Earth Day Superheroes!!

Earth Day was Monday.  In celebration of this day we created Earth Day Superheroes.  We first completed a book called "Because of the Earth...".  We wrote about all the great things we have on Earth like animals, plants, the ocean, etc...  Then we created our superheroes.

This week in math we practiced the Trade-First Method of subtracting.  We have become experts at this since we practice often.  We also began multiplication and subtraction number stories.  The students have gotten very good at drawing pictures to help them solve these problems.  Next week multiplication facts will be introduced.

Our big question this week in reading was "How can we understand nature?"  We read several folktales that tried to explain how things in nature came to be.  Some students even wrote a folktale on their own trying to explain "How Bunnies Got Their Tails."

We started writing poetry this week.  We went outside and collected things such as leaves, dandelions, sticks, etc.  Then we wrote poems about them using a "poet's eyes."  Next week we will begin reading and writing more poetry.

In science, we also started to create our "model" rainforest. We created the four layers of the rainforest in our hallway.  Keep an eye out next week for photos of our rainforest after we have added the animals.  

Mrs. Fletcher, our guidance counselor, came in on Friday for a guidance lesson.  She talked about how to accept how people are different.

Have a nice weekend...