Helping the World Be a Better Place

In celebration of Martin Luther King Day, we did some fun activities.  We read a book called Martin's Big Words.  We brainstormed some big words that could change the world.  We worked in conjunction with Mrs. Taylor's class and put our big words on a puzzle piece.  Then we put our puzzle together on display in our hallway.  Then we wrote on a cloud one way that we can change the world.

This week our essential question was "How does weather affect us?"  We read about tornadoes and other wild weather.  We practiced finding the main idea in a story.  We learned about antonyms and practiced adding s or es to make words plural.  We also worked together to take a weekly assessment. This was done to make the students more comfortable and to teach strategies of test taking. You will see a copy of the test in the homework folder.  

In math, we started subtracting two-digit numbers.  We started with no regrouping and moved on to regrouping (or borrowing as you may call it.)  To help the students know when to regroup, we learned a poem. This is helpful to practice at home as well.  

This is a new skill and one that we will be practicing a lot more to insure the success of the students.

We had a health lesson this week as well as a guidance lesson.  Mrs. Visalli taught the students about their bones and how they protect their body.  Mrs. Fletcher came in to discuss how we are different and how we should accept everyone and their differences.  

Have a nice weekend.