this particular lab, the girls were given more responsibility for revising and editing their own work. We looked at an example of a descriptive paragraph and graded it with a rubric. They used the same rubric to check their own paragraphs. Then they read it to a partner and traded papers and edited each others' work. I will put a final grade on these and put them in the plastic folders on Friday.
The girls are really enjoying Personalized Learning time. We have girls doing a coding project, painting and researching turtles, interviewing teachers and surveying students, and working on projects using Buncee and Storybird. I'm excited to see the finished products!
In History, we wrapped up the Legislative Branch by reading about how more members of Congress are speaking Spanish and why. We will read and discuss a picture book by Eve Bunting this week, which touches on the topic of Hispanic migrant workers in California. Then we will dive into current events that took place in the 21st century. The girls will work in groups using something called the Jigsaw method. Later in the week, ask your daughter to tell you all about this activity.
**Wordly Wise Dress-Up Day is Coming! Read about all the details here!**
**SWIMMING STARTS ON TUESDAY! CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER COPY OF THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT VIA E-MAIL THIS PAST TUESDAY**
Reminders and General Information
*Parent How-To Videos for accessing Quia, Newsela, and That Quiz!
* Homework- Posted for family planning.
Special Week: Annabelle
* Carpool Helpers- Serpell will represent our class.
Class Leadership Week of 10/15
Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Sirena and Ava Jane
Girls: Your blog question is...Who is the author of the picture book we are going to read this week, which talks about migrant workers in California? Post your answer here.
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